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Mama’s Going Back to Work

I will be heading back to work on Monday – part-time, happily – after three months of bonding with Sophie and easing into motherhood. Though I am saddened to be leaving her (albeit, “daycare” responsibilities are being split between me, my husband, and my mother), I feel blessed and happy through to my core. And [....]

Happy New Year

I enjoy making New Year’s resolutions.  The start of a new year is a great time to reflect on the year that was and set goals for the future. I find that organizing my goals in a journal is a useful way to keep track of them and to help me approach them with intention. [....]

More Good News for Folic Acid

It is well known that pregnant woman need to be on folic acid to prevent against neural tube defect. Neural tube defect can manifest as spina bifida (cleft in the spinal column) or as abnormalities in brain development. In 1996 the US Preventative Service Task Force (USPTF) first published its folic acid recommendation of 0.4 [....]