MAGICAL BREASTMILK

MothersBabies Newsletter: MAGICAL BREASTMILK 5/2/20234 To view the newsletter, click here Breastfeeding is hard. Not enough people talk about how hard it can be. Sure, some people seem to be able to whip out a boob, stick it in their baby’s mouth and be on their merry way…There’s even some pretty incredible photos of yoga […]

The Microbiome and Your Fertility

MothersBabies Newsletter: THE MICROBIOME & YOUR FERTILITY A Review of the Latest Science 29/1/2024 To view the newsletter, click here The topic of microbiome health and fertility is growing in popularity and importance, as we delve deeper into exactly what it means for reproduction and how we might be able to make this relatively new […]

Why Newborn Gut Health is Pivotal

MothersBabies Newsletter: WHY NEWBORN GUT HEALTH IS PIVOTAL 22/1/2024 To view the newsletter, click here As adults, when we hear about ‘gut health’, there often tends to be a focus on the ‘digestive health’ side of things…bloating, constipation, diarrhea etc… Whilst this is not wrong (‘gut health’ includes digestion under its umbrella), it misses out […]

ALL THE CONTROVERSIES…What we really think at MothersBabies.

ALL THE CONTROVERSIES… What we really think at MothersBabies. 15/1/2023 To view the newsletter, click here Pregnancy, birth, and beyond, are all topics that can really raise the heat…Almost without fail, if we write something about breastmilk feeding the good gut bacteria, or c-section babies having a different gut microbiome to vaginally born babies, we […]

GUT GOODIES: PROBIOTIC SMOOTHIE POPS RECIPE

GUT GOODIES PROBIOTIC SMOOTHIE POPS 8/1/2023 To view the newsletter, click here Thought we’d start the year with a simple recipe to keep you cool this summer. These icy pops have the gut-supporting goodness of probiotics from the kefir, the polyphenols in the mixed berries and even some fibre to feed your microbes. INGREDIENTS1 Litre […]

GUT RESOLUTIONS: HAPPY NEW YEAR

MOTHERSBABIES GUT RESOLUTIONS 1/1/2023 To view the newsletter, click here HAPPY NEW YEAR! What will 2024 bring for you? What are your goals and hopes? Is this the year you’re going to start trying for a baby? Or, maybe you already have your due date and know that by the end of this year, your […]

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM MOTHERSBABIES

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM MOTHERSBABIES 25/12/2023 To view the newsletter, click here We want to wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas and holiday season! We hope that it can be filled with love, great food, friends, family, and sunshine and that you might even get to put your feet up for a bit! […]

WHEN ARE YOU HAVING BABIES? 5 Responses to this Nosy Question

MothersBabies Newsletter: WHEN ARE YOU HAVING A BABY? 5 Responses to This Nosy Question 18/12/2023 To view the newsletter, click here Family Christmas gatherings seem to be a breeding ground for nosy relative’s questions… and it’s not unusual for these questions to move verrrrry quickly from “When are you getting married?” to “When are you […]

HOW TO REFUSE THE BOOZE THIS CHRISTMAS

11/12/2023 To view the newsletter, click hereAs the silly season gears up, so too does the societal pressure to catch up with all those people you haven’t seen this year, party hard at your work christmas do, and clink the champers to toast ‘Season’s Greetings’ at all those extended family functions… So, how do you […]

What To Do To Support Bub’s Gut After a C Section

MothersBabies Newsletter: WHAT TO DO TO SUPPORT BUB’S GUT AFTER A C-SECTION 4/12/2023 To view the newsletter, click here There are a variety of reasons people have C-sections… We know that C-section babies have different gut microbiome compositions to vaginally born babies, and that this may alter their immune system development… So, for those who […]