https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 21 May 2026 00:02:23 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/energy-and-focus#post-2868047 Tue, 22 Jan 2019 08:01:11 +0000 cyoung 2868047@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cake2017: unfortunately exercise doesn't do much for my ADHD. I do walk and work out when I can though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/energy-and-focus#post-2868027 Tue, 22 Jan 2019 06:24:20 +0000 cake2017 2868027@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I’d say exercise is great medicine! Personally, I dont like taking medicine while pregnant or supplements unless it’s a must so I usually go with exercising and my diet and rest. It has helped with my energy and mental load. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/energy-and-focus#post-2868005 Mon, 21 Jan 2019 21:33:45 +0000 hellobeeboston 2868005@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Curious about this too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/energy-and-focus#post-2867817 Mon, 21 Jan 2019 10:55:40 +0000 cyoung 2867817@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hey is there anything maybe all natural or some type of supplement I can take to help my focus and energy. I have ADHD and I can't have anything like adderall. I have pregnant brain on top of my ADHD and that is just a disaster. I do make to do lists and stuff. I'm just needing an extra boost. I asked my doctor but he didn't really know. If there isn't anything then I can deal. I was just curious </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/started-my-lo-on-medications-for-adhd#post-1193825 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 18:25:27 +0000 Boopers 1193825@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't have kids but I teach 2nd graders with ADHD and some of my past students have been on concerta and I experienced the same thing with them. I had a student who wouldn't eat much if anything during lunch. I brought it up to mom and she said by the time he got home he was so hungry he would eat a lot. She didn't seem too concerned and knew it was the medicine.</p> <p>As far as the mood swings and sleeplessness, I'm hoping you find a dosage that works well for your son. I had a student whose dosage would change constantly and her parents wouldn't give her her medicine consistently and it was just awful for her.</p> <p>Good luck and keep us updated! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/started-my-lo-on-medications-for-adhd#post-1193742 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 17:20:04 +0000 elijahsmama1108 1193742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started my LO on medication for his ADHD yesterday. The medication is Concentra at 18 mg for the first 2 weeks and then 27 mg there after adjusting as needed.<br /> He has been moody with it. Playing with him tickling him yesterday his moods went from laughing and playing to crying with in seconds back and forth. It was literally as quick as snapping your fingers really quickly. He has had very little appetite eating a quarter of what he normally would eat. He is also having very little energy. His eyes looks like he hasn't slept. He slept last night but not very well waking up every hour for a few minutes. He also has been very grumpy. It seems to be working but I am not positive.<br /> So after explaining a little for the moms who have experiences with children with ADHD if you medicate have you experienced this with your LO on medications? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/intro-and-a-question#post-1193731 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 17:06:13 +0000 elijahsmama1108 1193731@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thank you everyone for the welcomes. I have had a busy week of I would have said so sooner. I have started the IEP process with my son. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/intro-and-a-question#post-1177786 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 21:40:57 +0000 Mrs. Confetti 1177786@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wish I had something valuable to add, but I just wanted to welcome you and bump this in case anyone else online now might have some words of wisdom. Good luck to you mama </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/intro-and-a-question#post-1177309 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 16:01:04 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 1177309@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Welcome! My sister went through a very similar situation. With the new health insurance laws mental health is required to be covered in parity, meaning that they are required to cover it with the same copays as physical health... So I'd check again. Also, an IEP will be very helpful to getting your child the help he needs at school. They will be required by law to give him the attention and support he needs. </p> <p>Medication has changed the life I many kids I know, but it is just a tool, not a solution. Hope this helps! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/intro-and-a-question#post-1177301 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 15:51:57 +0000 mrs. bird 1177301@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@elijahsmama1108: i don't have any advice for you, but i hope you have some good advice on its way! welcome to HB :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/intro-and-a-question#post-1177300 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 15:51:47 +0000 Mrs. Twine 1177300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@elijahsmama1108: probably not everyone on HB wants my e-mail address. