When I had my first daughter during the second year of my pediatric residency, it was both awful and wonderful at the same time. Awful because I never slept. Juggling overnight shifts in the hospital and sleepless nights at home with a newborn meant I had zero time to ever catch up. What made it wonderful was that I had something most new moms don’t: built-in pediatrician friends.

One of my co-founders and best friends, Brooke and I went through residency and our chief year together, and there wasn’t a week that went by when I didn’t “run something by her” about my baby. I asked about everything, whether it was reviewing lab results for mild anemia (which I knew was normal but still made me worry) or asking if her one-legged crawl was okay.

The funny part is, I was a pediatrician myself. I reassured parents about these same things every single day. But when it came to my own baby, all logic disappeared. I needed someone else to tell me it would be okay.​

I realized parents don’t always need a textbook answer. They need a friend who happens to be a doctor and understands both the medicine and the mental load.​

Being a parent is hard. Sometimes you don’t want to research or overthink. You just want to ask someone, “Is it weird that she doesn’t blink enough?” (It’s not.) Or, “Could she have an immune deficiency because she’s always sick?” (She doesn’t.)

That’s exactly why we created My Pediatrician Friend. It started with our own late-night texts with shared worries and grew into something we knew other parents needed, too. We’re here to be that supportive voice in your corner. The one who helps you make smart, thoughtful choices about your child’s health and also tells you that you’re doing an amazing job, even when it doesn’t feel like it.