(Just for fun!) This year was the first Halloween my son was old enough to celebrate. A few days before a big Halloween festival, I still didn’t have a costume for him. In this case, I thought, Maybe I’ll just stick him in that fluffy blue winter suit his grandma gave him and say he’s a blueberry. But maybe there was something better…
Read MoreI miss a rested body and mind. Knowing that every decision I make, every path I walk down, every dream I chase directly impacts you and who you become - it weighs heavy on my heart. Will I get it right? Time has slipped through my grasp like dry sand. You used to fit into the crevice of my arm. You change too quickly for my heart to keep pace. I am breathing in all the moments because they are a vapor…
Read MoreAll the preparation for 9 months could not have prepared me for how it actually felt. A nurse offered me nitrous oxide (laughing gas), but it made me loopy and weak, so I nudged it away. When the OB and nurses saw my son’s purple face and the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck, they urged me to make this push the last one. I didn’t think I had the strength…
Read MoreSilent reflux is less noticeable because it doesn’t always involve spit-up. However, it can be more painful… Medication is not the only way to reduce the acidity in your baby’s stomach. Many babies dealing with reflux take infant versions of Zantac and Prevacid. This was our pediatrician’s first line of defense. My son was on Zantac for a while until I learned about Nat. Phos. 6x…
Read MoreNo doubt you spend most of your waking (and sleeping) hours caring for your little ones. As a stay-at-home mom, your daily schedule probably revolves around when your babies eat, sleep, and play. As wonderful as it is to be mommy, the demand to be “on your toes” day after day…
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