It’s not just your pregnancy diet, your breastfeeding diet also needs care! Here is a look at some common foods to avoid while breastfeeding. As soon as a woman finds out that she’s pregnant, one of the first things she starts monitoring is her diet. Throughout those 9 months, she takes care to eat more…Read More
Lactation Cookies for Breastfeeding Moms
When your baby is born, it is the most indescribable feeling. You are looking at a part of yourself, at someone you love more than life itself. You want to give your baby all the best things in the world. And you can!! Wondering how? Through your breast milk!! Breast milk has all the vitamins…Read More
Protein Delight Milkshake for Moms
Many people consider stretch marks to be ‘pregnancy stripes’, something similar to what you’d get after emerging victorious from battle – and they’re not wrong! A woman goes through extreme stress during childbirth – physically and emotionally. Right after that, she has to start caring for a newborn and her body is at work again,…Read More
5 Golden Reasons Why I Think Breast is Best
“A baby nursing at a mother’s breast… is an undeniable affirmation of our rootedness in nature.” – David Suzuki When I think about it, I feel really lucky that I was given the choice to breastfeed. It may come as a surprise that many Mommies don’t have the option, and many choose not to. And…Read More
How to Use a Breast Pump and Breast Milk Storage Guidelines
Childbirth is one of the most wonderful but stressful experiences in the life of a woman. After hours of labor and the actual birth, the new mother is left feeling exhausted and sore all over. But even though it appears as if the entire pregnancy-birth phase has ended, a new one begins immediately – that…Read More
Is my Baby getting enough Breast Milk?
One of the biggest concerns that new mothers have is this: ‘Is my Baby getting enough breast milk?”. This concern is the most common reason for starting formula supplementation, and also for early weaning. You can be assured that nearly all mothers can produce an adequate supply of breast milk for their infant. The human…Read More
20 Top Foods that Boost Breast Milk Supply
Every new mother faces the problem of not being able breastfeed their newborn adequately, and also have to listen to many unsolicited advice on what to eat and what not to eat while breast feeding. The focus at this stage should be on nutritionally-dense foods, with adequate calories and lots of fluids. It is believed…Read More