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Do you need to eat more calories when breastfeeding?

YES! Why? Unsurprisingly there is an increase in energy requirements during breastfeeding due to the energy cost of producing breast milk, an increase in food intake can be the source needed...

Tips for managing visitors with a newborn

Having a baby is incredibly exciting for everyone who loves and cares about you - they’re dying to hear the announcement, to check in on you, to shower you with...

What I've learned in the 12 months since LJ 2.0

I had big plans to sit down at my computer last Thursday, September 15th to pen a letter - a letter to you, a letter that surmised the last 12 months...

How to continue breastfeeding when you return to work

While it may have its challenges at times, there are ways to continue breastfeeding once you go back to work or study. Then, when you aren’t at work, you can...

5 practical ways partners can offer support during the postpartum period

Practical advice for partners, as recommended by Soteria's readers Whether it’s your first time or you’ve been here before, postpartum is a transition for everyone involved. It’s blissful, intense, challenging,...

What is a letdown?

A letdown [also known as the Milk Ejection Reflex] is a normal and natural response to breastfeeding and like all things each persons experience to this can be different. A...

3 ways you can prepare for the 4th Trimester

A pregnant woman's journey does not end with the birth of her baby - I’d argue that it’s in that moment that it all begins. We know a lot about...

What is a galactagogue?

Pronounced 'gah-lack-ta-gog' galactagogues are foods, herbs or medications that promote or increase breastmilk supply. Our milk support lactation bars are made from ingredients you know, ingredients traditionally known to boost breastmilk...

How to bath your newborn baby

As a nurse and a midwife I've shown many parents how to bath their baby - it's a scary thing to do for the first time, I can definitely appreciate that and...

What to pack in your hospital bag | Your checklist

With a quick google you'll quickly discover that there is an enormous amount of recommendations all across the internet but over the years as I've observed women come in to...

5 ways to increase your breastmilk supply?

Not having enough breastmilk is a very real concern for new mothers + if you're having difficulty establishing a plentiful milk supply for your baby there is hope - let me share...

Everything you need to know about washing baby clothes

Washing baby clothes is really quite simple and may only require a few minor adjustments to your regular laundry routine. Let's jump right in ... Check the label for washing...

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Do you need to eat more calories when breastfeeding?

Tips for managing visitors with a newborn

What I've learned in the 12 months since LJ 2.0

How to continue breastfeeding when you return to work

5 practical ways partners can offer support during the postpartum period

What is a letdown?

3 ways you can prepare for the 4th Trimester

What is a galactagogue?

How to bath your newborn baby

What to pack in your hospital bag | Your checklist

5 ways to increase your breastmilk supply?

Everything you need to know about washing baby clothes

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