postnatal Archives

sitting in with your child - mother cradling newborn

Sitting in with Your Child – A Modern Confinement with Traditional Values

Guest blog post by Brigitte Linder, Chinese Medicine Practitioner, Safflower Chinese Medicine Clinic As a Chinese medicine practitioner, I have always ...

follow-on formula – breastfeeding mother

Follow-on Formula for Infants is Unnecessary and Unsuitable

Follow-on formula or follow-up milk is often given to infants in place of breastmilk when they’re weaning onto a diet of solids. ...

Ingredients for breastmilk-making fish soup

Breastmilk-Making Fish Soup for Postnatal Care

This is a very traditional breastmilk-making fish soup that Chinese women make for their daughters or daughters-in-law to encourage breastmilk production ...

Traditional Chinese Postnatal Soup

To congratulate Naomi on the birth of gorgeous baby Koben, I wanted to make this traditional Chinese postnatal soup with ...

Guest Blog Post by Pinky McKay – Baby Sleep Regression

Baby Sleep Regression The four-month baby sleep regression, the 12-month baby sleep regression, the 18-month baby sleep regression – what ...

Beating Mummy Burnout

Beating Mummy Burnout is a guest post by Pinky McKay. There’s no burnout without fire goes the saying, and there is ...

This mastitis research looks at probiotics as a possible treatment

Mastitis Research: Probiotics Vs Antibiotics

Probiotics More Effective Than Antibiotics in Treatment of Mastitis In this important mastitis research, probiotics were investigated as a possible treatment ...