7 Tips for a Low-Stress Family Roadtrip | Traveling with Young Kids
MamaDoctorJones, ObGyn physician and mom to 4, discusses her favorite hacks for making roadtrips with kiddos a little less stressful.
New Zealand Road Trip With Kids
New Zealand South Island Trip with Kids! While trying to find resources and plan a New Zealand South Island roadtrip with kids we felt a little lost. Information and advice seemed lacking for specifics on how to travel New Zealand…
Friday Favorites | Happier Than Your Facebook Timeline
Milo & I have been a touch sick this week and it’s reminded me how very important it is to slow down, take care of ourselves, and focus on what matters. So, as we close this week let’s all try…
Baby Bed Time Routine | 5 Easy Steps for Busy Moms
Over the past 6+ years of baby bed time routines for these 4 crazy children I have come to learn and value the benefit of easy steps in a routine has for busy moms and our babies. Unfortunately, my job…
Paxton’s Mid-Century Modern Nursery
When we found out we were expecting “Baby Patpat” I started brainstorming modern nursery plans and I quickly fell deep in love with a crib that was totally different than any of the ones we’ve had for the 3 other…
What Your ObGyn (and Mama x 4) Packs in Her Delivery Bag
The internet is full of hospital bag packing lists and checklists and while I was perusing Pinterest a while back I noticed a “Minimalist Hospital Packing List” which included crazy things you definitely do not need to bring to the…
Less Stressful Morning Routines for Young Kids with the JOY Octopus Watch
One of the more difficult things for me figure out as a working mom has been when and how to let my babies have more independence. The reason for this is two-fold. On one hand I truly enjoy doing things…
Milo’s Birth Story
June 24, 2016 – The Day You Were Born You were born on a Friday morning, but the story of us meeting you starts the day before. I had been scheduled for induction on Thursday night, because my blood pressure…
Can Yoga Improve My Low Libido?
For this week’s #AskMamaDoc we’re talking libido! So, can yoga help improve your low libido? Yes, yoga really can improve your sex drive! Libido is such an incredibly complicated subject, but there is no debate that both physical and psychological…
Can I Drink Coffee While I’m Pregnant?
Never has the “yes!” answer to this question meant more to me than as a pregnant ObGyn resident trying to white-knuckle my way through a Gyn Oncology rotation. Did I ever tell y’all about the time I nearly went full…