Tag: pediatric health
My Newborn’s Broken Heart Story
I was 28 weeks pregnant when my water broke. I remember not feeling well that day and just shrugged it off to pregnancy pains.
I...
When Head Lice Strike
That dreaded notice that you get from daycare or school. Or maybe it's just a notice hanging on the outside of the door. Or...
A Day in the Life – Caring for a T1D Child
It can be easy to feel overwhelmed as a mother or just as a person; sometimes just going through life day-to-day can feel taxing....
Skinny Genes
It does not take long for most mothers to realize everyone has an opinion on how you should raise your kid. Everyone seems especially...
The First Days Home With Baby
We were home for just six hours before I was worried something wasn't right with him. Every time I would change his diaper, it...
Chiropractic: Pregnancy and Kids
There are people who have mixed feelings about chiropractic, and others who may even scoff at the idea, but the truth is I've seen...
Please, Don’t Comment on My Kid’s Small Size
Let’s go back a little over three years. Picture this … a new mom frazzled and out to eat. A stranger approaches and the...
AHHH! My Kid Needs Stitches
It's starting to be that time of year again. The weather is getting cooler. The long hours to play outside in the warm sunlight...
Tiny But Mitey: Oak Mite Bites Are Worse than a Vampire’s
If you've been outside in the breeze or the psychotic midwest winds, you may have been unknowingly exposed to something. Perhaps, this time, it's...
Teaching Kids Lifelong Fitness
I’ve never walked out of a gym feeling worse than I did walking in but let’s be honest, I know my borders when it comes...
Noah’s Bandage Project
Do you ever have that feeling that people are put in your life for a reason? That’s exactly how my husband and I felt...
Finding Faith Through Childhood Cancer
Last year I got a message from a family member a couple weeks before our son’s terrifying stem cell transplant. Our sweet Jonah, age 3,...
When Developmental Milestones Aren’t Met
"Skill not mastered."
Those were the words used to kindly tell me that my son isn't meeting the developmental milestones he should be at nearly...
Here’s What Cerebral Palsy Means to Our Family
March is Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month ...
...and this is one of the many, many faces.
Let me give you the facts: cerebral palsy (CP) is basically...
Inside Pediatrics: Second Season Premieres Tonight
Though it's a place no mother hopes to be with her child, it's comforting to know Kansas City's Children's Mercy Hospital can take care...
