Jacksonville mom Chalonda Hill nervously listened to the news that her newborn son, Priest, would need to be admitted to the NICU at UF Health Jacksonville just minutes after delivery. Priest was Chalonda’s first child born premature, and he...
This is Part III in a series of blog posts by the author who has chosen to stay anonymous during her fertility journey. Click to read Part I and Part II.
I feel like a failure — at IVF, that is....
I recently turned 40, and of course, I immediately freaked out that my eggs were getting older — perhaps deteriorating even as I write this blog. I was never truly convinced that I wanted a second child – I’m still...
At 22 weeks into my third pregnancy, I thought I had worried about and read up on everything possible thing to think about while pregnant. And then I started hearing about the Zika virus affecting in utero babies around...
I had never carved a jack-o’-lantern, ever, until my oldest child was almost 5.
Growing up, my mother had always led the charge to carve our pumpkin. It was the one thing about Halloween she enjoyed, and she’d soak and...
Boy, oh, boy, nothing grabs peoples’ attention faster than a set of boobs, huh? Everyone’s got an opinion about what new mamas should be doing with their breasts and the milk that, in theory, is coming out of them. Much...
When I was in high school, college, maybe even beyond--I wasn't sure I'd ever want to be married or have children. I had big, fancy, career-driven plans and I viewed anything and everyone that could possibly hinder them with suspicion....
With premature birth being the leading cause of death in children under 5 worldwide, World Prematurity Day is observed each year on November 17 to bring awareness to the concerns of babies born prematurely and their families.
Music playing, fingers...
Finally getting that positive pregnancy test result can be absolutely thrilling.
Even while you're still unwrapping the second stick to test again because this can't be real, you're thinking of the seven hundred Facebook friends who need to know, like, right...
In general, pregnancy can be fraught with worry and anxiety — from labor and delivery concerns to ensuring that you have everything prepared and in its place before baby comes. But add the term "high-risk pregnancy" into the mix,...
There are a lot of things to be excited about when you get pregnant: Seeing your first ultrasound, hearing the heartbeat, choosing a baby name, feeling the baby kick. But being pregnant also, unfortunately, means that your body becomes...
I was recently invited to spend a morning at Align Chiropractic, a local Jacksonville family chiropractor. I was so impressed by my experience that I had to share why this is such an amazing practice for your entire family!
When...