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/intro-and-a-question#post-1177299 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 15:51:40 +0000 photojane 1177299@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@elijahsmama1108: I don't have personal experience, but I was a teacher, so I understand that this is a super tough situation! I'm sorry you have to worry about this. Does your son's school have a counselor he could meet with a few times a week? If you ask to have a meeting with his principal, they should be able to introduce you to the counselor, and set your son up with some behavioral counseling. The counselor might have some tips and tricks that can help your son better understand and express his feelings. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/intro-and-a-question#post-1177289 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 15:46:23 +0000 elijahsmama1108 1177289@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Twine: Thank you that would be amazing. My sister (Maisy May) passed along your information to me yesterday, but I am guessing I wrote your email address down wrong. I would love to speak with you and learn about your experience. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/intro-and-a-question#post-1177286 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 15:44:42 +0000 elijahsmama1108 1177286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: Thank you, my sister introduced me to this website and was telling me how wonderful you ladies are. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/intro-and-a-question#post-1176310 Sat, 26 Oct 2013 18:44:37 +0000 Mrs. Twine 1176310@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am SO sorry I didn't see this sooner! My daughter, Ellie, is 6 and in first grade. She has been diagnosed with ADHD as well as being on the Autism spectrum. She has been aggressive with peers (this behavior has only been present since last year, so Kindergarten), but is more typically aggressive at home. I'd be happy to give you my contact information-- I am an oddball of a writer who gets really impatient with typing, so I do better by phone. My train of thought is an express, apparently. The most helpful thing for us so far has been getting connected with a parent support group (NAMI has chapters all over, and their support groups can be very helpful) and getting a social worker assigned to us. Having a social worker can sound scary, or might make you think of "being under investigation," but it's not been our experience at all. She has been such an ally to us in terms of figuring out what our options are, figuring out the financial aspect of things... Please let me know what else you'd like to know and I'll do my best to answer! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/intro-and-a-question#post-1176297 Sat, 26 Oct 2013 18:34:57 +0000 Bao 1176297@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am not familiar with this yet as my LO is only one, but wanted to welcome you! Hopefully one of the wonderful bees can help you out :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/intro-and-a-question#post-1176241 Sat, 26 Oct 2013 17:19:48 +0000 elijahsmama1108 1176241@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>First off let me introduce myself. My name is Carrie, I am a mother to a single child a 5 year old boy who has recently diagnosed with ADHD, unfortunately it is extreme ADHD. I am married to my wonderful DH who is not my childs biological father.<br /> Now onto my question: for the parents who have children with extreme or severe ADHD have you ever came across your child being mean to other children at school? My LO has been hitting, punching and even has kicked a classmate in the face. When we ask him why he hit the other child his response is always he was trying to get their attention. We, as well as his teachers have all explained many times that he does not hit or kick to get another persons attention that you tap them on the shoulder gently and say you would like to talk to them. He is in Kindergarten and unfortunately I do not feel that the school is taking it as seriously as they should. They just take a break away or something similar. My dilemma is that he is significantly larger than his classmates and that he could seriously injure another child if his actions are not taken seriously enough.<br /> I have been considering putting him on medication for his ADHD to see if it would help him, but I have ran into the problem of his insurance as well as the state insurance does not cover his current prescription, and they do not cover psychiatric treatment and I unfortunately can not afford to pay for that treatment myself. What suggestions do you have? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-worry-your-lo-has-adhd#post-420881 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 03:01:51 +0000 808love 420881@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: Hahah...it's pretty bad then when we have a super active girl who can keep up with the boys. We've been told, she's like a boy!!<br /> I don't think she has ADD but she is not into books lately and that is when thoughts like that cross my mind. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-worry-your-lo-has-adhd#post-420395 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 21:10:02 +0000 irene 420395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T-Mom: For us, there are good days and bad days with LO at a restaurant. Good days he sits still, eats all the food that's offered, and won't make a fuss. Bad days he'd shake, bounce, move around, SCREAM, and in general being a pain in the behind. We had lunch we friends before who has the same age babies (9 months) and they just sit there and eat and in general very well behaved! Whereas mine I'd have to work very hard to prevent him from flipping the table over.