# Doper Parents-Excessive Number of Diapers? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 11, 2005, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-excessive-number-of-diapers/284181 "2005-01-11T05:59:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![LordVor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90ced4/32.png) [@LordVor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LordVor)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2005, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-excessive-number-of-diapers/284181/81 "2005-01-18T16:43:01Z")
> [@inkleberry](#): > > We are home. šŸ™‚ > Heā€™s on amoxicillan. I am on macrobid. I am taking much cranberry in many forms. Yes, I breastfeed, though not exclusively. The doctor knows I am on antibiotics and has OKā€™d breastfeeding while on them. Macrobid is on ā€œthe listā€ of ā€œpretty safeā€ drugs to take while nursing, Dr. Hale rates it an ā€œL2ā€, which is the second safest rating (hardly anything qualifies in the safest catagory). If youā€™re not nursing exclusively because of your personal choice, thatā€™s fine. But if itā€™s on more advice from your ped, heā€™s very likely full of more crap. If you post the advice, Iā€™ll ask the wife to give you the straight dope. -lv ---
**Author:** ![inkleberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f17d59/32.png) [@inkleberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inkleberry)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2005, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-excessive-number-of-diapers/284181/82 "2005-01-18T17:38:28Z")
> [@Aeschines](#): > > Hi, glad things are better for now. Your babe is cute! > > What was that thing stuck to his head in photo 4? > > Poor lad! His scalp IV. They try and cover it a bit so he wonā€™t pull it out or roll over on it. ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2005, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-excessive-number-of-diapers/284181/83 "2005-01-18T21:15:09Z")
Wow. Just wow. Youā€™re still in all our thoughts. Iā€™m sorry youā€™ve had to go through something so horrible, and Iā€™m glad it seems to have turned out reasonably well. Hugs to you both. ---
**Author:** ![Grasshopper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f19dbf/32.png) [@Grasshopper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grasshopper)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2005, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-excessive-number-of-diapers/284181/84 "2005-01-19T15:10:31Z")
> [@](#): > > Yes, I breastfeed, though not exclusively. The doctor knows I am on antibiotics and has OKā€™d breastfeeding while on them. Geeze, inkleberry. I read this whole thread thinking you were the _father_. I have to say that line came as something of a shock to me! Iā€™m so glad you and baby are back home, and I hope things continue to get better šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2005, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-excessive-number-of-diapers/284181/85 "2005-01-19T15:25:46Z")
> [@Grasshopper](#): > > Geeze, inkleberry. I read this whole thread thinking you were the _father_. I have to say that line came as something of a shock to me! Iā€™m so glad you and baby are back home, and I hope things continue to get better šŸ™‚ Thatā€™s so funny, **Grasshopper** , I did the same thing! Weird. I wonder what gave us that (misleading) impressionā€¦ Not that it makes any differenece, of course, but my brain did do a backflip when we got to the breastfeeding part! šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Velma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/85e7bf/32.png) [@Velma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velma)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2005, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-excessive-number-of-diapers/284181/86 "2005-01-19T15:35:34Z")
You have a beautiful baby. We have a few of our own ā€˜happy babyā€™ pictures too :). Glad to hear you are home again. I thought you were the father too. I donā€™t know why! Itā€™s not like Inkleberry is such a masculine nameā€¦live and learn. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-excessive-number-of-diapers/284181/87 "2005-01-20T05:45:55Z")
Glad to hear it all came out okay. It just occurred to me that your babyā€™s name should be **Tinkleberry** , **inkleberry**. And I thought you were the father, too. ---
**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-excessive-number-of-diapers/284181/88 "2005-01-20T06:00:02Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > Also, man, arenā€™t those scalp IVs the worst, when you first see them? They are. When Caterpie had one I was freaked out at first. Glad things are better than initially thought, and that all of you are home. ---
**Author:** ![inkleberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f17d59/32.png) [@inkleberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inkleberry)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-excessive-number-of-diapers/284181/89 "2005-01-20T08:11:07Z")
> [@featherlou](#): > > Glad to hear it all came out okay. It just occurred to me that your babyā€™s name should be **Tinkleberry** , **inkleberry**. And I thought you were the father, too. Tinkleberry it is. šŸ™‚ Ok, so I may be a bit butch, but not _that_ much! ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-excessive-number-of-diapers/284181/90 "2005-01-20T18:17:13Z")
Count me in as another that thought \*\*inkleberry \*\*was the father. My very best wishes to you and little tinkleberry, heā€™s such a cute thing, makes me want to hug him. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2005, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-excessive-number-of-diapers/284181/91 "2005-02-02T23:29:54Z")
hey Inkleberry, Everything still ok? ---
**Author:** ![inkleberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f17d59/32.png) [@inkleberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inkleberry)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2005, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-excessive-number-of-diapers/284181/92 "2005-02-03T06:25:27Z")
Tomorrow (Thursday) we are going to the endocrinologist for the metabolic results. Then we only have the VCUG (kidney/bladder reflux test) and MRIs to go. The MRI is to check his basal ganglia and hypothalamus. So many doctors! We almost went back to the hospital on Monday. He was peeing through a LOT of diapers and eating a lot, and we thought his kidney problems might be back. But heā€™s been peeing less the past few days, so maybe it was just a one-off. Heā€™s off the antibioticsā€¦for now. Heā€™s eating like a horse, but it is in the realm of appropriate eating. Iā€™ll let you know how the endo goes tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2005, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-excessive-number-of-diapers/284181/93 "2005-02-03T16:21:25Z")
Good luck, and certainly let us know! ---
**Author:** ![inkleberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f17d59/32.png) [@inkleberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inkleberry)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2005, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-excessive-number-of-diapers/284181/94 "2005-02-04T05:01:31Z")
Iā€™m starting a new thread. This one has gotten insanely long and convuluted. Updates will make more sense in another one I think. ---
**Author:** ![inkleberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f17d59/32.png) [@inkleberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inkleberry)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2005, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-excessive-number-of-diapers/284181/95 "2005-02-04T05:13:43Z")
New thread is [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=5799829#post5799829) šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2005, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-excessive-number-of-diapers/284181/96 "2005-02-04T05:48:30Z")
And on _that_ note, I think Iā€™ll lock this one off. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-excessive-number-of-diapers/284181.md?page=4)