Newborns

As with anything, personal life experiences shape and define a person. Some say you can't truly understand something until it happens to you. And after my recent life experience of having my third (and technically term) baby go to...

When I first found out I was pregnant, the second emotion I had after joy and elation was dread: Oh dear God. All the baby STUFF. I don't know what I'm doing! I don't know what I need! How...

Y’all know my story by now, difficult birth and health problems with my oldest led me down some dark and dreary days that turned into long months of battling postpartum depression and anxiety. The dreaded PPD/PPA reality is that...

Disclosure :: This post is sponsored by Ochsner Health and written by Dr. Bryan Sibley. If you have been watching the news you know that the infant formula shortage has been a hot topic. We are happy to have Dr....

Society. Internet. The comment section … we have got to talk. I thought it was an anomaly. Then I thought it was trolls, especially when the keyboard warriors were men. But now I am seeing it everywhere, and I have...

Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Ochsner Lafayette General. What I Wish I Had Known About the NICU - Spoiler Alert  - Term Babies Go To the NICU Too! I am a planner to an excruciating fault. Naturally, planning to have a...

Maybe I made this decision more complicated than it needed to be, but I was really torn. My heart was saying "no, don't go through with the circumcision, leave him intact" but my head was reminding me of this...

I was pregnant again and looking to change things up from the first pregnancy. Reflecting on my first pregnancy, I wished I might have been more aware or knowledgeable on certain decisions that were not previously discussed at appointments...

Under the fluorescent lights, I restlessly changed positions in my wrinkled hospital gown, wanting to die. Even for 1 am, it was quiet, insanely quiet. Only the sound of my husband rubbing his hand against my clammy skin and...

Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center. My COVID-19 Delivery: Why Visitor Restrictions Were to Our Benefit My first son was born over Memorial Day in 2019. We welcomed him with a whirlwind birth story that included...