</p> <p>@Sammyfab: We happened to know same age babies and they don't act like mine does. Mine is definitely crazier I'd say...</p> <p>@winniebee: I guess you are right... not much I can do about it so might as well not worry... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-worry-your-lo-has-adhd#post-418645 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 09:44:45 +0000 winniebee 418645@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsaudi: Same. </p> <p>He's been constantly like this since like 3 months old and has just gotten more "nosy.". I think he's more active than the average 6 month old because they comment on it at daycare. Also I tend to think little boys are even more crazy than girls. Not much you can do about it even if he has it though so why worry? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-worry-your-lo-has-adhd#post-418634 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 09:39:20 +0000 Sammyfab 418634@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I would be more concerned if my LO wasn't totally engrossed in his environment and constantly exploring at this age (9 months)! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-worry-your-lo-has-adhd#post-418577 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 08:46:29 +0000 ValentineMommy 418577@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO isn't here yet, and I'm ALREADY worried about it. He's super active in the womb, lol.</p> <p>But seriously, DH's brother and father BOTH have ADHD and it scares me that LO will too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-worry-your-lo-has-adhd#post-418211 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:51:08 +0000 Springtime 418211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>MIL mentioned the other that maybe our LO is ADHD bc he is so active, hyper, and gets bored with things easily. However I think it's far too early to tell (he's 7 months) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-worry-your-lo-has-adhd#post-418207 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:47:40 +0000 lemondrop 418207@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Starting around 10 months, my son has become very interested in his surroundings. Everything is interesting in his environment, I think it it's just a developmental stage of exploring their surroundings. I definitely wouldn't be concerned at this point. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-worry-your-lo-has-adhd#post-418180 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:21:07 +0000 T-Mom 418180@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had a really hard time with the high chair at that age. There is just so much to see and do at the restaurant that DS wouldn't want to stay in the chair. Usually one of us would have to walk around with him while the other ate and took care of DD. it's much better now at 14 mo, since he is much more into table food. I wouldn't worry just yet? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-ever-worry-your-lo-has-adhd#post-418109 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 21:20:07 +0000 irene 418109@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is always busy and super active. However I never really worried about ADHD until last weekend when we were at a restaurant. After we put him on the high hair, he "bounced" forward and backward THE ENTIRE TIME as if he's dancing to the music (or I should say it was more like he was possessed by demons, I am not joking), and was so busy turning left and right looking at people walking around. The entire time.</p> <p>He usually finishes his homemade chicken porridge with broccoli (which would be 4 oz of food) plus some more table food. However that day it was so difficult to feed him he had 2 oz of food max. Then he babbled a bunch of stuff.</p> <p>I basically went home and was so worried I looked up on symptoms of ADHD! And he's only 9.5 months so I guess we can't quite diagnose him at all.</p> <p>Did you ever worry your LO has ADHD? Or does your LO have ADHD, and s/he exhibits the above symptoms when s/he was a baby? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-during-pregnancy-amp-adhd#post-133402 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 18:15:51 +0000 His Barista 133402@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had so much coffee when I was pregnant. My DD seems fine to me. I just decided not to worry about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-during-pregnancy-amp-adhd#post-133400 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 18:08:39 +0000 ladybee 133400@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am a special education teacher and I have heard of this. However, it is still a new idea and it hasn't been researched enough yet to say it's true. Besides, I would think it would be 10 cups a day not 1 or 2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-during-pregnancy-amp-adhd#post-133302 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 14:30:44 +0000 pastemoo 133302@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PurpleUnicorn: :) Didn;t know you were a child psychologist. Cool. thanks for sharing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/coffee-during-pregnancy-amp-adhd#post-133300 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 14:28:00 +0000 Jumpingjacks 133300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know what the answer is on the caffeine, but I just wanted to chime in and say that woman has no right to tell you what you can and can not eat. Having to deal with people like that is the number one thing that stresses me out about becoming pregnant. </p>