Boy Mom Life With Humor and Hygge
While sleep may be low on your priority list after becoming a new parent, its essential for health. Check out why sleep is the key to reduce parental stress after having a baby. A Good Night's Sleep: How to Reduce Parental Stress in New Parents Becoming a new parent is no easy task. It requires a View Post
New Medical Moms, Listen Up! I am the mother of four boys ages 8 and younger. One of our little ones is medically complex and was diagnosed a few days after his text-book-delivery via scheduled c-section. He spent the first two months fighting for his life in the PICU, in a medically induced coma View Post
Peter here. I’m a fellow narcolepsy blogger from narcolepsycoach.com Tove graciously let me write a blog post for her audience about sleep hygiene. So what exactly is sleep hygiene? Definition: Sleep hygiene is any practice or habit that help facilitates better sleep quality and more daytime View Post
This is a sponsored post in collaboration with the American Heart Association; all opinions are entirely my own. Before Online Support Groups: I am driving down the street, as our song comes on the radio. It’s Jason Mraz’s “I Won’t Give Up.” “I won't give up on us God knows I'm tough, he View Post
As a parent with narcolepsy, I am constantly balancing taking care of myself and caring for others, and rarely have enough energy and time to do both... Parents are always tired, right? We are constantly walking around on the brink of sleep deprivation, especially when babies are young. If there View Post
Another Test, Another "-Ologist" I look at my watch, again. It has been seven minutes since he left the exam room to look at my baby’s blood work results. Seven minutes is a “blink of an eye” when I’m laying in bed after the alarm goes off. But when you are waiting to hear the results from your View Post
Dear Narcolepsy, Thank you for waking me up! You reared your ugly head and made my life so miserable that I was forced to make drastic changes. Wrangling this dragon for the past 10 years has taught me countless things about myself, life and managing a chronic medical condition. The lessons I View Post
The kids are asleep - fast asleep. I am not... but I will be soon. Today was a good day, today I focused on the kids and left the garage stuffed with unpacked boxes. Today I relaxed a little - after a few weeks of stressing over this, that and the other thing. Stress is not good for the body. Stress View Post
"You picked this doctor because she had time to see you. Thank God for her time. The words she spoke will change your life." Diagnosis: Narcolepsy! I am writing this blog post in response to Julie Flygare’s request for fellow persons with Narcolepsy to participate in her “Dear Diagnosis View Post