Check out these 10 pumping supplies I couldn’t live without as an exclusive pumper. Breastfeeding is hard, pumping is hard, and exclusively pumping is the most exhaustive baby-feeding journey I’ve personally experienced. My third baby had to be transferred to a children’s hospital at 24 hours old and unexpectedly needed…
Trying to pick a surgeon to perform open-heart surgery on your baby is a heavy decision. How do you decide? It feels like an impossible reality, and I lost so much sleep over it. Nevertheless, if you’re faced with this, it’s one of the most important decisions you’ll ever make. If this…
Reading to your kids is one of the best things you can do for them. Most kids love to be read to, and it’s great for parent and child bonding. Beyond this, there are a plethora of benefits – cognitive, emotional, social, and more – that further reinforce the importance…
After the shock wears off, and you gain acceptance of your child’s CHD diagnosis, you might want to learn anything and everything you can about congenital heart disease and defects. Check out these CHD books for your heart warrior and family to help everyone gain a better understanding of Congenital…
Bilingual Chinese books for preschoolers and Kindergarteners are not the easiest to find if you live in the United States. However, finding age-appropriate books is important if you want your child to be bilingual in Mandarin Chinese and English. I only have an elementary level grasp of Mandarin and my…
Electing to have a natural birth in a high-risk pregnancy may sound risky, perhaps impossible. And that might be the case for certain pregnancies. However, some high-risk pregnancy situations will still allow you a natural birth if that is your preference. In this post, learn tips, tools, and resources for…
A heavy decision How do you decide? How do you decide…? How do you decide who to let slice open your infant’s chest? How do you decide who to let mar their perfectly soft skin? How do you decide who to trust to stop their beating heart? How do you…
In my first pregnancy (low-risk), I had no idea what I wanted but after that realized what I didn’t like. For my second (low-risk), I had a better idea of what I wanted. The third time around, I knew exactly what I wanted for my birth experience. But then came…
Chinese books for babies and toddlers are not the easiest to come by if you live in the United States. If you want your child to be bilingual in Mandarin Chinese and English though, finding appropriate books is important. Check out my list of books for your littlest ones to…
September 10, 2021, the day I became a heart mom, 25 weeks into my pregnancy, is etched in my brain forever. “There’s something not quite right with your baby’s heart” are words no mom-to-be is prepared to hear. No time is a good time to find out your baby has…