Health

Being a military family has its benefits. One of those benefits is that our family gets to travel and experience America and even the world. After each move into our temporary home, we get to learn and adopt the local culture and social norms. We slowly over the few years …

You may have heard the rumors, and they are true, the St. Marys Women’s Health Practice is closing October 13th. I am totally sad to hear about it and you may be too.  So what in the heck are you supposed to do now? I can’t even begin to imagine …

Finding a primary care provider can be confusing and very frustrating. Who do I choose? Who is taking new patients? What insurance plans do they take? What do all those different letters mean? Let’s start with the easy one to tackle: the alphabet soup. NP — Nurse Practitioner: This is …

Around this time last year, I wrote a post about mouth guards, and afterward, I thought I would put some to the test by trying different brands on my own child. As I mentioned in my last post on this topic, mouth guards may not be required for all sports, …

Have you ever stood in your pantry or in front of a cupboard full of food and thought, “Well, which of these items is going to kill my kid?” I’m sorry if you have. Really. It is incredibly frustrating. Your child is diagnosed with food allergies, and your entire meal …

It happens to pretty much every woman I know, at some point in her life. But, for me it became so much of a thing, that I have a name for it: the Yellow Zone. You know, the week before your period when the rest of the world goes crazy …

Every single day since I’ve been a mom, I’m fairly certain at some point during my day I have wished my kids came with an owner’s manual. Why won’t they just go to bed? Why won’t they just be quiet for one minute? What does that poop color mean? A …

If you haven’t heard, several mosquitos in Washoe County have tested positive for the West Nile Virus. RUN! HIDE IN YOUR HOMES!!!! Just kidding. But truly, let’s have a discussion about West Nile Virus and why it’s important. West Nile Virus is a viral infection (i.e. antibiotics can’t cure it) …

Ladies, I am by no means a baby sleep expert, but I can share a few tips that have helped us to get our little guy sleeping through the night consistently by 6 months of age. He sleeps from roughly 7 PM to 6:30/7 AM, and he is down to …

Each day I wake up, from the non-restful sleep I attempted the night before, my mind is already racing with panic and fear of what lies ahead.  I worry about their moods, their happiness, their fears, and their successes.  I worry about what’s happening for dinner, what’s happening tomorrow, what’s …