What No One Tells You About the 40-somethings
By Rachel Hoeing The 40's. Some people call it "over the hill." Some people call it "mid-life." Know what I call this stage of life? Hard. Really freaking hard. And I'm not just talking about the fact that you're popping Ibuprofen like Skittles, watching your...
Wet? Hungry? Tired?
By Guest Blogger Lisa Peaty, LCSW Can you recall how many times that you asked yourself these questions, while your crying infant was wailing in the background? Sleep deprived, perhaps with spit up on your shirt, and matted hair from the last 15 minute “rest” on the...
Am I Overscheduling My Family?
By Guest Blogger Christine Murray, PhD, LPC, LMFT, Director of the Healthy Relationships Initiative Our Healthy Relationships Initiative (HRI) team is excited to partner with Triad Moms on Main on this blog series. In this series, we offer general guidance to...
Maternity Compression Items Available from Aeroflow Breastpumps
Sponsored by Aeroflow Breastpumps Expectant moms often underestimate the soreness and swelling that accompanies pregnancy and postpartum recovery. Luckily, this discomfort can be managed with the help of maternity compression items that are available through...
HPV Vaccine: the Facts and Not-So-Facts
By Guest Blogger Betsy Armentrout, MD, Wake Forest Baptist Health – Ford, Simpson, Lively and Rice Pediatrics Just before I sat down to write this article, I read an email briefing from the American Academy of Pediatrics that Pinterest is changing its search engine...
My Picky Eater
By Rachel Hoeing Picky Eaters. If you don't have one, you should feel lucky. Before having kids I always smirked when I heard parents say things like, "Oh I wish I could serve casseroles for dinner, but my kids just won't eat that." My thought: "How can kids not eat...
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Teenagers and Substance Use
By Guest Blogger Tina Long Spach There is no easy answer for how or why addiction occurs. The reality is, drugs are everywhere. In fact, some of the most dangerous and addictive drugs can be found in our very own medicine and liquor cabinets. I see young people all...
NC Moms Receive Free, Expanded Newborn Screening with Early Check
By The Early Check Team What’s Early Check? Early Check is a research study that offers health tests for all babies born in North Carolina. The testing is free, no travel is required, and nothing is needed from your baby. All that moms need to do is visit...
The Baby Blues: A Postpartum Realization
By Guest Blogger Jessie Ballard, author of mombunsandmoscato.com The pediatrician asked me how I was feeling at my kids’ first appointment. My OB asked me to fill out a questionnaire at my six week postpartum appointment. Was I feeling the “baby blues?" No, I wasn’t....
