Category Archives: mom and pediatrician

Parenting is Hard and I Survived the First Year

I believe the first year of blogging is akin to the first year of your baby’s life. It’s exhausting, all consuming, and filled with self-doubt. It is also filled with love, determination, and a surprising amount of passion. This week marks the one year anniversary of my blog. The official date is May 19th. It’s the…

Vaccines and Trying to Bridge the Gap

Seattle Mama Doc, also known as Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson has launched a series of posts this week centering around vaccines and how we as pediatricians can better represent them to parents especially when faced with the fear of vaccines that seems so prevalent today. This amazing series of posts that include responses from over…

I Freak Out When My Kids Get Hurt

Okay, so maybe not such a big deal…I’m sure many Moms do right? Well, you would think with my background I’d be able to have some calm and perspective. While this is true for every other child I encounter, when it comes to mine…I seriously lose all objectivity. I am definitely an over reactor when…