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11/16/2018

Some good tips in here!

🤢Nausea in pregnancy fave tricks🤢
Some recent research showed some not exactly surprising news - sniffing an alcohol swab is actually more effective for acute nausea than IV Zofran (big gun nausea medicine). This has always been a favorite trick of mine - right in that moment when you see their face blanch white, hand them an open alcohol swab & watch them calm right down.
The absolute most important thing is to keep something in your stomach at all times. Set an alarm on your phone to remind you to put something in your mouth at least every 2 hours. It doesn’t have to be a lot and it doesn’t have to be the most healthy (you have 9 more months to eat kale - if the only think you can stomach is potato chips & soda, eat potato chips & soda).
Peppermint essential oil also works great for sniffing - if you’re vomiting into the toilet, shake a few drops into the toilet bowl so you have something better to smell. Carry it around in your bag for stuffy subway cars or swervy cab rides.
Vit B6 & doxylamine before bed will make you sleepy, but it will also prevent nausea the next day. You can get this prescribed as diclegis or take the ingredients separately as bought over the counter.
Ginger, of course, as tea, candy, cookie, powdered in a capsule, or even just munching right on the root, is excellent.
Some herbs work by stimulating appetite and some by stimulating digestion, keeping things moving in a downward (rather than upward) direction, such as milk thistle tea and anise & fennel tea.
Acupuncture, of course, is magical for nausea.
What are your favorite tricks???

11/16/2018

There are plenty of reasons having a doula on your birthing team can make the experience better. For starters, it can improve your birth outcome. According to the American College of Obstetricians …

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06/28/2018

So. Legit. 😂

Who made this awesomeness?! A reverse image search had no matches, dagnabit.

06/28/2018

This news just in - when you visit breastfed baby, you are likely to see a little bit of breast. 😱

Tips for how to react when confronted with a tiny bit of breast (which you can see because the breast is where the milk is and the milk is what the baby drinks.)🤔

1 - Keep talking to mum as before.

2 - Do not leave the room unless asked, do not ask mum to leave the room.

3 - Tell mum she is doing brilliantly and you are proud of her.

4 - If mum is struggling, get her good face to face support. A bottle is not face to face breastfeeding support.

5 - Bring food. Bring drinks. Make the food. Pour the drinks.💕

6 - If the baby cries, give the baby to mum. Do not attempt to walk around shushing, patting saying it worked for your baby. This baby wants mum.

*Remember - visiting a breastfed baby may result in exposure to breasts, oxytocin, melatonin and all round feel good hormones*

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