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8 Ways to Encourage a Chronically Ill Mom
Mommy moments come in all forms: days at the park, backyard barbeques, or meetings at the pool. They are a great time to get to know other mothers and share activities as well as compare notes on child-raising. But as the number of women who live with chronic illness continues to grow, so does the [...]
Breastfeeding a Colicky Baby – How Can a Mom Stop the Pain?
Many women choose to breast feed because the “breast is best” however there are other mothers that breastfeed as well simply to avoid a colicky baby. Unfortunately, it does not work this way and colic is an equal opportunity condition that affects babies that are breast fed, bottle fed, and those that are fed both. [...]
Breastfeeding Mom and Colicky Baby – Steps Mom Can Take to Help
Many times, colic in a breastfed baby can be traced to something in the mothers’s diet.
The worst dietary offender is cow’s milk. Many times, a baby’s digestive tract isn’t mature enough to handle the proteins in cow’s milk which causes a gas builds up in the intestines. When this happens, your baby’s will scream [...]
