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There are a number of things that can be implemented or avoided to increase breastfeeding rates for new babies. These things range from baby being held skin-to-skin for at least the first hour immediately following birth, to opting not to send your newborn to the hospital nursery, to having a birthing team that is supportive … Read more…
How do I Achieve Safe Bed-Sharing? There’s a helpful La Leche League-designed infographic, here, highlighting the seven key recommendations for keeping bed-sharing safe for baby. The most important of these, in light of what was mentioned above, would be that mother is not under the influence of any substances, including tobacco-use. Due to the physiological … Read more…
As mentioned in the first part of this series, our society tends to work against us in parenting. New mothers are not well-supported by governmental and employment policies. Because of this, the early return-to-work often often leads to total exhaustion and desperation. This, in turn, leads to desperate measures such as allowing baby to cry-it-out … Read more…
If you’re a parent, you know sleep-training is a hot topic. Fueled with passion from both sides, some swear by it and claim that it’s the only thing that can be done to teach a child to sleep, while others say it’s not necessary and that baby will learn over time, without it. There’s so … Read more…
We polled a couple three-peat clients to ask why they chose to encapsulate their placenta three times with The Nurturing Root. Below you’ll learn why placenta encapsulation was worth doing over and over. Jillian, mom of 5 notes, “There are many benefits that I personally experienced with placenta encapsulation. My milk supply has been consistently … Read more…
We all covet time. We often feel like there isn’t enough time in our day to get the important things done and then the “extras” usually wind up ignored. “It’s all about prioritizing,” is what we’re told and that tends to ring true. For instance, engaged couples, working without a wedding planner, are estimated to … Read more…
Eat healthy. Satisfy your cravings. Work out. Do not work out. Don’t lift that. Are you sure you can run? Do any of these opinions sound familiar? While pregnant, the conflicting advice runs rampant. So I am here today to bust three popular fitness prenatal myths. If you weren’t working out before your pregnancy, stick … Read more…
We have all probably heard it said a time or two that a pregnant mama should be getting enough protein. Just how much protein is enough though? And what’s the big deal anyway? The recommended DAILY amount for a pregnant woman is around 80 grams. To put it in perspective, one large egg is 7 … Read more…
As a new parent, you anticipate losing some sleep, you anticipate night-feedings, and you accept a level of sleep deprivation. Once you’ve settled in though, things become so hard, so fast. When that sleep deprivation compounds, you might find yourself vulnerable to all the noise that all-too-often blares in the ears of new parents. The … Read more…
One might think there’s little mystery to the umbilical cord, but it turns out there’s a lot to learn about the lifeline connecting mother and baby. Here are 5 interesting facts about that special life-giving link. Umbilical Cord Forms Shortly after Fertilization Soon after an egg is fertilized, it splits in two, half that becomes … Read more…