Introductions!

Hello everyone. Let me start by introducing myself. My name is Yolandra, also known as DeltaDoc, and I am a pediatrician in Washington, DC. After over 1 year of trying, my husband and I just recently had our first child. As I progress through motherhood, it amazes me how much medical school did not prepare me for the realities of pregnancy, labor/delivery, and motherhood. Although I am a pediatrician, we had to learn about obstetrics and embryology-one of my most exciting rotations was the Ob/Gyn rotation where I was able to assist in bringing new life into the world. It was an absolutely amazing experience but did nothing in terms of preparing me for pregnancy, labor/delivery, and the peripartum period. Training to become and then working as a pediatrician did about the same in preparing me for motherhood. I decided to start this blog while on maternity leave in order to chronicle the joys, pains, successess, and failures in my journey through motherhood. Hopefully, lessons will be learned and laughs will be shared as I post the adventures of my journey!