Breastfeeding and exercise, is it safe?
Research has shown that moderate exercise has no effect on a nursing mother’s milk supply, composition, or baby’s growth. Exercise supports breastfeeding by improving the new mom’s overall well being-...
View ArticleDifficulties with Breastfeeding: Newborn Physical Dysfunctions with the Latch
Breastfeeding is one of the best things a mother can do for herself and her newborn. Newborn babies are designed to thrive exclusively on human breastmilk, which contains the perfect balance of...
View ArticleEating A Healthy Meal With One Hand – fast meals and snacks that can be done...
Building Back Up After Baby – what has taken a hit in your body that needs to be re-nourished? Making a baby is no small feat. I don’t mean the act of conceiving, but the nine months that follows....
View ArticleSuper-Powered Breast Milk: How to Nourish Yourself to Nourish Your Baby
Moms are superheroes and it begins with a nine-month pregnancy, when a woman’s body is nourishing a baby’s body to grow. When the baby is born (after no small heroic feat of labour), breastfeeding is...
View ArticleSafety First: Herbal Medicine and Breastfeeding
For many women, especially while breastfeeding, herbal medicine may pose as a good alternative to conventional therapies. Despite the prevalence of the use of herbs during postpartum and lactation,...
View ArticleTongue-Tie (Ankyloglossia) and Its Treatments
Breastfeeding and Tongue-ties: Tongue-tie or Ankyloglossia is a condition in which the bottom of the tongue is tethered or attached to the floor of the mouth by a membrane or frenulum. This frenulum...
View ArticleReturning to Work and Breastfeeding
Happy World Breastfeeding Week! This is truly one of my favourite weeks of the year – a time to celebrate moms world wide and their commitment to breastfeeding! This year’s World Breastfeeding Week...
View ArticleBlissful Breastfeeding
Have you ever checked e-mails while breastfeeding? Have you ever talked on the phone while breastfeeding? I’ve heard literally hundreds of stories about what moms do while naturally nourishing their...
View Article“I’m sorry if you didn’t get to breastfeed….”
Studies have been done to ask women about their intentions to breastfeed and almost all mothers say they want to! Seriously, like 90-95% or so. If so many mothers want to breastfeed but they aren't...
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