I don't want to get into a religious, political or moral debate about family planning. I personally believe in responsible decision-making when it comes to how many children I should have. I consider all things like time, money, space, etc....
When I was 14 weeks pregnant, I had preterm premature rupture of membrane. Without any amniotic fluid present, we were given less than a 1% chance of having a take home baby. After weeks of bed rest, our baby...
On my first day of kindergarten, I insisted on being dropped off at the front door of the school building. Much to the chagrin of my lovingly attached mother, I did not want her to walk with me. Adding...
“I’m fine”
I repeated that phrase over and over the first few weeks after my son's birth. I think the more I said it, the more I hoped to believe it myself as I tried to convince others that I...
My husband and I moved from New York City to New Orleans during the third trimester of my first pregnancy, so it didn't make sense to look for jobs while I was six months pregnant and settling into a...
On October 4, 2013, Nadia Harris gave birth to Dawson Aidan.
And Maxwell Alexander. And just a moment later, Joseph Matthew.
Next came Micah Quinn Harris, and finally, Elizabeth Anne Harris II.
That's five babies. Quintuplets.
The babies - that's four boys and...
In 2011, when I was at the ENT with my first born, I received the devastating news. She was going to have to get tubes. I was scared. I was nervous. I was anxious for her. I left the...
As we hope all of our readers know, feedback from local New Orleans moms is VERY important to us. We work tirelessly to bring the moms of New Orleans resources, events, guides, giveaways and information that will make your...
Nine months: it shoots by like a bottle rocket for everyone around you and seems to drag on especially slowly when it's happening to you. Especially during a pandemic when you experience a daily and weekly routine so out...
When I have babies, I lose my ability to solve problems. Happy babies = brainless mommy. Maybe they suck the sense out of me through my boobs. It was this mental disconnect between me and almost any sort of...
I guess that part of giving birth is to make it to the hospital BEFORE the birth, right?
Being due in two weeks, I decided to map out the best way to reach the maternity where I'll give birth -...
You may not know this, but as a reader of the New Orleans Moms Blog, you have been on a journey with me. For the past three years, just before my birthday, I have shared with you my personal...
Several months before my now 5 month old was born, I began a journal that I plan to give him at some important milestone in his life - 18th birthday, high school graduation, college graduation. I’m not sure when...
“I’ve been up with Abby for well over an hour. And now Libby crying. I cannot get Abby to go back to sleep, she’s just sitting here crying. Fun times,” I texted.
It was 3 a.m. and I was alone...