Callisto Lactation

01/05/2026

I hate that I’m sharing another formula that is recalled, but if you purchase formula from the UK or Ireland at all, specifically nestle SMA brands, please check the lists in this post for batch numbers that are effected.

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Nestlé is recalling specific batches of its SMA infant formula and follow-on formula.

This is due to the potential presence of cereulide in the batches below. There have been no confirmed reports of any illness but if you’ve bought one don’t feed it to your baby.

The recall notice states you can get a refund: If you have purchased one of these batches, please share a photo of the product and the batch code via https://www.nestle.co.uk/en-gb/getintouch or by calling our careline on 0800 0 81 81 80 (UK) 1800 931 832 (Ireland) and we will refund you.

You can switch to any other first stage infant formula (if you’re using a specialised milk please contact your health professional). I’m assuming the recall means the affected batches are now off the shelves but you can double check any new purchases.

Batch codes can be found on the base of the tin or box for powdered formulas or the base of the outer box and on the side / top of the container for ready-to-feed formulas.

A list of UK products and batch numbers followed by Ireland.

You can check the Nestle website here https://www.nestle.co.uk/en-gb/media/sma-infant-formula-follow-on-formula-recall?_kx=aXTIwfnPEjd8LOiLG1ZmN73fHEcG4TmQLvNnUBOwg7c.RuSAJw

SMA Advanced Follow on Milk 800g
• 52879722AA

SMA Advanced First Infant Milk 800g
• 52319722BA
• 52819722AA
• 51240742F2
• 51890742F2
• 51450742F1

SMA First Infant Milk 800g
• 51170346AA
• 51170346AB
• 51340346AB
• 51580346AA
• 51590346AA
• 52760346AB
• 52760346AD
• 52780346AA

SMA First Infant Milk 400g
• 51350346AA
• 52750346AD

SMA First Infant Milk 1.2Kg
• 51340346BE
• 52740346BA
• 52750346BA

SMA LITTLE STEPS First Infant Milk 800g
• 52740346AD
• 51220346AD
• 51540346AC

SMA Comfort 800g
• 52620742F3
• 51240742F3
• 51439722BA
• 51479722BA
• 51769722BA
• 52049722AA

SMA First Infant Milk 200ml
• 52860295M
• 52870295M
• 53220295M
• 53230295M
• 52870295M
• 53030295M
• 53040295M
• 53070295M
• 53080295M

SMA First Infant Milk 70ml
• 53170742B1

SMA Lactose Free 400g
• 51719722BA
• 51759722BA
• 51829722BA
• 51979722BA
• 52109722BA
• 53299722BA
• 53459722BA
• 51150346AB
• 51500346AB

SMA Anti Reflux 800g
• 51570742F3
• 52099722BA
• 52099722BB
• 52739722BA

SMA Alfamino 400g
• 51200017Y3
• 51210017Y1
• 51220017Y1
• 51250017Y1
• 51390017Y1
• 51420017Y2
• 51430017Y1
• 51460017Y1
• 51690017Y2
• 51690017Y3
• 51700017Y1
• 51710017Y1
• 51740017Y1
• 52760017Y5
• 52790017Y1
• 52860017Y1
• 53100017Y3
• 53110017Y1
• 53140017Y1
• 53140017Y2
• 53150017Y1

Ireland batch numbers

SMA Advanced First Infant Milk 800g
• 51450742F1

SMA Advanced Follow on Milk 800g
• 51240742F2
• 51890742F2

SMA Comfort 800g
• 52620742F3

SMA First Infant Milk 200ml
• 53070295M
• 52860295M
• 52870295M
• 53220295M
• 53230295M

SMA First Infant Milk 800g
• 51590346AB
• 52750346AE

SMA GOLD PREM 2 800g
• 53090742F2

SMA LITTLE STEPS First Infant Milk 800g
• 51540346AD

SMA Alfamino 400g
• 51200017Y3
• 51210017Y1
• 51250017Y1
• 51460017Y1
• 51710017Y1

01/05/2026

Embrace your “mom brain”. It’s unique to those that have created life and it’s a special re-wiring upgrade you get for having a sweet precious babe!

Happy for any and all research that gets done on women! Every little thing is one small victory to understanding a woman’s body. And every symptom we eventually won’t just be told, well that’s just “normal”.

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She Proved Women’s Brains Change During Motherhood, Permanently.
They told her motherhood was instinct.
Hormones.
Emotion.

Something soft. Temporary. Something you went back from once the baby slept through the night.

Then she put mothers in an MRI machine—and proved something far more radical.

Motherhood doesn’t just change your life.
It rewires your brain.

Permanently.

Her name is Pilyoung Kim, and her work changed how science understands motherhood—not as a phase, but as a neurological transformation on par with adolescence.

For most of modern medical history, the maternal brain was treated as an afterthought. Pregnancy research focused on the fetus. Postpartum research focused on pathology—depression, anxiety, breakdown. Motherhood itself was framed as something women handled, not something their brains actively adapted to.

Pilyoung Kim suspected that assumption was wrong.

She noticed a contradiction that wouldn’t let go.

Mothers routinely perform feats of attention, endurance, emotional regulation, threat detection, and multitasking that would overwhelm most people. They read micro-expressions. They wake instantly to subtle sounds. They anticipate needs before they’re expressed.

Yet culturally, motherhood was described as cognitive decline. “Mom brain.” Fog. Forgetfulness. Loss.

Kim asked a different question.

What if the maternal brain isn’t deteriorating—
what if it’s specializing?

Using high-resolution neuroimaging, she began studying women before pregnancy, during pregnancy, and after childbirth. What she found stunned even seasoned neuroscientists.

The brain didn’t just change.

