It was a simple enough text message from my husband, who is holding down the fort at home in New York while I’m working in a public health fellowship in Washington, DC. “Forgot to tell you, a nurse from Keller called. Said you are due for mammogram. Said you can call radiology directly to schedule.”…
This is Anna and Simon. They’re my first and second babies, and they’re 7-1/2 and 9-1/2. They’ve been weaned for a few years now, but since their mamma is an IBCLC, breastfeeding is part of their lives. There have been a lot of questions over the last few weeks about how children who breastfed long…
This is Gabriella. She’s my youngest daughter, and she turned 4 in December. Two weeks after her 4th birthday, Gabriella underwent a 3-hour craniofacial surgery to resolve a rare birth defect. Two pediatric neurosurgeons and a pediatric plastic surgeon cut open my little girl’s head in an incision that wrapped from ear to ear. They…
normal, like breathing 