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Essential Oils Couldn’t Cure My Whooping Cough: From an Anti-vax Childhood to Choosing Medical Care for my Children

At seventeen, I learned what it meant to choke on my own lungs. Whooping cough left lasting scars in my lungs that led to...

After the NICU: What Life is Like in the Months After NICU Graduation

Leaving the hospital as a NICU mom can be daunting. You think that your life is going to just be newborn bliss, but there...

Winter Sports to Try in the Ann Arbor Area

Although this winter we had a green Christmas, the new year has brought in a boatload of snow. These cold winter days create the...

A View Into the NICU at the University of Michigan

I had my baby at 27 weeks, 13 weeks early, at 2.5 pounds after a hospitalization at 25 weeks. After basically living at the...

U-Pick Farms in Washtenaw County

As summer continues and we inch toward (hopefully) beautiful fall weather, we’re all looking for fun ways to get outdoors! Whether spending time with...

Parents Guide to Handling Tick Bites

Camping, waterside strolls, boat rides along the river and more. As the temperatures rise, so do our opportunities to head outdoors and explore nature’s...

A Parents Guide to Summer Safety

With summer rapidly approaching, it’s the perfect time to enjoy the outdoors. But it is important to follow certain safety precautions to keep your...

How Trump Policies Affect Medicaid, Vaccines & Environment

The current Republican administration has changed the country’s course when it comes to healthcare. Progressives and liberals are, predictably, dismayed. But even many of...

How Everything Changed When My Wife and I Discovered We Were Having Triplets

When my wife Jess and I decided we both wanted to start trying to conceive at the same time for pseudo twins (you can...

Coping with Seasonal Affective Disorder as a Parent

Today’s forecast: cloudy skies with a high chance of cabin fever. Tomorrow’s forecast: more of the same. Does it feel like Groundhog’s Day? Do the...

How to Safely Celebrate a Shared Holiday Meal with Food Allergies

When you or your loved one has a food allergy, holidays which were once a source of joy suddenly transform into a minefield. Whether you’re...

The Impact of Nurturing Babies Through Stress, Rather Than Forcing Self-Regulation

Their baby learning to self-soothe might be the most desirable goal of many sleep-deprived parents in the U. S. It’s also one of the...