Med-Derm, MD

Tag: childcare

  • My Contribution

    My son rests his head in tthe hollow where my arm meets my chest, as if it were made for him. As I kiss his forehead I feel the head radiating from his skull; he’s too warm. 103.2. My guess was off, only 101.4. No better than yesterday, I’m afraid. Worse, even. What will we…

  • To parent, to sleep, to dream

    I can do more make my daughter take a nap that I can yell at the rain and stop it from pouring. I could do it some parents do, which is throw their kid in a sparsely furnished dark room, turn off the lights, and close the door. I can’t do that for several reasons,…

  • Of Pumping and Producing

    Of Pumping and Producing

    After heating up a fresh bottle of formula, I prop the bottle up for my 6-month hold son to hold on the floor. With a slight adjustment, he’s successful, and I turn back to the task at hand. I’m a little embarrassed that I consider holding his own bottle to be a huge accomplishment, but…

  • “Lovevery It or Leave It?” 0-3 Months

    With my second baby about to hit 6 months I can say I’ve been around the block (at least once) when it comes to baby toys. Below are my must-have toys for babies 0-6 months, along with a comparison of Lovevery’s box kits. With my first child, we had a Loveevery subscription, which I can…

  • Meet the Willow “Go”

    Are you sitting down? Get ready for the Willow Go.

  • Mom Guilt

    My toddlers cries are piercing their way through my closed bedroom door. She’s with a babysitter at the moment, and a very good one by my first impression. Cue severe Mom-Guilt. “You should be tending to her,” it says. BG’s cry tells me that she’s and in need of some snacks and a nap.  We…

  • Professionalism

    I made the call when BG vomited for the third time the three ounces of formula we’d just given her: She’s not going to daycare tomorrow. Which mean that I need to call in sick. Residents don’t call in sick. And they especially don’t call in sick by proxy. But the thought of my daughter…

  • National Doctor’s Day

    Instagram is telling me it’s National Doctor’s Day. I scrolled through my photos and tried to find something recent that’s “doctorly” and came up blank. Most likely because I’ve had some more pressing things on my mind… The question of what to do about childcare has been this enormous, frankly stressful project over my maternity…