It reorganized.

Regions associated with emotional processing, empathy, motivation, threat detection, and executive function showed measurable structural and functional shifts. Gray matter volume changed. Neural networks strengthened. Sensitivity to social cues increased.

This wasn’t damage.

It was adaptation.

Just as adolescent brains rewire for independence, maternal brains rewire for caregiving. The changes weren’t random. They were targeted. Purposeful. Evolutionary.

Most striking of all?

These changes persisted.

Years later, mothers’ brains still showed patterns distinct from women who had never given birth. The maternal brain did not “snap back.” There was no reset button.

Motherhood left a lasting neurological signature.

This explained something millions of women had felt but couldn’t articulate.

Why they sensed danger before it appeared.
Why they could hold an entire household’s emotional state in mind.
Why they felt both more vulnerable and more powerful than ever before.

It also explained why early motherhood feels so overwhelming.

A brain undergoing structural reorganization is not broken—it’s busy.

Imagine learning a new language while running a marathon while never sleeping fully while being responsible for another human’s survival.

That’s not weakness.

That’s neuroplasticity under pressure.

Kim’s research reframed postpartum struggle in a way many women had never been offered.

You are not failing to cope.
Your brain is actively remodeling itself for care.

The awe in this discovery is quiet but profound.

Motherhood is one of the few experiences that alters the adult brain at a structural level. Not temporarily. Not symbolically.

Physically.

And yet society treats it as invisible labor. Expected. Unremarkable. Something women should endure gracefully without recognition.

Science now tells a different story.

The maternal brain is more attuned, not less.
More responsive, not diminished.
More complex, not compromised.

That doesn’t mean motherhood is easy.
It means it is serious.

It deserves respect—not platitudes.

Dr. Pilyoung Kim didn’t romanticize motherhood. She measured it. And what she found replaced shame with pride.

The fog? A side effect of reorganization.
The intensity? A recalibrated threat system.
The emotional depth? Expanded neural connectivity.

Nothing about this is accidental.

Motherhood leaves a mark because it matters.

And once you see it that way, something shifts.

Exhaustion becomes evidence of work being done.
Sensitivity becomes skill.
Change becomes achievement.

The maternal brain is not a loss of self.

It is an expansion.

One that science finally learned to recognize.

If you value this work and would like to support the time, research, and care it takes to preserve and share women’s history, you can Buy Me a Coffee. Every contribution helps keep these stories alive and accessible, told with respect and truth.
Thank you for being here.
Thank you for remembering.
And thank you for honoring the women who came before us—and the legacy they continue to build.

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11/11/2025

Now it’s all by heart formula toss it. Switch to a different one and clean all surfaces well and sterilize bottles. 💕

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11/09/2025

FYI for mamas using this formula in any capacity. Please check your lot number! Illinois families are being effected which means these lots are likely here in our stores.

https://apnews.com/article/infant-botulism-formula-byheart-recall-fda-cdc-91019e385a98a2fceb26a12005ea3fbb?fbclid=IwZnRzaAN93V1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeGaFslsTgPiqjlq3dDxcu6pohA84is7s8P5XidfTnCE1SOBm0R-24FWubSA4_aem_K_WHEyvmdQ763cMpFlz0Og

10/29/2025

Dying this morning with this reel! 😂😂

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10/23/2025

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🤱🏼☀️

10/21/2025

In case you needed a good way to keep people from touching your sweet babe this winter 🤣🥰😘

Also, may I suggest baby wearing!

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10/19/2025

Girl Bust that wrap out. Yes you. It’s been sitting in a drawer or the closet because you weren’t sure about it. Well, it’s fall and cooler out and wraps are the best!!

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08/26/2025

Okay I adore Lauren and never thought I’d be sharing a reel of hers on my lactation page, but here we are 😂

Once you transition babe to their own crib heres some helpful info. Basically less is more. Crib. Matress. And baby in a sleep sack. Done.

No wedges, no loose blankets, no crib rail covers of anykind. The more you know 💕

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08/25/2025

Monday Mention!

JJ how do I even begin to explain how much of a gem you are to expectant and postpartum mamas! You are the best!

If you are pregnant and looking for a confident and experiences massage therapist during pregnancy this is your gal! She is our local prenatal massage therapist and you can keep seeing her after baby is here! Prenatal is her specialty, but after you use her services, you will want to continue well after baby arrives!

You know I love my Prenatal Princesses.

I also love to help my Mamas grow into their new or expanded role.

What does Postnatal Massage look like at Family Tree Massage and Wellness?

For timing, if you have a regular delivery with no complications, you can receive Postnatal Massage as soon as you are feeling up to it.
With a surgical birth or a birth with complications, I ask that you either obtain clearance from your Healthcare Provider OR wait until after your 6 week check-up. It is important to me that you are healing well and are not dealing with any further complications that would be contraindications for massage.

As far as positioning, we can go back to face down and face up positioning, as long as that is comfortable for you. If that isn’t comfortable for any reason, we simply pull out all the pillows and switch back to the side-lying position.

One other important thing to consider with a Postnatal Massage is if you are nursing and would like to leave your bra on for your session, please make sure to wear a style that unhooks in the back. That way, you can leave it on, but you can unhook it while we work on your back, providing those lovely, long, slow massage techniques that really encourage the rest and restore side of your nervous system to do its thing.

Please contact me if you have further questions about Postnatal Massage or to schedule your next massage session.

08/18/2025

Monday Mention!

Crystal Lake Family Wellness

I love them for babies! Dr Emily is fantastic. But they are family wellness. So older kiddos. And YOU! If you’re needing a pick me up in your life and want consistent results get in touch to get on a schedule that works for you and your family to get adjusted together!

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