Shutterstock Your kid is cranky and whiny. They might even complain their back or tummy hurts. Suddenly, your little hunger-bug with the biggest appetite won’t touch a thing. Then it occurs to you: You can’t remember the last time they pooped! All the signs of constipation are right there. And sure, they make medicine for...
Guido Mieth/Getty Images Ah, menopause. That old chestnut. You know, the life-altering change that you’re forced to go through (rude!) if you were born with a vagina, whether you want to or not. Perimenopause, the five to 10 years leading up to menopause and the permanent loss of your period, can be riddled with unpleasant...
@beachgem10 / TikTok Having a sick child is difficult and often scary. You don’t always know what to do to make them feel better, and it’s made all the worse when they’re too little to tell you what’s wrong. But as cold and flu season approaches, Meghan Martin, a pediatric emergency medicine doctor, mom of...
Even when we don’t think our kids are paying attention, they are taking in the world around them all the time. Sometimes that includes starting conversations we don’t know how to have. Dr. Vicki Chan, an ophthalmologist and mom who posts on TikTok as @vickichanmd, recently had a moment of “freaking out internally” when her...