Can both be done? Breastfeeding and Going back to Work
Saturday, September 3, 2011
HBA2C Birth Story!
I think one of the best things we can do to get ready for labor and birth is to read other people's stories! Here is a wonderful, honesty, raw portrayal of one woman's Home Birth After Two Cesareans!
HBA2C Birth Story ~ Silas!
HBA2C Birth Story ~ Silas!
Inspiration
Pregnancy and Birth is soooo unbelievably beautiful. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise!
The Business of Being Born clip about Pitocin
Have you seen The Business of Being Born? It comes highly recommended (from me!) Here is a clip where the topic of interest is Pitocin....
Looking for ICAN? Connect on facebook!
Here is the ICAN offical facebook page. There are local pages, too. ICAN is the International Cesarean Awareness Network and are a great resource for moms looking for more information on VBACs and more.
The website is found at www.ican-online.org
The website is found at www.ican-online.org
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Increasing milk supply
What can you do to increase your milk supply to continue nursing as long as YOU and BABY want to? Here is some of the best advice we have gathered.
Drink lots and water and get plenty of rest, of course, those are going to be key factors in keeping up with baby's milk supply. Nurse often - we recommend on demand - and be sure to offer both breasts at each feeding.
This is an awesome blog post on increasing mother's milk, shared by our friend Kate. She also shared a recipe on another blog for "Major Milk Makin Cookies," which we are going to have to try out!
Dr. Sears posted a note today on the Best Fats for Lactation, which may be of some help, too.
Fenugreek is often recommended, but apparently it makes you smell like maple syrup! While that certainly isn't all bad, it might get old!
This herb was suggested by another friend: Hormonal Changease.
Best of luck!
(Please note, we are not prescribing or recommending any herbal therapies - that is outside our scope of practice as doulas - but we are passing on information provided to us by others on our FB pages.)
Drink lots and water and get plenty of rest, of course, those are going to be key factors in keeping up with baby's milk supply. Nurse often - we recommend on demand - and be sure to offer both breasts at each feeding.
This is an awesome blog post on increasing mother's milk, shared by our friend Kate. She also shared a recipe on another blog for "Major Milk Makin Cookies," which we are going to have to try out!
Dr. Sears posted a note today on the Best Fats for Lactation, which may be of some help, too.
Fenugreek is often recommended, but apparently it makes you smell like maple syrup! While that certainly isn't all bad, it might get old!
This herb was suggested by another friend: Hormonal Changease.
Best of luck!
(Please note, we are not prescribing or recommending any herbal therapies - that is outside our scope of practice as doulas - but we are passing on information provided to us by others on our FB pages.)
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