Snookums Electric Breast Pump vs Manual Breast Pump: Which Is Right for You? Choosing a breast pump can feel like one more decision in a very full season — especially when you’re navigating feeds, broken sleep, returning to work, and everything in between. If you’re weighing up an electric breast pump versus a manual breast […]
Load Shedding & Breast Milk Storage Gentle, practical guidance for real South African life Load shedding can feel stressful at the best of times — and even more so when you’re storing expressed breast milk. The good news? With a little preparation and a few calm checks, most parents can protect their milk safely through […]
A gentle look at cleaner, calmer feeding Feeding your baby sits right in the messy middle of parenting — equal parts love, learning, and figuring things out as you go. Between bottles, teats, night feeds, and sleepy mornings, it’s completely normal to wonder which tools genuinely help and which ones are simply “nice to have.” […]
Night feeds are simply a part of early parenting. All babies need them in the early days and all babies outgrow them in time. What you should expect at different ages? Prem or sick babies sick and under weight babies If your baby is born with higher needs than most babies, for instance if your […]
You have just dropped off to sleep and through a haze of dreams hear your baby cry out again for a feed. Your blood turns cold and you ask how is it possible and how long did she stretch this time. But you are up and awake and blearily stagger across to her to feed […]
Feeding and sleep are the two biggest subjects of infancy so it is no surprise that when it comes to getting a good night sleep, the issue of ‘when to feed at night’ is the most frequent question. When will my baby stop needing night feeds? In the early days your newborn needs nutritional support […]
Almost every mom’s greatest challenge is a full night sleep in the first year! We crave sleep and look forward to the day (or night) when we know no one will wake us at 2am for a feed, nappy change, cuddle or dummy! In an attempt to get a full night’s sleep, many a mom […]
Reflux really does play havoc with our baby’s sleep and causes them to fuss more and may even result in feeding issues at times. Here are a few tips to help you cope with reflux: Occasionally reflux is related to lactose intolerance and it is worth just trying to rule this out. If you are […]
We frequently do see that the defrosted breastmilk is not happily taken and the reason is normally the defrosting method. My son is refusing defrosted breast milk, what now? We frequently do see that the defrosted breastmilk is not happily taken and the reason is normally the defrosting method. If breastmilk is defrosted too quickly […]
Pediatric dietician, Kath Megaw has tips to help moms achieve their goals of breastfeeding: Research published in Pediatrics (June 5, 2012) shows that while 85% of mother intend to breastfeed exclusively for 3 months or more, less than 33% actually achieve this. Pediatric dietician, Kath Megaw has three tips to help moms achieve their goals […]