Category: Breastfeeding
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Can you eat barley when you’re pregnant?
The weather is hot, you just want to grab a cool barley drink but your mum is nagging you never to have barley with a baby or you might experience pregnancy loss…… That leaves you wondering, why? You’re tempted to take another sip, but “pregnancy loss” made you real worried. What did the doctors say?…
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How Many Maternity and Nursing Bras Do You Need?
During pregnancy and the post-pregnancy period, women endure a multitude of discomforts and pains. These issues arise due to the numerous changes a woman’s body undergoes in preparation for the baby’s delivery. Various parts of the body, including breasts, experience changes, and maternity and nursing bras serve as essential products for comfort during these transformations.…
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Breastfeeding Benefits to You, Dear Mum
If you don’t know the information above, that’s ok. But you must know that researchers had proven breastfeeding lowers the risk of getting breast and ovarian cancer! Breast Cancer Breastfeeding can reduce the risk of getting breast cancer. This is due to the fact that when you’re breastfeeding, you experience less estrogen (a kind of…
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The Baby’s Crying and I’m Leaking
“I started leaking when my baby boy is crying, which is perfectly understandable. But I also started leaking breast milk when another’s baby is crying?!” Yes, that’s a situation many of us face, and that’s normal. Baby cries, breast milk starts leaking, this is called the let-down reflex. Baby’s cry is one of the triggers…
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The 7 B’s of Attachment Parenting
Attachment parenting, a concept coined by Dr William Sears, emphasizes nurturing the parent-child bond to foster healthy emotional connections. Unlike rigid approaches, it advocates flexibility to meet individual needs. Through the 7 B’s, parents learn practical strategies for strengthening bonds and promoting well-being. Explore the 7 B’s of attachment parenting: Modern fashion and lifestyle often…
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How Ring Slings Facilitate Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding is becoming increasingly popular after facing a tough competition with formula for years. The benefits and value of breastfeeding have been highlighted by medical professionals around the world. Countless studies have shown the benefits of breastfeeding, ranging from post pregnancy weight loss for mommies to improved emotional development for babies. While there are moms who choose otherwise or…
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Benefits of the mama milk
Are you breastfeeding blissfully or are you enduring a toe-curling horror-of-pain that breastfeeding can bring? Probably somewhere in between? Nursing a baby is no easy task. Not all women can breastfeed, some choose not to and some simply just lack the milk supply. I didn’t breastfeed all of my children so there’s certainly no guilt fest coming…
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10 THINGS I DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT BREASTFEEDING
As soon as you mention the word “breastfeeding”, then suddenly everyone has some insights to offer. You often hear about how breastfeeding is beneficial for your baby, and it definitely is, but breastfeeding is surely no easy task that takes time and adjustments. Here are 10 things I wish I had known about breastfeeding before I…
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10 Best Foods to Increase Breast Milk
During the breastfeeding period, many mothers worry about their milk supply, with thousands of questions running through their minds. Is my baby getting enough milk? Is my milk production sufficient? What foods should I eat to increase breast milk? Don’t worry; you are not alone in facing this issue. Since breast milk is the sole…
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Proud To Be A Breastfeeding Mom
As an Australian mom, I’m fortunate to reside in a country that recognizes my legal right to breastfeed anywhere, anytime. While most women can nurse their child without issue, as a breastfeeding mom, I’ve experienced the persistent concern that someone might object or feel uncomfortable in my presence. Before and After Being a Breastfeeding Mom…