Newborns

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...

"Motherhood is the biggest gamble in the world. It is the glorious life force. It’s huge and scary — it’s an act of infinite optimism." - Gilda Radner Becoming a mom is a whirlwind! Within a few hours, you go...