If you approach a mother and inquire about why she breastfeeds her child, you will most likely hear her recite the benefits that breast milk has on the child that is consuming it. However, breastfeeding has been proven to also benefit the mother in terms of both mental and physical...
Many people are under the false impression that minimal amounts of alcohol are harmless during their pregnancy, but this is not necessarily true. If you’re pregnant or trying to conceive, it is best to refrain from consuming alcohol altogether, as alcohol consumption during pregnancy can lead to some pretty serious...
When a couple first begins the process of having a child, perhaps one of the first things that comes to mind is how they will feel or treat the child if it is a boy or girl, or whether or not they have a preference about which gender it is....
It’s essential that nursing mothers eat a balanced diet in order to support their milk supply and production. Their nutrition is also important in order to stimulate the baby’s overall development and to help them recover from pregnancy. Calcium, in particular, is an important mineral for breastfeeding mothers because it...
Most dietitians agree that it’s critical to eat healthy while breastfeeding. However, what does healthy eating for a nursing mother really look like? Priya, an award-winning diet and nutrition expert with credentials from the British Dietetic Association of Health Care Professions, claims the most important thing for nursing mothers is...
Once you master the art of holding your baby while nursing, you’ll find there are many things you can do while nursing. One of the best of these is to interact with your nursing baby, or find a way to do something with your other children. However, you can also...
Opiod painkillers pose significant dangers to unborn babies. If a woman takes opiods during pregnancy, it can lead to neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), in which the newborn suffers withdrawal symptoms soon after birth. Additionally, the risks of miscarriage, pre-term labor, low birth weight and birth defects all increase. The fact...
One of the incidental hazards for nursing moms is that skin may grow over one of your milk ducts, causing milk to become trapped in an inflamed pocket called a milk blister. A warm wet compress can help to open the blister and promote drainage, especially if you do it...
There is at some level a difference between merely telling children to do something as opposed to teaching them why they need to do it. While children do need to learn respect for authority figures and rules, if you rely too much on just obedience, it can leave your kids...
When Glenis Liz-Decuir and her wife were expecting their third child, they decided together that both of them wanted to share in the experience of nursing the new baby, and began to explore the possibility of co-breastfeeding. Co-breastfeeding required Glenis to induce lactation — a process many doctors aren’t even...