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Soothing Silver for Sore Nipples

By: Natasha Uspensky, CHHC Thursday, February 11, 2016 Healthy Baby, Holistic Health, Product Reviews, Wellness Amorini, breastfeeding, Healthy Baby, healthy mama, nursing Permalink 0

Amorini Silver Nipple Soothers | The Organic Beauty Blog

If there’s one thing that comes up ALL the time amongst new moms, it’s sore nipples. First they’re super sore in the beginning, as we sort out shallow latches and supply and get the hang of the whole breastfeeding thing. Then, just when we think we’re home free, around 4-5 months, those babes start getting teeth, and being super distracted during nursing sessions, pulling and tugging at our poor nipples, and occasionally giving them a good ol’ chomp. We’re not there yet, but I assume once the top teeth start coming in at 8-9 months, we’ll be in for a whole new round of drama.

6 Ways to Boost Milk Supply

By: Natasha Uspensky, CHHC Tuesday, January 19, 2016 Diet and Foods, Healthy Baby, Healthy Eating, Holistic Health, Nutrition, Wellness breastfeeding, galactagogues, Healthy Baby, Holistic Health, holistic mama Permalink 0

Boost Milk Supply

A lot of breastfeeding women freak out when they notice their supply dropping while traveling, if they get sick, or around the time they start menstruating again (usually between 4-6 months after birth), and think they need to start supplementing with formula. It doesn’t help that many myself had major drops in supply from all three of these factors, which led me to dive deep into natural ways to boost milk supply. The good news is, I discovered tons of easy peasy things you can do to boost your supply when things get a little dry. Unless there is something medical going on, like hypoplasia (or insufficient breast tissue), there is no reason to start using formula if you want to keep exclusively breastfeeding. If you choose to use formula for other reasons, no judgment here! These ways to boost milk supply are for you ladies (like me!) who desperately want to keep nursing your little one and are faced with a drop in supply.

5 Ways to Use Lavender Essential Oil for a Happy Baby

By: Natasha Uspensky, CHHC Thursday, January 7, 2016 Healthy Baby, Healthy Home, Holistic Health, Lifestyle, Product Reviews, Wellness DIY, essential oils, Healthy Baby, healthy home, natural products Permalink 0

Bali Lavender Essential Oil of Baby I have long since been a huge fan of using lavender essential oil to ease stress and anxiety, but honestly had no idea how versatile a tool it was in the home until little Margaux was born. Since becoming a mama, I have gotten rid of so many household items that could be harmful to my precious little bundle — toxic cleaning supplies (even ones masquerading as natural), dryer sheets, perfumes, air fresheners.. the list goes on and on. I started researching natural replacements for all these things I wasn’t sure I could live without, and was really surprised to see lavender pop up everywhere. Lavender essential oil was about so much more than better sleep and stress release!

Breastfeeding in America

By: Natasha Uspensky, CHHC Friday, January 11, 2013 Healthy Baby, Holistic Health, Lifestyle, Nutrition, Wellness baby formula, baby IQ, breastfeeding, cancer risk, Healthy Baby Permalink 0

Via http://www.lucieslist.com – A survival guide for new moms.

Shield Those Ovaries!

By: Natasha Uspensky, CHHC Friday, September 7, 2012 Healthy Baby, Healthy Home, Wellness carcinogens, Healthy Baby, pregnancy, Radiation, technology Permalink 0

Although intended for expecting mommies, Belly Armor Belly Blankets are something anybody who spends a lot of time with their laptop on their lap should consider. Owning my own business and working from home half the week, I spend a good bit of time hunkered down on my chaise with my Pomeranian, typing away on my laptop. I’ve known for some time about the risks of radiation, particularly to one’s reproductive organs, when keeping a computer on your lap, but I’m not a big desk person, and have been putting off finding a viable healthy solution to this issue in favor of my own coziness. Bad me!

So you can imagine how happy I was to literally stumble upon the Belly Blanket… The perfect solution to my quandary! Even in summer months, I’m usually under a light blanket while I work, so this type of shield is preferable to a bulkier laptop tray designed to have the same effect.

Is radiation from laptops really that big a deal? Recent research points to yes. Earlier this year, the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer declared radiation from laptops and other wi-fi enabled electronic devices a possible human carcinogen due to the effect it has on various parts of the body, including testes and skin. If it can mutate sperm, I’m not going to stick around to find out what it can do to delicate lady-parts, or worse yet, a developing fetus!

A shield such as this is vital for expecting mothers, and I’m starting to think not shielding from electromagnetic radiation just isn’t worth the risk for the rest of us either.

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Natasha Uspensky, chhc

Holistic Health & Nutrition Counselor

NU Health & Wellness

Healthier Breastfeeding Alternatives

By: Natasha Uspensky, CHHC Monday, July 30, 2012 Healthy Baby, Nutrition dairy, Healthy Baby, nu health and wellness, Nutrition, soy Permalink 0

Healthier Breastfeeding Alternatives | The Organic Beauty Blog

In an ideal world, all babies would be breastfed for the first 12 months of their lives. Mother’s milk provides a developing baby with vital nutrients, incomparable immune benefits, and a crucial bonding experience. Breastfeeding lowers risk of obesity, infections, skin conditions like eczema, heart disease, diabetes, asthma, allergies, and improves cognitive development. Committing to breastfeed for as long as possible is a noble and important decision every mother must make. But for those mothers that are either unwilling or unable to breastfeed for a variety of reasons, it’s important to select the healthiest alternative… which may not be what you think.

Research shows that the second best option after mother’s milk is raw, unpasteurized cow’s milk, which provides many similar benefits. The worst possible options are commercial infant formula, which can contain high fructose corn syrup, toxic chemicals, and soy, which can actually hinder the development of your baby, and pasteurized cow’s milk, which is lacking in nearly all of the vital nutrients baby needs.

Mercola.com

For the health of your baby, try to stay away from these commercial formulas, in favor of making your own, homemade formula with raw milk, which provides your baby with essential nutrients second only to mother’s milk. This recipe comes from The Weston A. Price Foundation:

RAW MILK-BASED BABY FORMULA

2 cups whole, raw milk from pasture-fed cows
1/4 cup homemade liquid whey
4 tablespoons lactose
1/4 teaspoon bifidobacterium infantis powder
2 or more tablespoons good quality raw cream, more if you are using milk from Holstein cows
1 teaspoon cod liver oil
1 teaspoon expeller-expressed sunflower oil
1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
2 teaspoons coconut oil (heat to 76° to liquify)
2 teaspoons nutritional yeast flakes
2 teaspoons gelatin
1 7/8 cups filtered water
1/4 teaspoon acerola powder

Add gelatin to water and warm until granules dissolve. Put this and all the other ingredients into a blender and mix well. Transfer to a clean glass or stainless steel container for storage.

To Serve:

Pour 6-8 ounces into a clean glass bottle, attach nipple and heat gently in a pan of simmering water. Don’t over do it, just enough so it’s warm to the touch, then shake well and feed.

Sources:

Raw Milk Facts

Weston A. Price Foundation

Mercola

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Natasha Uspensky, CHHC

Holistic Health & Nutrition Counselor

NU Health & Wellness