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If you feel a bit unsure if your family needs support from a Paediatric Dietitian or a Lactation Consultant, or both, you are not alone. I’d like to explain the differences and how I can support your family, since I have the privilege of integrating both professions, which fit together like peas in a pod. [...]
Weight loss is of common interest amongst women after having a baby, and with a healthy diet and exercise, much of the weight gained during pregnancy will be lost naturally during the first year. Gentle weight loss is recommended only after the first month postpartum, unless very significant pregnancy weight gain has occurred. It’s not [...]
By Emma McShane & Nicole Bando WEIGHT LOSS AFTER PREGNANCY There is a lot of pressure from society on women to ‘bounce back’ to their pre-pregnancy weight, however, this is not realistic nor recommended. Some of the weight gained during pregnancy is used to fuel breastfeeding, which is why breastfeeding can help a woman gradually [...]
By Emma McShane & Nicole Bando New mothers need quick, convenient, and nutritious snacks and meals (see ideas & sample meal plan, below).Choose carbohydrate foods that provide a slow, sustained release of energy, such as wholegrains e.g. wholemeal bread with seeds, oats, fruit, dairy, and starchy vegetables, such as sweet potato. These foods manage appetite [...]
By Emma McShane & Nicole Bando Nutrition whilst breastfeeding is vital to optimise the health of both mother and baby. New motherhood is a very busy time, and many women put their own health last. A woman’s remarkable body will produce the live, biodynamic, complete food that is breastmilk that evolves with her baby’s growing [...]
