Is It Safe While Breastfeeding?

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Is It Safe While Breastfeeding?

Metformin and Breastfeeding

Metformin and Other Antidiabetic Medicines: Are They Safe to Use When Breastfeeding? Approximately 15 million women, or one in every nine women, in the United States have diabetes – and health outcomes for female sufferers tend to be worse than they are for men. For instance, women have a four times

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How Long After Taking Pepto Bismol Can I Breastfeed?

In this article, we'll explore the safety of using Pepto Bismol while breastfeeding and, more importantly, how soon you can return to breastfeeding after taking it.

Low Milk Supply

6 Drinks That Increase Milk Supply

While the key to successful breastfeeding is often a combination of factors, including proper latch and frequent nursing, the drinks you consume can also significantly enhance milk production.

Is It Safe While Breastfeeding?

Teeth Whitening While Breastfeeding

We explore the potential risks of teeth whitening while breastfeeding, different methods and ingredients, as well as natural alternatives.

Is It Safe While Breastfeeding?

Ashwagandha and Breastfeeding

Severe side effects are uncommon, and many lactation consultants prescribe Ashwagandha. For centuries, Ashwagandha has been an integral part of Ayurvedic medicine, with pregnant and lactating women also making use of its many benefits.

Is It Safe While Breastfeeding?

Penicillin and Breastfeeding

Antibiotics you take can be transferred to your breast milk and potentially affect your baby. This might disrupt your baby's gut bacteria, possibly causing diarrhea and rashes.

Is It Safe While Breastfeeding?

Marijuana & Breastfeeding

It might seem logical to assume that a plant boasting remarkable health benefits like cannabis would be deemed safe, right?

Medical Issues

20 Natural Home Remedies for Colds and Flu While Breastfeeding

Catching a cold or the flu can be challenging, but there are several natural remedies you can utilize to alleviate symptoms and promote a speedy recovery.

Weight Loss/Gain Featured

Balancing Breastfeeding and Fitness

Finding the time and energy to fit exercise into an already packed day can be difficult, especially when you are sleep-deprived and adjusting to life with a new baby.

Interesting

The Importance of Tummy Time

Tummy time is an essential part of a baby's development, and it should be encouraged from an early age. It involves placing a baby on their stomach while they are awake to allow them to develop the strength in their neck muscles, which is necessary for rolling over, sitting up, and crawling.

Low Milk Supply Featured

Does Chamomile Tea Increase Breast Milk Supply?

This herbal beverage can benefit breastfeeding mothers because of its reported galactagogue effects. Essentially, this means that drinking this tea can induce better lactation.

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Is Burdock Root Safe While Breastfeeding?

The DrLact safety score for edible burdock root is 3 out of 8, which is considered low risk. This means that while there may be some minor side effects in the breastfed baby, most scientific studies and research papers suggest that the use of edible burdock root is low risk for lactating mothers.

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Chai Tea and Breastfeeding - What You Need to Know

If you're breastfeeding and considering the health benefits of drinking chai tea, then read through this post first! Learn all you need to know before deciding if chai is right for you.

Attachment Parenting Featured

4 Incredible Benefits of Co-sleeping While Breastfeeding

Is it advisable to co-sleep with a newborn? From both a psychological and biological standpoint, babies are not naturally designed to sleep entirely on their own.

Benefits of Breastfeeding

Smoking and Breastfeeding - Should You Stop Breastfeeding?

Continuing to breastfeed is generally better than stopping, even if you can't quit smoking. The advantages of breastfeeding usually surpass the risks associated with exposure to cigarette smoke.

Herbs

Anise and Breastfeeding

Anise can help manage issues with the milk glands, such as clogged ducts, by ensuring a steady flow of milk.

Diet

The Use of Fennel While Breastfeeding

Fennel contains properties akin to the hormone Estrogen, specifically phytoestrogens, making it a galactagogue. It can boost milk flow and production.

Herbs

Red Raspberry Leaf Tea and Lactation

Red raspberry leaf is an incredible supplement to consider, should you require an increase in breast milk production. Even if you are not short on breast milk, it has such beneficial properties for the entire female reproductive system.

Is It Safe While Breastfeeding?

Taking Melatonin while Breastfeeding

A new mother may be eager to get some much-needed sleep. Unfortunately, Melatonin might not be the best solution, there are many safer alternatives available.

Is It Safe While Breastfeeding?

Nipple Piercings And Breastfeeding

Nipple piercings have become more popular over recent years, and an increasing amount of women are asking this question “What are the effects of nipple piercings on breastfeeding?"

Is It Safe While Breastfeeding?

Pepto Bismol Breastfeeding Safety

The lactation risk assessment is L2, which means that it is “fairly safe." Even though it is not in the safe category, your baby is not in any real danger. Pepto Bismol is not recommended for long-term use. You can go back to breastfeeding your baby, immediately after taking it.

Is It Safe While Breastfeeding?

Can You Donate Plasma While Breastfeeding?

Some mothers worry that the anticoagulant (which prevents clotting while donating blood) will contaminate their breast milk, but anticoagulant molecules cannot enter the breast milk.

Herbs

Taking Olive Leaf Extract While Breastfeeding

Do you think it's possible this is from me taking the olive leaf extract while breastfeeding? He doesn't really like solids that much, but still eats quite a bit. And regularly breastfeeds still.

Interesting

Breastfeeding and Chocolate

The substance Theobromine has been found to be the primary substance that causes severe symptoms, and especially gas in babies.

Diet

Caffeine and Breastfeeding

Don’t worry, you can still drink your coffee! ;-) Drinking any caffeinated beverages in moderation while breastfeeding, will not harm your baby. The thing to remember is, moderation is key.