Celebrating Black Maternal Health Week #BMHW25

Mom and three kids Greetings from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania! Things have been busy. I am still a working mom of three, working full time who is trying to make a difference. I do a lot of things and try to be present so that I can learn from them. I share them on this blog so that we can learn together. Below are some thoughts, hacks, and/or lessons that I have learned from navigating my world. Black Maternal Health Week April 11-17, 2025 I am a Black mom to three wonderful children. I was blessed to have three successful births. While I am an attorney, my third delivery highlighted the potential risks that occur when a physician fails to listen to the birthing person. Initially, I chalked it up to the physician involved and limited it to my personal birthing experience. Then, I learned that I was not special. Overwhelmingly, Black women experience higher rates of birth trauma, birthing complications and negative birth outcomes.  These statistics are what lead to the creation of ...

A Peek Into A Mommy Blogger's World: Saturday

This Saturday was marked by an impromptu trip to a diner for breakfast. We went to Lindo's, a diner in the true sense. It's a greasy spoon and I love it! My routine at diner's is to order two eggs over easy, turkey sausage (where I can), two pieces of wheat toast, and coffee.  I am not a coffee drinker generally, but for some reason when I am in diners I want coffee.
The toddler was a gem. She enjoyed her hash browns with Heinz Ketchup, sausage and toast.  She enjoyed it so much that she didn't even  insist on walking around the entire restaurant.  The only thing she did that was somewhat disruptive was her need to play with the sugar, Extra and Sweet'N Low packets like they were playing cards.
What's been going on in your world?!


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stephaniegiese said…
You are adorable! Thank you so much for linking up. Glad that you had a good restaurant experience. It's always a gamble!