Moms in Scrubs

Two nurse moms. Clinical insight. Fierce advocacy. Clarity for families navigating kids with chronic health conditions.

We are Amanda and Jessica, two moms and two parents who have navigated the challenges of caring for children with complex health needs. We know firsthand the fear, the uncertainty, and the exhaustion that come with advocating for your child, whether at the doctor’s office, in the hospital, or at school. We created this page as a safe space for parents: a place where you can feel heard, understood, and supported. Our mission is to share practical guidance, real-life experiences, and heartfelt conversations so that no parent has to walk this journey alone. Through our work as nurses and our experiences as parents, we bring both knowledge and empathy—helping families navigate the medical system, advocate for their children, and find community along the way. This is why we do what we do: because every parent deserves support, guidance, and hope.

11/11/2026

Sunday was Jessica’s daughter’s Breakthrough T1D Walk, and every year it turns into so much more than a fundraiser. 💙

It’s the day we celebrate her bravery. Her strength. Every finger stick, every low at 2am, every time she just handles it and keeps going. And it’s the one day she gets to look around and see a crowd of people who get it, so she feels a little less alone.

This year we hit our fundraising goal 🎉 …which meant her dad had to keep his promise. Tutu ✔️ Unicorn horn ✔️ Nails painted by our very own T1D warrior ✔️ He’s never looked better. 🦄💅

Thank you to everyone who gave, walked, cheered, and showed up for her. You’re part of the reason a cure feels closer every year.

Is there an event that helps your child feel less alone, celebrated and loved? Let us know in the comments ⬇️

11/07/2026

Behind every hospital bracelet, every IV, every long night and every brave smile is a mom carrying more than most people will ever see.

Medical motherhood can make you feel like you have to become tougher, stronger, more guarded.

But here’s your reminder:

You can be strong AND soft.
You can advocate fiercely AND lead with kindness.
You can be exhausted AND still full of love.
You can carry hard things without letting them harden you.

To the medical moms who keep showing up, even when nobody sees the effort…

Your heart is something beautiful. Protect it.

We see you. You are not alone.

Send this to a mom who needs the reminder today! ❤️

11/04/2026

Type 1 diabetes never takes a day off. 💙

No weekends. No sick days. No “I’ll deal with it tomorrow.”

It’s an autoimmune disease. The body attacks the cells in the pancreas that make insulin, so insulin has to come from outside, every single day, for life. It wasn’t caused by too much sugar. It wasn’t caused by anything anyone did. And it can’t be prevented or reversed with diet.

What makes it so hard is that YOU become the pancreas. That means:

🩸 Counting every carb, at every meal and snack
💉 Dosing insulin, where too little and too much are both dangerous
📈 Watching numbers that shift with growth spurts, sports, stress, illness, hormones, even the weather
⏰ Alarms at 2am, juice boxes in the dark, checking on your kid while they sleep
🧠 Making hundreds of small decisions a day that most people never have to think about

And you can do everything “right” and still have a hard day.

November is Diabetes Awareness Month, and World Diabetes Day is November 14. This month, we’re shining a light on the kids, parents, and caregivers carrying this invisible load around the clock, and on the research that will one day make it a thing of the past.

If T1D is part of your family’s story, we see you. Drop a 💙 below, and tell us what you wish people understood.

This post is for educational purposes and is not medical advice.

10/31/2026

Happy Halloween! Jessica here! My daughter has type 1 diabetes. Halloween used to stress me out so much, but we have learned to manage it. We also do the Switch Witch to get rid of most of the candy.

I have learned that she does not do well with the dyes. So she consumes dye free sugar most of the time.

If you have a child who has a health condition that impacts their consumption of candy, do you have tips on how you handle it? Comment ⬇️

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10/27/2026

Jessica here 👋 I want you to meet my friend Kim Goldmacher!

Our road trip brought us near Boston this week, and I finally got to meet Kim in person for the first time. She was one of the first people to reach out after my daughter’s diagnosis (almost 7 years ago), and she’s been in my corner ever since. Our lives have so many parallels, and getting to hug her in real life was such a gift.

Kim is a Nurse Practitioner and a mom who knows this road from both sides. Two of her kids have type 1 diabetes, and one also has celiac disease. Like me, she became a school nurse so she could care for her own kids and other kids like them.

Today she’s channeling that experience into Kim, a nonprofit that trains school nurses, coaches, camp counselors, teachers, and anyone else caring for kids so they know how to safely support children with medical needs.

When the people around our kids are prepared, our kids get to just be kids. Go give her a follow 💙

Thank you Kim, for the incredibly important work you are doing. I know I can speak for myself and others, we are truly grateful for the work you are doing to help keep children safe 💙💙💙

10/21/2026

Life doesn’t stop when you’re a caregiver.

Appointments, medications, infusions, therapies, homeschooling, school pickups, and sports/activities keep coming, even when your family is facing something scary and unexpected, like Amanda’s husband Rob’s upcoming open-heart surgery.

If you’re in a season that feels too full, here’s your reminder: asking for help isn’t giving up. It’s how villages work. ❤️

Swipe for ideas, and tell us in the comments: what’s one thing that has helped you most in a hard season? 👇

Let’s learn from each other!

10/20/2026

We’ve shared a lot about medical parenting here at Moms in Scrubs. But something we don’t talk about as often is what happens when life brings another unexpected medical challenge to your family. 🤍

Amanda’s husband is going to have major open heart surgery soon related to a congenital heart defect, and our family has been navigating a season we never expected.

When you’re already managing diagnoses, appointments, medications, hospital stays, and the daily mental load of caring for medically complex children, it can feel like there’s barely room to catch your breath before something else happens.

Because here’s the thing: being a medical parent doesn’t make you immune to life’s unexpected hardships.

We can be the nurses, the advocates, the ones holding everything together for our kids — and still feel scared, overwhelmed, and unsure of what comes next when someone we love needs medical care.

We’re sharing this not for sympathy, but for vulnerability because we know someone else may be walking a similar road while feeling very alone.

You can be grateful and scared. Strong and exhausted. Hopeful and overwhelmed. All at the same time.
And through it all, we’re holding onto our faith and trusting God in the uncertainty and with our testimony.

If life has handed your family one unexpected challenge after another, we hope you know this: you don’t have to pretend it’s easy here. 🤍

Have you ever walked through a difficult season while already carrying so much? Right now, that’s exactly where we are at ❤️

10/16/2026

“Let’s just wait and see.” 😮‍💨

You brought the binder. The symptom log. The questions. And still left the appointment second-guessing yourself.

As a nurse and a nurse practitioner who are also moms of medically complex kids, we’ve been there. Here’s what we’ve learned: disagreement with your child’s provider doesn’t mean you stop advocating. It means it’s time to regroup.

4 ways to move forward:
1️⃣ Document and clarify: be specific about what you’re seeing and what you’re asking for
2️⃣ Ask for the reasoning: “Can you help me understand what’s leading you to see this differently?”
3️⃣ Consider a second opinion: it’s about an informed decision, not hearing what you want
4️⃣ Know when to escalate: when red flags keep getting dismissed

You can respect medical expertise AND trust what you see in your child every day. Both can be true. 🩺💛

Read the full post on the blog (link in bio), and save this for your next appointment.

💬 Have you ever been told to “wait and see”? Tell us below.

Educational content only, not medical advice.

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