Ask any Baton Rouge mom what she wants for her children, and health + wellness will be one of her first responses. Whether it’s the mental health of her teenagers, how much screen time to allow her toddlers or struggling with breastfeeding, moms simply want the best outcome for their children’s overall health.
How do you grieve, cry, get through personal challenges while ‘the show must go on’… being a mom?
Mom is supposed to be the fearless emotional backbone of the family, the one our babies come to when they fall down and the one they want a hug from when their heart gets broken, but what happens when mom ‘breaks’?
Mom will physically keep going even when she is emotionally falling apart.
As a mother of three boys who has been through harder days than easier, childhood trauma and situational instability, the one thing I have learned through it all is just that… ‘the show must go.’
The important thing I have learned is emotionally sharing that journey with my children and being open....
Disclosure :: This post is sponsored by Ochsner Baton Rouge and written by Dr. Ryan Dickerson.
What is Female Intimate Wellness?
Female intimate wellness is a term that encompasses different aspects of a woman’s reproductive and sexual health. Female intimate wellness can refer to a variety of health conditions, including the following:
Female sexual dysfunction is an umbrella term for recurring problems with experiencing sexual desire, the inability to orgasm, painful penetrative sex, low sex drive or other issues with the sexual response that causes distress for you. Sexual dysfunction can also cause difficulties in the woman’s relationship with her partner.
Female orgasmic disorder is the inability or difficulty to reach orgasm (sexual climax) despite sufficient sexual stimulation and arousal (mentally, emotionally...
I have been sitting on the idea of unplugging myself recently. Every time it crosses my mind to limit my social media time, my texting, etc. I always find some amazing excuse not to! I mean, how else would I find the best deals on Amazon Prime Day, or know that Target released a new OpalHouse collection?!But all these little subtle hints keep coming back to me pushing me to unplug. The priest in mass on Sunday got lots of laughs as he imitated a conversation he had with his friend on her phone, there were lots of awkward silences. As my husband nudged me, I knew. It was time. Time to clean up the apps on my phone,...
Yes, this is a post about bubbles, the often demanded, universally loved by toddlers, almost guaranteed to be spilled, bottle of soapy water with a wand. I have a newfound appreciation for bubbles and what they can bring to your life.
Fun for Toddler
Ah bubbles, this is often a go-to outside time activity for my toddler. If we’re outside for any length of time there are demands for “bubbles!” As a toddler with an ever-growing independent streak, he wants to “do it myself!” It is a way for him to have some control in his life and to exert his independence. There are demands to hold the bottle, he sometimes tries to eat the wand and, yes, drink the bubbles....
Disclosure :: This post is sponsored by Baton Rouge General.
Is it a Cold or RSV?
For most healthy babies and young children, RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) is pretty much like a cold. But, because it may lead to bronchiolitis or pneumonia in those younger than one year old, some children get very sick with RSV.
For parents, it’s common to mistake symptoms of RSV for symptoms of a cold, like coughing, sneezing and a fever. So how can you tell if those sniffles are something more than a cold? If your child has RSV, they may experience other symptoms too, including:
Wheezing noise when they breathe
Refusing to breastfeed or bottle-feed
Unusually irritable
Lethargic
Trouble breathing or pauses in their breathing
Signs...
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