As a parent, we are taught that fevers are bad, scary and are always of concern. We are taught to

suppress them right away, no matter the temperature, even if the child feels ‘warm.’

Otitis media (OM), also commonly referred to as an ear infection, is described as inflammation

of the middle ear that can be due to fluid build-up behind the eardrum.

Luca was due on December 11th. The evening before, Ryan and I were in the hot tub and he

was telling me that a patient told him the baby won’t come until their father “calls them out” so

jokingly in a very deep and low voice, Ryan said “Luca....come out son...come out.”

If there is one thing that I have realized when it comes to motherhood, not only is it the greatest

transition a woman will ever go through, but it is astonishing to me that there is not much talk about the

nitty gritty postpartum stuff.