Posts tagged: lactation
Tips for supporting new mothers!
Something we remember all too clearly, is thinking “we wish we knew what those first few months of motherhood were like, so we could have been more supportive.”
We have written a blog on our top tips to support new mamas, because we know it can be hard to know the best ways to be supportive!
Written by midwife Aliza from Bumpnbub.
8 Tips for Pumping mums, written by a midwife!
8 Tips for Pumping Mums! As you may know, many women will need to pump after giving birth for a variety of reasons. These can include; wanting to increase your milk supply, if your baby is separated from you, if your bub is in the NICU or by choice if...
How to have a Beautiful Birth
Interview with Nadine Richardson Nadine Richardson, doula-turned-entrepreneur, founded She Births® in 2008 when she realised that a majority of pregnant women and their partners were going into labour uninformed and unprepared, leading to many avoidable traumatic birth experiences. We spoke to Nadine recently and asked her to share her tips...
GALACTA-WHAT? – GALACTAGOGUES
What are they and why they’re supporting mums breastfeeding As a naturopath, nutritionist and herbalist, I love to learn about the incredible health enhancing properties of food and herbs. There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t acknowledge the gift that real, wholefoods can give each and everyone...
Love your Boobs: Best nipple creams, bras, cold packs and cookies
World Breastfeeding Week To celebrate World Breastfeeding Week we want to give your best breastfeeding assets some love! We’ve compiled a few of our favourite products to help support your boobs. Best Nipple Creams Little Bairn creates a beautiful organic nipple balm with coconut and avocado oils to moisturize...
For Anyone Crazy Enough to Start a Business in those Early Child Raising Years
Fran's Business Series Phoebe my eldest daughter is 5 and a half, the business turned 4 in May (although it’s nearly 5 years since we first had the idea) and Margot just turned 3. Once you do that math you realize that I was crazy enough to start our business...
Breastfeeding stats and your milk supply at the beginning
96% of children born in 2010 were started out on breastmilk. Fantastic. Of that 96% § 69% were still receiving some breastmilk at 4 months of age. OK. § Only 39% were exclusively breastfed to 3 months. Let’s work on this… § 60% were still receiving some breastmilk...
One Fine Baby - 17th & 18th of October
Come see us at One Fine baby - in Melbourne for the first time from 17 - 18 October 2015, at the - Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton
The Common Oat | A Super galactagogue
The oat is Franjo’s Kitchen main galactagogue ingredient that helps to promote breast milk production.
Oats possess some amazing health properties in addition to being a super galactogoue. They are high in fibre, B vitamins, manganese, phosphorous and magnesium, they are seen as a ‘nourishing’ grain and also a ‘carminative’ in the herbal world.