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NOTE: I will be updating this post as new research and information comes out, so check back regularly! ***Last updated on 4/1/2020*** Jump to Table of Contents I’m 35 weeks pregnant with baby #6. I’m due around May 5th, 2020. And because of Coronavirus, I have absolutely no idea which of my birthing plans I’ll …
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(Skip the Intro and Jump to the Table of Contents) Is it just me, or do things feel kind of surreal right now? And with conflicting information flying around all over the place, and so many unanswered questions, it makes it even harder than usual for us Mamas to feel confident making good decisions for …
By far, my BIGGEST pet peeve when it comes to essential oils is the common recommendation to use them undiluted. While there can be a time and a place for undiluted use, essential oils definitely shouldn’t be used that way routinely. Not only is there the potential for a bad reaction, there it’s also wasteful! …
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Back when I worked after-hours phone triage as a Registered Nurse, I rarely had to page a doctor if fever was a child’s only symptom. That’s because I was usually able to give the Mama home care advice for how to handle it. But…on the rare occasions that our formal medical protocols DID require me …
Remember how your Mama used to hold her hand against your forehead to decide if you had a fever or not? (In fact, I bet you’ve done this a time or two with your own kids…I definitely have!) **Sooo…is the “hand method”t accurate?** Or how about those scary rectal thermometers…they send you home with your …
Vomiting sucks…especially when it’s your kid. And especially when they keep doing it on the carpet, upholstery, or bedding. That’s why I developed the “Family Vomit Protocol” that I use in MY family to keep the chaos (and the body fluids…) under control, reduce discomfort, and (hopefully!) shorten the illness when someone has a seriously …
GI Bugs suck. I’ve been lucky that (most) of my kids have learned how to puke in a bowl or run to the toilet pretty early on. But it’s still never fun to have a stomach bug work it’s way around your house. It’s also never fun when your 6 year old wakes you up …
Ebola Virus is a scary illness. And there are a lot of scary accusations, rumors, half-truths…and even accurate facts about Ebola floating around right now. It’s often hard to sort out the facts from the hyped-up fiction. So if you have been concerned about the Ebola Vaccine, and wondering whether you should get it for …
Ebola Vaccine: What’s the hype all about? PART 2 Read More »
A few weeks ago, my Facebook feed blew up about Ebola. Mostly about the Ebola Vaccine being approved by the FDA…along with dire predictions that the news media (or the government, or a morally ambiguous pharmaceutical company…) would soon manufacture an ebola crisis that would get the Ebola vaccine quickly added to the official CDC …
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Ultimate Guide to Diastasis Recti (aka Mama Pooch!) As I’m writing this, I’m sitting at the YMCA. My kids are having fun in the childcare (woo-hoo!), so I have some uninterrupted time to talk to you about Diastasis Recti, a subject that I’ve become very passionate about over the past few years. (Not to be …
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