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.
Disclosure :: This post is sponsored by Ochsner and written by Truc Dinh, MD.
5 Reasons To Schedule Annual Visits for Children
As we enter a new year, it is time to get back to your normal routines, and that includes appointments with your child’s doctor. To start off strong with your child’s health in the new year, we recommend scheduling your child’s annual visits as soon as possible. Here are five reasons it is important to keep your child’s health on track through annual visits with their pediatrician.
Immunizations. While we are still waiting on a COVID-19 vaccine to be approved for the pediatric population, it is important we don’t allow our children to become vulnerable to diseases that also...
In February 2018 I just landed an amazing job, bought my own house, just turned 23, felt the most comfortable I ever had in my own skin, and recently retired from competing for Miss Louisiana. I felt like things had fallen into place until I found out I was pregnant.
I was scared, but not for the typical reasons someone young and not married would be scared about having a baby. I had supportive family and friends. That was no issue.
It felt like a death sentence.
I was scared because of everyone telling me “just wait”. Everything I was told and read made being pregnant feel like a death sentence. I was generally advised to hurry up and get married, quit...
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How To Treat Pregnancy Acne
When you find out you're pregnant, there are many things to celebrate. You will be
welcoming a new bundle of joy into your life, and you will start a chapter, unlike any other. However, there may be some side effects of pregnancy that you are not aware of, like pregnancy acne. Many women experience acne during their pregnancy, particularly in the first and second trimesters. When treating acne for pregnant women, it is essential to take in many considerations, as certain medications can have adverse effects on both mom and baby.
What causes pregnancy acne?
During pregnancy, you will experience hormone surges, including increased amounts of progesterone. These higher progesterone...
It seems as though there is no shortage of advice these days on the internet about any subject you could imagine. So why is it so hard to navigate the murky waters of body image with our daughters?
Do you remember the first time you were critical of your body growing up? I’ve seen my two daughters (ages 13 and 10) begin to grapple with these issues at a far younger age than I ever thought possible. Or maybe it’s that as women we’ve been critical of our own bodies for as long as we can remember. We don’t remember when it started, we only know it’s always been that way.
I can remember when my oldest daughter was five years...
When Your Home Is a Battleground.
When your home is a battleground, you pull in the driveway in the evening and it doesn’t feel like the end of the day. It feels like the day is just getting started.
You have a plan in mind for how the night will go. What needs to get done and what you want to get done. You said your mantras and prayed your prayers. You listened to your podcasts. You convince yourself you can keep it all together tonight, no matter what gets thrown your way.
When your home is a battleground there’s territory claimed. The kitchen is yours’s. The front porch is his. There are unspoken agreements. He gets the bathroom early evening; you...
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