Health + Wellness

health + wellness in Baton RougeAsk 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.

Red Stick Mom provides local families with the latest resources, perspectives and expert advice about the important choices affecting the health + wellness of your Baton Rouge family.

Parents already have a lot of decisions to make! Finding consistent and reliable resources for raising a family in Baton Rouge shouldn’t be overwhelming, especially when it comes to the family’s health + wellness. There are so many issues to consider for kids these days, from children’s mental well-being to food dyes and whether those matter to vaccines and when to get them. And that’s not even taking mom and dad’s health into account!

Enduring a long NICU stay? We’ve been there. Looking for a great urgent care for children in Baton Rouge? Red Stick Mom has suggestions. We’ve talked about taking mental health days for kids, how to battle pesky molluscum, and arthritis in children. These are just a few of the health + wellness questions we’ve addressed on Red Stick Mom over the nine years we’ve served the community.

We’ve covered many different aspects of health + wellness over the years, from a scary breast cancer diagnosis to the benefit of chiropractic care during pregnancy to miscarriages and pregnancy loss. Whether we’re discussing birth or adolescence, Red Stick Mom strives to provide relevant health + wellness content for Baton Rouge families in a timely fashion. Best of all, every resource on Red Stick Mom is free to readers.

With the help of more than 25 Baton Rouge moms, Red Stick Mom makes it easy to locate important and accurate health + wellness information for busy families.

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If you know me personally or have followed my posts here for any length of time, you know that I have been diagnosed with severe anxiety. For me, that means constant management of stressors to remain healthy. And it goes without saying that the holiday season is a source of stress for many reasons for many people. Unfortunately, I am not excluded from this group in the least. Over the past five years, I have found some interesting ways to avoid triggers and to maintain over all wellness during the holiday season. The Three Gift Rule: We have three kids, and shopping can become expensive and stressful if we let it. We limit ourselves to one big gift and two medium gifts per...
After having a rough day in the world of marriage, my bestie sent me this beautiful quote. “Marriage is a not a noun, its a verb. It isn’t something you get. Its something you do. Its the way you love your partner everyday.” -Barbara De Angelis The quote couldn’t have come at a better time. I have been married to the most amazing man for over six years. Not that long in the grand scheme of life, but what makes it feel long for us is that we have lived in 5 cites, had two children, and many many transitions in between. It has been a roller coaster to say the least. It has been fun. Hard. Unbearable at times. Exciting. Joyful....

Adjusting Your Self Care

When you think of self care, what do you think about? Napping? Taking a walk? Going to Target all by yourself? A girls trip? Self care, like people, comes in all shapes and sizes. It varies person to person and as we get older, our version of self care changes. We have to adjust our own version of self care in order to make it fit into our lives. Self care is important ... EXTREMELY important. We moms / wives / friends / coworkers give and give until we are depleted. If you think you don't have a few minutes to take care of yourself, try to carve out a small amount of time. You have to adjust your version...
Disclosure :: This post is sponsored by Relief Telemed On Demand Healthcare Services.  Relief Telemed :: Quality, Convenient Healthcare Right At Your Fingertips “Honey, he is running a fever and needs to see the doctor!” Or even worse – “I am running a fever and need to see the doctor!” And so the ensuing negotiation begins of whose schedule allows for some unexpected time off to take care of the kids. As we approach cold and flu season, these scenarios will play out in almost every household. Going to the doctor can be an ordeal that often includes shuffling sick kids with tissues in hand on top of everything else. It’s guaranteed to take a few hours, and who actually has hours...

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