Here goes another hour scouring the Internet for lunch ideas, my least favorite chore, but Baby B is probably the pickiest eater I have ever met. She doesn’t like anything! No, I’m not kidding. Whatever she liked two days ago might be off the table today. Now this presents a challenge when I am around … Read More →
Breastfeeding, despite my personal challenges, provided unexpected, unequivocal joy! Picture after picture bears this out. I may always look exhausted, but always in every picture, I am utterly and madly in love. I still remember the first few times I breastfed my girls. My breasts were full of milk and my heart ached to nourish … Read More →
There is nothing natural about breastfeeding for modern women, but this should not be an impediment for providing the best source of nutrition to our babies. Unlike my mother who grew up seeing her aunts and their friends breastfeeding, I never saw it. My friends who gave birth in the late 80s and 90s all … Read More →
I still remember the day the embryos were implanted in my uterus. I remember being in the hotel room where we staying picking up a book about pregnancy and reaching a chapter about all that could go wrong! My blood chilled at the horrors described. I was frantic, in a total panic, and wanted to … Read More →
Dr. Andrew Wakefield should be criminally prosecuted for his fraudulent work that led to an increase of morbidity and mortality around the world. He preyed on parents’ intrinsic desire to protect our children for the sole purpose of economic remuneration. Parents who, despite our concerns, choose to vaccinate our children find no respite. Wakefield bolstered … Read More →