Comments on: Baby study links antibiotics to asthma

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 01 Oct 2003 15:09:39 +0000

Umm… Don’t I get something to say about that? We have plenty of dirt here at home. Save your exotic dirt for visits! :)

But the actual argument makes so much sense. People have been throwing the hygiene hypothesis around for a little while, and I hope some are listening to its ramifications.

BTW, perhaps we’ll be visiting Eric’s dog Toby on a regular basis…

By: debby

debby — Wed, 01 Oct 2003 04:44:29 +0000

Thus I am stealing KK and Chris’ forthcoming Sea Monkey to live at the barn with my horse. That kid will have the immune system of Superman!

By: Deana

Deana — Wed, 01 Oct 2003 02:03:18 +0000

I totally believe it. So don’t buy anti-bacterial soaps, either. In a lot of ways, a dirty baby is a healthy baby. There are arguments that being around antibiotics and “too clean” environments turns immune systems into spoiled whiners, complaining about the slightest problem, like cat dander. The argument goes that if the immune system has to deal with real problems, it’ll be less likely to make a fuss over the small things.

If I have a child, she will roll with wild animals in muck puddles. Or at least domesticated animals in mud puddles.