Managing Sick Kids
There’s no way around it: having sick kids blows. And when one child gets sick, it blows even more because – inevitably – they… Read More
Category: illness
Suriving Postpartum Anxiety and Depression … Twice
I could never have known at the time – after all, she was my first – but looking back, I can say with utmost… Read More
Avoiding Newborn Illnesses
Create beautiful baby announcements in a jiffy at Shutterfly/Tiny Prints You really, really don’t want your newborn to get sick in the first eight… Read More
Recognizing Preeclampsia Symptoms
Don’t be paranoid about it, but please do educate yourself on the symptoms of preeclampsia. I’ve had SO many readers affected by it, more… Read More
Gestational Diabetes
In the United States, between 2 and 10% of pregnant women are diagnosed with gestational diabetes. Even if you don’t currently have a problem… Read More
Severe Postpartum Depression and Recovery
It has taken me a year to be able to tell this story, a year since my baby was born, a year since I… Read More
7 Important Tips for NICU Parents
At my 35-week ultrasound, they discovered my baby had IUGR, intra-uterine growth restriction. She was 4 lbs, which put her in the 4th percentile… Read More
The stomach virus lives on. And on. And on.
This is a story about a little bug named Noro. Norovirus. Norwalk. He’s got a bunch of cute little nicknames. This is a story… Read More