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.
In our house, we use correct terms for body parts. On any given day, you will hear penis, vagina, boobs, etc. said around our house. Our kids are now 8 and 14 but this has been something that our family has done since day one.
You may be thinking "Man, this would make for some awkward times" and you are completely right! Like the time, my then three-year-old daughter, walked around Sams informing me exactly who she thought had a penis and who did NOT ... VERY loudly. I just smiled and waved and kept walking. My son chose a different route to embarrass me; at around 4 years old, he introduced himself informing everyone that he and Daddy indeed...
Ah, October. You are supposed to be cooler weather, pumpkin spice and everything nice. However, because you are Breast Cancer Awareness Month, you are also a painful reminder of my battle with Breast Cancer 5 years ago.
I was 30-years-old, entirely too young to think I needed to be worried about a diagnosis. Yet, I found a lump. Extremely long story short, I procrastinated on getting a medical examination due to my ignorance (because of my age and the fact that the lump hurt, I just wasn’t convinced having cancer was a possibility) and obligations (I was a single mom of 2 and the sole financial provider for my children). A diagnosis of Stage 3 Lobular Carcinoma, rounds of chemotherapy,...
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If you've ever been in a Facebook thread about baby sleep, you're bound to read at least one person being called a "sanctimommy." There is a lot of back and forth in the mommy group world about the line between judging and sharing safety information. I think it's important to note that this post is not intended to judge. I believe that parents should have all the pertinent information so that they can make the best decisions for their families. The information below is based on recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). I do not claim to be a perfect parent. I have made unsafe sleep choices out of desperation and lack of knowledge. As I've learned...
I could tell the nurse who answered the phone that night was aggravated with me.
It was the third time that I had called and requested that the on-call doctor call me back. This was the fourth night in a row. The bleeding I could deal with. The cramping is what was doing me in. It was keeping me up all night and had me pacing my house trying to find relief. I was 10 weeks pregnant so anything other than Tylenol was off limits. All I could do was wait for a phone call, breathe, and pray.
My husband and I had actively tried for a second for a couple of months. Our first child was two years old, and...
I have an ugly confession to make – now that I am a mom, I’ve become a side-project junkie. Time is my currency and Pinterest is my gateway drug. If projects were a household item for me, they would be a drawer full of mismatched koozies that multiply after getting wet. I can’t resist the temptation of jumping head-first into something that is time consuming, requires an unnecessary financial investment, and, for me, doesn’t come with an exit strategy. I’ve started searching for a new hit now that I’m 37 weeks pregnant and the kitchen finally has new hardware.
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