#breastfeeding

You are Not Replaceable at Home

My first childbirth experience was really tough and a lot went wrong. My daughter was in the NICU on a ventilator for quite some time. I...

Menstrual Cycle Problems

Several years ago, a friend of mine was dying of cancer. She dribbled us information over the past year of her life, only the good news,...

Electrical Stimulation for Management of Pain in Pregnancy & Childbirth: A Midwife's Perspective

Managing pain during all stages of labor is a key priority for midwives and expectant mommas. This has mainly been addressed with...

Mind Programming: For Better or Worse

Many years ago, when I was a younger nurse and my littles were still quite young, I was quite active in the world of #breastfeeding. This...

Optimal Care in Childbirth by Goer & Romano

There really aren't many author duos that compare to Henci #Goer and Amy #Romano so this book was a safe investment, in spite it being an...

Menopause Updates

As a functional medicine practitioner, the #menopause transition is viewed by me as a physiologic state, much like pregnancy and puberty,...

Elevated Blood Pressure after Childbirth

Hypertension in pregnancy is a common complication, affecting approximately 10 percent of pregnancies, and can be quite devastating, even...

COVID-19: Thoughts from A Primary Care Provider

Eden Family Practice opened only a few weeks before #COVID19 hit the dirt here in the United States, so my clientele is still very small....

Obesity is Sneaking Up on our Littles

My mother use to say, "she's just a little healthy" whenever she was discussing a child who was a bit larger than the norm. Today, more...