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December 31, 2020
What if time does not heal all wounds?
Time, by itself, does not heal anything. The pain lessons in intensity, but healing does not happen by just passing time. You may have heard the adage, “Time heals all wounds”. This is not a truth. Time helps ease the pain, but true healing means the wounds are still there with newness... Read MoreDecember 8, 2020
Lovelace Medical Center Nurse Residents Graduate Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Alex Garnat, BSN, RN, stepped onto the truck and into the emergency at hand to care for his community of Albuquerque, New Mexico for more than 25 years as a paramedic. He fulfilled his purpose of caring for people in all situations, but his desire to bring his clinical expertise into the hospital... Read MoreSeptember 16, 2020
Why do babies cry?
Should I let my baby “cry it out?” Babies have one way to tell you they are hurt, hungry, sad, scared or uncomfortable: they cry. In human babies, crying is the first form of communication. Studies abound with “proof,” fancy words, diagrams, charts and the opinions from many... Read MoreSeptember 9, 2020
Safe Sleep
This is never an easy topic. SIDS, or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, is when an infant one year or younger dies an unexplained death during sleep. There is nobody to blame for this type of death, but there are safe sleep guidelines that do reduce the risk of SIDS. Newborns can sleep up to 16 hours a... Read MoreSeptember 3, 2020
Power to the Pump
The journey of breastfeeding looks different for every family. Certain circumstances require moms to pump more often, or place of, skin-to-skin feedings. If you find yourself in this boat, we share words of wisdom from your collaborative fellow pumpers: From Jadie: “’Pumping exclusively... Read MoreSeptember 2, 2020
Health vs. Wellness
Aren’t health and wellness the same thing? Actually, no. Health and wellness are not the same, but they do complement one another. It is similar to how your body and mind are linked. How you treat your body affects your mental health and how you think affects what happens to your body. Health... Read MoreAugust 25, 2020
Loving Yourself
Loving yourself is vital; whether you are in a relationship, wishing you were, or satisfied with simply you. Are there risks with loving others? Absolutely. If you first, love yourself, your current and future relationships will be able to thrive that much more. It sounds easy enough, but... Read MoreAugust 14, 2020
Human Milk Banking
A human milk bank, or breast milk bank, is a service that collects, screens, processes and dispenses, by prescription, human milk donated by nursing mothers not related to the receiving infant. The best nutrition for newborn infants is from breastfeeding, when possible, for the first year. Human... Read MoreJune 23, 2020