It’s getting more popular to delay the baby’s first bath, for a few reasons. One, parents want the chance to bond with their newborn immediately after the birth, and taking the baby away to be bathed delays that bonding period. Two, the baby is born covered with vernix (the thick, white cheese-like substance coating the […]
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Ask The Placenta Lady about Cesarean Birth and Placenta Encapsulation
Ask The Placenta Lady is a show about the birth year. Pregnancy, birth, and postpartum recovery – no question is too strange for The Placenta Lady! Our question for this episode is: “I’m planning a Cesarean birth. Can I still encapsulate the placenta?” Joining us today is Kellyann Battista, of Mind, Body & […]
Ask the Placenta Lady About Milk Production and Placenta Capsules
Ask The Placenta Lady is a show about the birth year. Pregnancy, birth, and postpartum recovery – no question is too strange for The Placenta Lady! Our question for this episode is: “I’m planning to breastfeed my baby. Can I still use the placenta?” Joining us to for this episode is Dallas Bossola, of […]
Hold the gifts, bring the love…
New mothers need a lot of support once the baby arrives. Practical support is the best gift you can bring her! Instead of a new onesie or a diaper tower, consider these options, as described by Sharon Holbrook in a Washington Post article: Bring food. New parents do not have the time nor […]
Breastfeeding is Best for Babies. Period.
You have probably seen the latest mother-shaming campaign sponsored by, big surprise, Nestle. In case you don’t know, Nestle makes synthetic infant formula, and has gotten into trouble from the World Health Organization for its aggressive marketing tactics against breastfeeding. The latest ad campaign put out by the Brazilian Paediatric Society of Rio Grande […]
Advanced maternal age may be linked to decreased congenital malformations.
It is fairly common in our society for women to delay pregnancy, especially when compared to our parents’ generation. For a variety of reasons including career goals and delayed marriage, many women are waiting until their 30’s to start families. Waiting may consider these moms “high-risk” by most obstetricians for being of advanced maternal age, […]