***LITTLE EARS WARNING: We talk about the HPV vaccine and some sensitive material in this episode***
I apologize that I didn’t have an episode ready for you last weekend! I was too sick to record, and I didn’t have my life together enough to let you know. Thank you for bearing with me! I hope to resume weekly episodes going forward until Baby arrives in March.
This week, my husband, Dr. Philip Boucher, played my special guest. He answered questions from you listeners about all things parenting and pediatrics. Thank you for all of your wonderful questions! In this episode, he answered questions about these topics:
- HPV vaccine (What is HPV anyway, and how is it transmitted? Is the vaccine just for girls? Does it promote promiscuity? My child isn’t sexually active, so why should they get it? What about the side effects I keep hearing about?
- General vaccine questions: Who decides what the recommended vaccine schedule should be? Are vaccines a large source of income for doctors?
- Anxiety in young children, especially boys (What’s normal and what’s not? When do I need to make an appointment? How can I help my child with anxiety?)
- Bedwetting with older kids. When should I be concerned? What’s attention-getting/discipline-worthy? When do I need to make an appointment with the pediatrician?
- General guidelines–what warrants a trip to the doctor and what doesn’t?
- Food allergies/sensitivities: Can parents cause the sensitivities by avoiding certain foods or delaying introducing them?
- Does he (Dr. Boucher) judge moms that use formula? I. Love. This. Question. 🙂
A few links/resources mentioned:
- American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
- Immunize.org (American Immunization Action Coalition)
- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Vaccine Education Center
- Lincoln Pediatric Group’s symptom checker
- Dr. Boucher’s website
- Dr. Boucher’s FB page
Let’s connect!
- I love hearing from you! Do you have any follow-up questions to today’s conversation with Dr. Boucher? I’d love to hear them and have him on again in a future episode to answer your questions!
- Please send any of your questions, topic suggestions, book/TV/movie recommendations my way! As always, you can find me on FB or IG or e-mail me at podcast AT catherine boucher DOT com
- If you haven’t already, please give the show a rating/review on iTunes! Let’s keep growing the While You Were Folding Community!
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Thank you so much for the commentary on the HPV vaccine. My oldest is 8 so I know it’s on the horizon for us. It’s just hard to know what to believe anymore so hearing your husband’s expert opinion was wonderful.
So glad you found it helpful and informative! We want parents to make the decisions that they feel are best for their families, but I felt it was important for a Catholic pediatrician’s voice to get out there. Hope I’ll get to hear much more from you in the future! Thanks for listening and for taking the time to comment 🙂
Hi Catherine!
This was a great episode! Even though I have little ones, I am a 5th grade teacher so hearing about anxiety in children was very helpful!! It gave me a little more insight as to what I can do as a teacher to support their needs, and it was super helpful to hear the trigger “trends” between boys and girls. I know I play a role in how anxious they feel about school and their social relationships that exist/happen at school, so I like to stay informed. 🙂
Also, congrats on your newest addition. How exciting! God is good!
Love your podcasts. Welcome back! (However, don’t ever apologize for skipping weeks… or being late about posting… take care of yourself! I also suffered from awful all day-sickness with my pregnancies… it’s the worst!)
Take care,
Kelsey
Kelsey,
Great to hear from you! I’m so glad you found the episode informative and helpful–both as mama and teacher. I imagine you see a lot of anxiety among your students, especially at that pivotal age.
Also, thank you for your sweet words and encouragement. I’m so happy to be back to podcasting as a creative outlet after the long months of feeling so crummy. Afternoons and evenings are still rough, but I can’t complain since I feel so much better than I did! Sorry to hear I have a fellow all-day sick comrade. Those babies are tough for me to get here, but they’re so worth every moment!
God bless,
Catherine