Burn out. It seems to be the biggest buzzword in motherhood. A description of how we feel after spending a full day of feeding, bathing, changing, playing with, and carting around littles. When we have no time left to ourselves to recharge, and instead face a looming crash at the end of the day, knowing that we have to get up and do it a[...]
We’re told to introduce allergens “early and often.” But given no guidance on how. We’re told this method gives the best chance of children NOT developing allergies. But given no guidance on what to do if there is a reaction. So when my seven-month-old developed hives after eating peanut butter, and then again after eating eggs,[...]
We were nervous, so we were going to wait. Food allergies can run in families, and my husband’s intuition told him Reagan was going to be allergic to peanuts. So we were going to wait. We were going to introduce them when we were home together. But after a follow-up visit to the doctor for something else, I felt pressured to introdu[...]