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 ...

Toddler Tales: Potty Training

Mommy:              Do you have to go potty?


Toddler:               No.  (passes gas)


Mommy:              (sniffing.  Smelling something that’s not very fresh.)

Mommy:              Do you have to go poopy?!

Toddler:               Yes.

Mommy frantically gets the toddler on the toilet.

Toddler:               I went poopy!

Mommy:              Are you all done?

Toddler:               All done! I want to take a picture.

Mommy:              A picture?

Toddler:               Yes, of the poopy!

Mommy:              Shaking my head and thinking, “Perhaps I have taken this--blogging, constant picture taking—thing too far. Clearly my child thinks that everything is a "Kodak moment"!
 

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