Alternative Birthing Methods photo credit: eyeliam A birthing method is considered “alternative” if it deviates from what is considered the norm in most modern cultures: a laboring woman enters the hospital, where the staff takes her in as a patient, monitors the birth, and the doctor performs the delivery. Alternative birthing methods include home births, [...]
Taking care of baby when you’re sick is no fun… but can you breastfeed when you’re sick? What about breastfeeding with swine flu (H1N1)? Breastfeeding, in almost all cases, should continue when mom is sick. Most illness in mom is caused by a virus, which are typically most contagious before mom even knows she’s sick. [...]
Galactagogues, herbs used to increase breastmilk production in women, have been used for centuries by cultures all over the world. One mom reviewed a galactagogue tea here. Mother’s Milk is a breastfeeding tea and is available online or at larger health food or natural grocery stores. Review: Traditional Medicinal’s Organic Mother’s Milk I received a [...]
It is possible that as a new mom, there will be times when you will have to be away from your baby for a short period of time. Perhaps you have to travel on business, or there is a medical procedure that you must have, that will make it impossible for you to breastfeed for [...]
Breastfeeding and Medications There is so much conjecture on the issue of breastfeeding and medications, but the truth is, there are ways to judge whether a medication is safe for a breastfeeding mother. However, if you pick up most medicine bottles, you’ll see on the warnings label, “Do not take if pregnant or breastfeeding”. Sometimes, [...]
Your breastmilk protects baby from illness. Even if your baby does get sick, s/he will likely have a much milder case since they’re nursing and getting immune factors in the milk. photo credit: Leonid Mamchenkov But sometimes mama gets sick with a cold and that’s no fun! Moms don’t get to be sick. We have [...]
Smokers usually light up when they are feeling anxious and anxiety is one of the many feelings you feel as a new mother. Of course, if you are a breastfeeding mom you should make every effort to stop smoking. If you simply cannot quit cold turkey, it may surprise you to know that the recommendation [...]