by Trish Martin | May 6, 2022 | Birth Weight, Breast-feeding, Breastmilk, Colic, Uncategorized
Rest to digest! In order for a baby’s digestive system to do it’s job properly their nervous system needs to be in a calm state. – this responsibility falls to the parasympathetic nervous system. The PNS lowers blood pressure, promotes digestion and...
by Trish Martin | Feb 29, 2020 | Breast-feeding, Breastmilk, Feeding, Lactation, Sleep
Dream feeds- here are some simple tips. Dream feeding isn’t for every baby but it’s worth a try to see if your baby will sleep for longer stretches during the night. It can work for both breastfed and bottle fed babies. Great way for babies who are mixed...
by Trish Martin | Jan 8, 2020 | Breast-feeding, Breastmilk, Fussy baby
My baby is fussy when feeding! What could be wrong? One of the many reasons why your baby may be fussy on the breast especially later in the day, is because your flow of milk is slower, they are tired or simply not hungry. Here are some of the reasons that...
by Trish Martin | Mar 1, 2019 | Breast-feeding, Breastmilk, Colic, Feeding, Lactation, Milk Supply
Prolactin? This hormone has a lot to do with how successful you will be with breastfeeding. It’s around in small doses when your are pregnant and slowly increases as your pregnancy progresses. Towards the end of pregnancy the prolactin levels are...
by Trish Martin | Jan 22, 2019 | Breast-feeding, Breastmilk, Feeding, Lactation, Milk Supply, Reflux
Does your baby suffer from reflux? Reflux – A diagnoses that is so common among babies these days that I have started to look into how easily doctors are giving antacids to babies as young as 2-3 weeks old. Absolutely babies do suffer from reflux however...
