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 Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health.
More Moms Saving Time With Video Visits
As a busy pediatrician, Dr. Chris Funes is as adept at comforting moms and dads as he is at treating their children.
Such was the case recently for a mom worried about what was causing her child’s fever, vomiting and rash. It didn’t take long for Dr. Funes to diagnose the commonplace viral infection hand, foot and mouth disease.
It was welcome news for the mom – especially since she didn’t have to leave home to get it. She had scheduled a video visit, connecting with Dr. Funes over a video connection from home.
A growing number of Our Lady of the Lake Physician...
As we roll into 2020, gear up for Mardi Gras and a new decade, I have made the decision to stop checking out via social media. I spent too much time on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter as a way to get through 2019. While it’s not a new me, I am hoping to bring an improved version of me into 2020 and beyond.
Delete….
I realized that I was not as present as I wanted to be when it came to spending time with the kids and the husband. Facebook got a lot of scrolling out of me in 2019, so it was the first app I deleted on my phone. I now check Facebook one to two times a day...
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Williamson Eye Center.
Suffering from Dry Eye Syndrome?
Did you know that dry eye affects up to 33% of all women?
There are a lot of factors that amplify the symptoms including the changing weather (which we know all too well here in Baton Rouge), screen time, systematic medications like antihistamines and antidepressants, and normal hormonal changes.
So how do you know if you have dry eye syndrome? Sandy, scratchy, foreign body feeling on the ocular surface is a huge indicator, but so too is eye redness, frequent blinking to alleviate blurry vision, and excessive watering of the eyes.
Wait, excessive watering can indicate dry eyes? Yes! Your body produces two types of tears. Baseline and Reflex. Baseline...
A question was posed to me recently: Why are you filling every waking moment with a task? Outside of being obsessed with crossing things off my to-do list once accomplished, I couldn’t answer that question.
Newsflash: You are not a bad mother or wife if every waking second is not filled with some task or chore to complete.
I could delve into the psychology behind this, but I won’t. I will say this – I quickly realized that my husband and children aren’t going to end up unhappy, unfulfilled or in therapy because I didn’t fold a load of clothes at night instead of spending time with them. They will, however, remember that I didn’t spend time with them because I...
I feel like I am finally coming up for air after a few months of being in a funk. I cannot tell you exactly what caused said funk but I was there. Most days when people asked how I was doing, I really wanted to respond with "surviving." There was nothing major going on, we were our normal busy people, I just could not shake not feeling dragged down. I am coming out of that now. I feel like I am finally catching my breath. I like to remember that in life there are hills and valleys ... I have been in a valley lately.
I came out of my funk with a mixture of girlfriend time away, remembering that...
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