How Setting Intentions Can Give Us a Sense of Direction in Our Busy Lives When we're busy, it can feel like the days are blending together. As a parent of a newborn or a young child, it can sometimes feel like...
How to Feel More Present & Connected As a Parent When There’s “No Time” As a pediatrician with a background in mindfulness, one of the things I'm most interested in is figuring out how we can live...
The Scoop on Croup and Its Signature Barking Cough Croup is a respiratory illness that causes a portion of the affected child’s airway (below the vocal cords) to become inflamed and...
Rh Incompatibility: What is it and How is it Managed? Between 26-28 weeks of pregnancy, doctors give expectant Moms with an Rh-negative blood type a shot called RhoGAM to...
How to Measure (and Track) Your Basal Body Temperature When trying to get pregnant, women will often track their basal body temperature to determine when they ovulate (i.e. when...
Where Should I Have My Baby? The Different Options Not only are there different types of healthcare providers who deliver babies (think: OB/GYNs, midwives, and family...
Hyperemesis Gravidarum: When Morning Sickness Turns Up the Volume A small percentage (0.3-3%) of pregnant women develop “hyperemesis gravidarum.” What's That? It's basically morning sickness...
The Big Picture: Pregnancy Length and Trimester Breakdown The human pregnancy lasts about 40 weeks (depending on when your baby decides to make their debut). This is counted from the...
The Top 5 Tips for Calling the On-Call OB/GYN Expectant moms sometimes get flustered when they have to call the on-call doctor at night because they don’t want to bother...
Is the Zika Virus Still a Threat? Fast Facts for Expectant Parents The Zika virus still exists and it's something that pregnant women and women trying to conceive should keep on their radar. What...
How to Calculate Your Due Date (For the Math Lovers and the Math Averse) You can use the first day of a your last menstrual period (LMP) to calculate your due date. How So? To figure out your due...
The Next Steps If Your Pregnancy Test Is Positive If you score a positive pregnancy test, you may be wondering what to do next. Here are the next steps. (1) Do a little dance (if...