PREBIOTICS VERSUS PROBIOTICS: Which are more important for good gut health?
MothersBabies Newsletter: PREBIOTICS VS. PROBIOTICSWhich are more important for good gut health? 1/4/2024 To view the newsletter, click here You’ve probably noticed ‘with added probiotics’ or ‘with prebiotic fibre’ highlighted on the labels of many supermarket products recently… What’s it all about? Do they do the same thing? Which should we aim to get more […]
What NOT to do when introducing solids…
MothersBabies Newsletter: What NOT to do when introducing solids… 18/3/2024 To view the newsletter, click here Are you someone who can’t wait to introduce solids to your baby? Giving your baby ‘real food’ for the first time can feel really exciting…You get to watch a major life experience unfolding before your eyes…the facial expressions, the […]
WHAT HAPPENS TO BUB’S GUT WHEN YOU INTRODUCE SOLIDS?
MothersBabies Newsletter: WHAT HAPPENS TO BUB’S GUT WHEN YOU INTRODUCE SOLIDS? 11/3/2024 To view the newsletter, click here The moment when you give your baby solid food for the first time is also the moment that the composition of their gut microbiome experiences one of its largest and most rapid changes… This moment is also […]
ASTHMA & THE GUT MICROBIOME
MothersBabies Newsletter: ASTHMA & THE GUT MICROBIOME 26/2/2024 To view the newsletter, click here Do you, or any of your close relatives, get asthma? If yes, the research on asthma and its links to the gut microbiome might interest you… If you are thinking of having a baby any time in the future, this information […]
COULD THIS ONE STRAIN OF BACTERIA REDUCE YOUR BABY’S FUTURE DISEASE RISK?
MothersBabies Newsletter: COULD THIS ONE STRAIN OF BACTERIA REDUCE YOUR BABY’S FUTURE DISEASE RISK? 19/2/2024 To view the newsletter, click here It kind of seems like ‘contains probiotics’ is being slapped on more and more labels, from baby formula to chocolate bars, with bold ‘gut-health-related’ claims and the promise of a happier healthier life… But […]
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 […]
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 […]
RECIPE: ONE HEALTHY BABY
MothersBabies Newsletter:RECIPE: ONE HEALTHY BABY 08/05/2023 To view the newsletter, click here RECIPE: ONE HEALTHY BABY INGREDIENTS* 1 pantry & fridge stocked with fruits, vegetables, legumes, whole grains, nuts, seeds, seafood and lean meats for mum-and-dad-to-be. 1 healthy, well-shaped, mobile sperm sample from healthy male. At least 1 good quality egg from 1 female, preferably […]
Footy Hold, Milk Spray & Tongue Ties My Personal Breastfeeding Journey
MothersBabies Newsletter:Footy Hold, Milk Spray and Tongue Ties My Personal Breastfeeding Story 01/05/2023 To view the newsletter, click here A bit of a different newsletter this week… I wanted to share with you one of my own, personal experiences… My breastfeeding story.I’m Clare, nutritionist and professional violinist (weird combo, I know!), and I’m the writer […]
Breastfeeding and Baby Immunity
MothersBabies Newsletter: Breastfeeding and Baby Immunity 24/04/2023 To view the newsletter, click here Breastfeeding and Baby Immunity From the people who tell you to supplement with formula in case your supply isn’t enough for your baby to thrive, to the overly blunt ‘Breast is Best’ campaigns… From those who give you sideways glances when […]