HAPPY HOLIDAYS
MothersBabies Newsletter: HAPPY HOLIDAYS! 23/12/2024 To view the newsletter, click here We would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and happy holiday season! Thanks so much for your ongoing support… it really does mean the world to us to receive messages of gratitude for our work! We hope that we can continue to bring […]
3 GUT HEALTH TIPS FOR INTRODUCING SOLIDS
MothersBabies Newsletter: 3 GUT HEALTH TIPS FOR INTRODUCING SOLIDS 16/12/2024 To view the newsletter, click here Introducing solids can be exciting, messy, and a tad overwhelming! It also happens to be the time when your bub’s microbiome will change the most dramatically since birth! You are setting your child up for life with healthy eating […]
Breastfeeding & Bub’s Immune System
MothersBabies Newsletter: BREASTFEEDING & BUB’S IMMUNE SYSTEM 9/12/2024 To view the newsletter, click here 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 you’re breastfeeding in a […]
4 THINGS TO TRY BEFORE YOU GIVE UP ON YOUR BREASTFEEDING DREAM
MothersBabies Newsletter:4 THINGS TO TRY BEFORE YOU GIVE ON YOUR BREASTFEEDING DREAM 18/11/2024 To view the newsletter, click here Breastfeeding can be really hard… At MothersBabies, although we know of the benefits of breastfeeding for bub’s microbiome, we also recognise the potential for breastfeeding struggles… For some people (including myself!), breastfeeding does not come easily! […]
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 […]
