Newborns

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...

  My oldest son was born at the end of May 2019, on Memorial Day weekend to be exact. As excited first-time parents, we researched what to pack for our hospital bag only to pack and repack again and again....

I started out my child's diapering journey using disposable diapers - not loyal to a particular brand. We tried Huggies, Pampers, Luv's, Kirkland Signature, Up & Up, Parent Choice, and Honest Company. Come to find out that our little...