Breastfeeding?  Here’s a Drink for You

Breastfeeding? Here’s a Drink for You

One of the things that surprised me about breastfeeding was just how thirsty it made me! I was prepared to feel extra hungry and tired, but didn’t expect to be toting around a huge water bottle everywhere.

Lowered Blood Pressure – Yet Another Breastfeeding Benefit

Lowered Blood Pressure – Yet Another Breastfeeding Benefit

Most of us moms have heard of the benefits that breastfeeding comes with. Not only is great for your baby, free, and convenient, but it benefits your health, too. For starters, nursing moms often enjoy quicker weight loss after pregnancy and lower chances of breast cancer. That’s not all, though – check out this article from USA Today.

How to Soothe Engorgement – Help For Nursing Moms

How to Soothe Engorgement – Help For Nursing Moms

My cousin is getting ready to have her first baby in a few months, and I was thinking about her today and reflecting on what it was like a few years ago for me as a new mom. Pregnancy, a newborn baby, and nursing were consuming! There is so much information to absorb, and the [...]

Breastfeeding For Your Child’s Future

Breastfeeding For Your Child’s Future

Did you know that nursing may help boost your child’s future grades in school?
I read an interesting article today on this topic.  I have been a big fan of Dr. Sears ever since my first daughter was born, and I enjoy reading health news and updates from www.drsears.com. Today they posted an article that talks [...]