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
15 Home Remedies for Sore Nipples
Sore nipples can be due to several reasons and can come in the way of successful breastfeeding. Here are 15 home remedies for sore nipples in new Moms. Breastfeeding week just got over in August, and there was a lot of awareness about the benefits of breast milk and breastfeeding, for both Mom and baby….Read More
New Mom Seamless Nursing Bra Review
Modern Moms are lucky in the sense that they have access to a lot of useful information about parenting during the early years. One topic that many Moms do research about is breastfeeding, and now we are well aware of its benefits for both Mom and child. However, breastfeeding does not come easy at the…Read More
How to Wean a Breastfeeding Toddler Gently
Breastfeeding is one of the most discussed topics of motherhood and also one of the most controversial! Every mother’s breastfeeding journey is unique, with it’s own particular set of challenges and joys. And when this journey ends, it entails mixed emotions. This is especially true for the many Moms who are nursing toddlers, since they’ve…Read More
8 Recipes and Tips for Cooking with Breast Milk or Formula
Practically every parenting magazine or article out there praise breast milk to the skies, and rightly so! What else can give your baby such complete nutrition, at the perfect temperature and in the perfect quantity? That’s right – nothing else! While breast milk is great when it’s had straight from the tap, the expressed version…Read More
10 Tips to Lose Weight While Breastfeeding
The only time a woman sees weight gain as a positive thing is when she’s pregnant! During pregnancy, your body makes a lot of adjustments to prepare for the arrival of the new baby as well as its nourishment in the early months. One of these is the accumulation of fat – yes, your body’s doing…Read More
How to Overcome Common Breastfeeding Problems
“Breastfeeding is a mother’s gift to herself, her baby and the earth.” – Pamela K. Wiggins Notice how the above quote talks about who’s first in line to benefit from breastfeeding – the Mom! Yes, with World Breastfeeding Week, everyone is talking about the benefits of breast milk – antibodies, immunity, bonding, warmth etc. etc….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