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09/26/2025

You may have seen confusing headlines about acetaminophen and pregnancy. Your ob-gyn wants you to know that acetaminophen is safe to use during pregnancy when used correctly. Always talk with your ob-gyn before taking any medication.
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09/23/2025

That feeling of I DID IT is truly indescribable

09/23/2025

ACOG reaffirms the safety and benefits of acetaminophen use during pregnancy.
More than two decades of research have found no causal link between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability in children. Acetaminophen continues to be an important and safe option for managing pain and fever in pregnancy—conditions that can pose serious risks to pregnant patients and their fetuses if left untreated. Learn more about acetaminophen use during pregnancy: https://bit.ly/4mqIzWr

09/10/2025

Hospital beds can be very versatile 💕 this was a really beautiful labor and birth.

08/26/2025

Open response to Snoop’s recent statements: 1 in 6 will experience infertility of some type. It’s not even about LGBTQ+ visibility. Less than 50% of families in America are traditional married couples. S*xEd is taught in stages and can be explained as easily as, “An egg comes from a woman and a seed comes from a man. Sometimes doctors need to help mommies and daddies have babies.” My kids were 5 and 2 when I was a surrogate for a really amazing family. Some of their cousins also joined our family when they were a little bit older through adoption. Some families just look different. Period. There’s no less love for these babies and it definitely isn’t a big scandal. *xparents

08/26/2025

I don’t think we have to make this too hard yall! And it’s not even about LGBTQ+, though yes every family type should be seen. In fact, plenty of hetero couples need assistance conceiving a baby. 1 in 3 women will experience loss, and for both men and women 1 in 6 will be experience some type of infertility. S*x ed happens in stages and doesn’t have to be a big deal but you can cover all of this then.

To start: a seed goes into an egg and grows to be a baby. (Ie, all of life in any capacity… covers it all at the most basic level).

Next stage: “a woman has eggs inside of her and a seed from a man goes into that egg and grows a baby. Sometimes doctors need to help find or help put the eggs and seeds together to grow and sometimes people need a gift of a seed or an egg from someone else.” You can add here, “sometimes a mom doesn’t have a place in her tummy to grow a baby someone someone else can share theirs to have a helpful doctor put their baby in her tummy to carry it for them”. See also, “sometimes a mommy or a daddy can’t carry a baby but they know there are babies and kids who need a new family so they grow a place for them in their heart and adopt them.” (Ie, natural conception and also IUI/IVF and surrogacy, also same s*x couples, also adoption)

Same stage: “different families are built different ways, sometimes babies and kids need to go to a different family because that’s just what they need.” (Ie, fostering and adoption)

That’s the foundation of all of it. Then you can get into who has what parts and how things actually happen and how to keep yourself safe but it’s not that deep. Per Google, less than 50% of families are traditional married couples. You should already be having those conversations before you get to the movies. I know I have the benefit of working with so many different families of different shapes, colors, and sizes and I was also a surrogate when my girls were 5 and 2. I’ve thought through all of this extensively, but I truly think you’re doing your kids a disservice if you aren’t beginning “the talk” around the time they understand babies can grow in bellies.

Don’t know where to start? Give me a call or shoot me a message. I’m happy to help talk you through it explaining the miracle of life to your kids. I promise it’s a lot easier than actually welcoming a new life.

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Snoop Dogg is criticizing LGBTQ+ representation in children’s movies as he suggests it leads kids to “ask questions” that he says he doesn’t have the answers to.

📷️: FilmMagic

08/23/2025

NICU life can be such a wild ride… we ended up in the NICU doing triple feeds and billi lights in 2011 with our first baby girl.

08/22/2025

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08/21/2025

Everyone needs a good hardy snack after working hard in labor!

08/20/2025

I was witness to a serene, POWERFUL queen this week meeting her second baby boy! He was so cute and had lots of extra birthday frosting to boot.

08/19/2025

It’s a vibe ✨ … beautiful birth today!!

08/16/2025

Toddlers and their personal space, amiright? 😂