Did you know I'm also a wine connoisseur? I make pour decisions over at the Unpolished Grape.
I am a black woman who was raised in a black household. (If you are wondering why I am calling myself black rather than African-American, check this out.) Last weekend I was out with some friends and struck up a conversation with a stranger who was black. Somehow we started talking about our kids and…
Meghan Markle dazzled the world as she became the first American Royalty. No, really. She is the first American, let alone African-American to become legit royalty. (Ohh I hope she starts a hashtag or makes some bumper stickers with her face that say #legitroyalty).
I really like Think Pieces. I like seeing how people interpret media that has layers and secrets. It’s like solving a puzzle. Donald Glover, aka Childish Gambino did a number on us with ‘This Is America.’
New motherhood is my life. As an Obstetrician, I see mothers and fathers in their first dear-in-headlights moments of parenthood. Worrying about your children is every parent’s right and it starts in the womb. Am I eating enough? Am I drinking enough? Am I reaching too high? Am I bending too low? Will the baby be…
So Serena Williams had a baby. A beautiful baby girl. But let’s back up. This woman made pregnancy look like body goals. I swear to my Father in Heaven that I NEVER want to be pregnant again (#mythreekids), BUT IF I DID, I’d want to look like Serena. Strong, gorgeous, and courageous. The woman had…
Cardi B, 25-year-old rap mogul, just announced her pregnancy with her fiancé, Migos member, Offset.
What? A doctor with an undercut hairstyle? When did health professionals start doing that? Crowd mentality dominates the world today. People enjoy liking what other people like. If I see an amazing dress or pair of earrings worn by someone who I admire with thousands of likes and comments, in theory, am first in line…
As a mother of three, the last of my brood being a 2-year-old girl, I am currently deep in the trenches of potty-training. I’m winning, though. Anytime we can take diapers and wipes off of the shopping list, we are all winning. I have a few tricks that I have learned along the way, and…
Birth plans are all the rage in pregnancy in the last five to seven years. Every app, every mommy website, every natural birth instructional anything contains mention of and often a template for a birth plan. In this post I will answer the following questions: What is a birth plan? What are some common misconceptions…
In December 2017, the New England Journal of Medicine released this statement: “Women who use hormonal [contraceptives] for more than a year are at a 20 percent higher risk for breast cancer, [though] the overall risk remains low,” and is called “safe and effective.”
I was a resident physician and had just finished performing a c-section. We had helped bring a new life into the world. That usually puts me right on cloud nine, even to this day, but this day I went straight to the desk and put my face down on the cold table.
Hey y’all, it’s Dr. Wendy Goodall McDonald here! I am a board certified Obstetrician Gynecologist in practice in Chicago. My hospital affiliation is with Prentice Women’s Hospital, but I am a partner in a private practice.