As any new parent would attest, most of us are running on a very low level of energy during the day. I felt this more acutely, when the baby was going through a growth spurt and waking up every 2 hours during the night. I had also just started going back to work. While I… Continue reading Energy
And just like that, it’s already July. I knew this year would move along more quickly, but 2024 has really zipped by. I can’t believe, at the beginning of the year I was pregnant, and now I am already almost 4 months postpartum with a beautiful little girl. There has been a lot going on… Continue reading Mid-year reset
Have you ever looked up while walking? I take my now, 3 month old on a stroller walk every single day in the evening. It has become our daily bonding ritual. We take the same familiar path and walk for about 40 mins around the neighborhood. While its the same route, we discover new aspects… Continue reading Seeing the world differently
Having watched my sister and sister in law raise their kids, I knew having a baby would change our lives. Traveling would change as we know it. Sleep and time alone would become more valuable. I also knew that one can manage both work and family expertly. You can have it all. What I didn’t… Continue reading What babies teach their parents
I wish someone had written a guide for the post-partum dentist. Given the sheer number of graduates from dental schools that are women, there should have been one written a while ago. Life changes after a baby. Everyone knows this, but most of us are not aware of the tools that can help make the… Continue reading A Guide for the Breastfeeding Healthcare Provider
My mom just left for the airport this afternoon. And although I did not cry this time, I am overcome with emotion as per usual. I didn’t always feel this close to my mom growing up. When I was a kid, I was closer to my friends. I remember this specifically because when I was… Continue reading Learning from mom- part 2
‘Back when all my little goals seemed so important. Every pot of gold fill and full of distortion Heaven was a place still in space not in motion But soon I got you I got everything I got you I don’t need nothing more than you I got everything I got you’ This is an… Continue reading Goal setting postpartum
I’m almost at the 40 day postpartum mark as I write this. That means 6 weeks! Its unbelievable how quickly time has flown. Everyone told me to savor the newborn days precisely because of that reason. In the initial few days I didn’t think time would go by fast enough because of how sleep deprived… Continue reading 40 days postpartum
There was a book I’d seen called the fourth trimester in my list of recommendations from new moms. But I never had the time to read it. Now I wish I had because I’d have known what to expect the first few months with a newborn! This is going to be a post on the… Continue reading The fourth trimester
Pregnancy does impact the way in which we practice dentistry. For those of you interested in growing or starting a family down the road, I hope this post is helpful. I’ll share some accommodations that made work more comfortable, and some challenges to be wary of. We found out we were pregnant a few weeks… Continue reading Pregnancy and dentistry
