Rum cake has a reputation for being delicious but it also contains a lot of sugar. Many women wonder if this is safe to eat while breastfeeding? The answer is yes, rum cake can be eaten while breastfeeding. In fact, your baby will quickly find out that you have been eating it as they will…
As you know, rare steak contains lots of healthy nutrients that are very good for both your baby’s and your own health. However, there are some guidelines to be followed – particularly if your child is under 4 months. It is not recommended to eat rare steak when breastfeeding if the infant is below four…
You may be wondering if it’s safe to use Tiger Balm in ointment form while breastfeeding. It’s not always easy to tell what’s safe to take while breastfeeding and what’s not. Some medications are considered safe, but others can be harmful to your baby. Most herbal remedies might be OK but you always need to…
You may be wondering if it’s safe to take Halls cough drops while breastfeeding It’s not always easy to tell what’s safe to take while breastfeeding and what’s not. Some medications are considered safe, but others can be harmful to your baby. Can Breastfeeding Mothers take Halls? Halls cough drops are a great way to…
There are no studies that indicate it is unsafe to do foot peels while breastfeeding. The primary concern during breastfeeding would be the preservatives, fragrances and dyes in the foot peel product. While these ingredients should not have an impact on milk supply or infant health they should be avoided to be safe. There are…
Just in the interests of fairness I thought it would be a good idea to post this up. Mothers are constantly urged to breastfeed yet there is little evidence to suggest that it is better than formula milk In 1792, Mary Wollstonecraft said that women who did not suckle their babies “scarcely deserve the name…
UK mothers who breastfeed their children, are celebrating after the government clarified today that mothers are, and always have been, free to breastfeed in public places. Breastfeeding mothers are also protected in law under the provision of goods, services and facilities section of the Sexual Discrimination Act when breastfeeding, whatever the age of the baby,…
I wish that breastfeeding wasn’t such a “hot” topic. I wish that formula feeding wasn’t so commonplace and normal that people assume that the way a formula-fed baby behaves is the way babies should behave. So that long deep sleeps in very small babies were not expected, instead of the hourly feeds, short naps and…
Giving birth by cesarean—planned or unplanned—doesn’t directly interfere with your ability to breastfeed, but recovery and hospital issues can make it harder in the beginning. Here’s what you can do to make breastfeeding easier if you have a c-section: 1. Make it clear that you want to breastfeed. Communicating your priorities beforehand is extra important…
These words “breastfeeding is so much more than just milk” are words I read on Jack Newman’s face book posting, straight away my thought was I couldn’t of said it better. Such simple words, there is more to breastfeeding than just milk and yet to me they are profound. Why because whenever I hear the…
Many mums find themselves in a situation where they need their baby to take milk from another source, it could be due to a hospital appointment with an overnight stay or it could be work commitments, whatever the need is, it can be stressful and full of worries. Not only is there the worry of leaving your…
Bengay is a brand of muscle pain reliever that contains the active ingredients menthol and methyl salicylate. It comes in cream, gel or spray forms. The product must be used appropriately to avoid problems for both you and your baby. This means not using it on broken skin, following package directions carefully and not using…