Through All Maternity – Remi’s Journey
Remi’s Journey I feel blessed to be pregnant. My journey has been super easy and routine. I’m just amazed and…
Through All Maternity – Katy’s Journey
Katy’s JourneyHaving my babies where I work was a little weird since I know everyone at St. Francis. I knew as soon as I walked in the text messages flew: “Katy’s in labor!” It was all good though. I love my nurses and show them pictures of my growing boys when I see them at…
Through All Maternity – Desiree’s Journey
Desiree’s JourneyI felt kind of like a rockstar after my VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) – I can’t believe I just did this.My second son and third child, Grayson John, was born October 17, 2017, at Our Lady of Lourdes Women’s & Children’s Hospital. Taking a Pregnancy Test on a Hunch I actually found out…
Through All Maternity – Kennedy’s Journey
Kennedy’s JourneyAs a postpartum nurse I’ve taken care of a lot of moms and babies and know what to expect. When I had my third child, I expected a pregnancy similar to my first two, so I was on the lookout for blood pressure issues. But I ended up dealing with gestational diabetes and having…
Through All Maternity – Jacqueline’s Journey
Jacqueline’s JourneyVisualizing that my delivery could go beautifully, that it could even be the best day of my life, helped me have a wonderful, profound experience. Prayer and Scripture also played important roles during my son’s birth.My husband, Andrés, and I welcomed our son, Lucas Andrés, on September 20, 2021, at Our Lady of Lourdes…
Through All Maternity – Jamie’s Journey
Jamie’s Journey Pregnancy is beautiful and scary, but those two feelings can coexist. I didn’t know motherhood would make me…
Through All Maternity – Morgan’s Journey
Morgan’s Journey Being a new mom on this great adventure of motherhood is teaching me a lot about myself as…
Recurring UTI Symptoms Again? Learn What to Do
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a common, annoying problem. According to the National Institutes of Health, women have a 50% chance of experiencing UTI symptoms sometime during life. Once you have a UTI, you have a 27 percent chance of experiencing a second UTI within six months. With UTIs, you experience all sorts of bladder…
ParentingU Podcast: Gestational Diabetes
Pregnancy bring about changes to insulin sensitivity and therefore blood sugar, and for some moms that can lead to gestational diabetes. Carmen Alexis Miller, MS, RDN, LDN, outpatient dietitian at Our Lady of Lourdes Women’s & Children’s Hospital in Lafayette, shares her healthy eating during pregnancy tips, including specific details about managing gestational diabetes, in…
