Category Archives: breastfeeding and health

La Dolce Mama featured on Tight Bod With a Pod

February 7, 2011 – 1:24 pm

If you read my blog, you know that I believe that looking great and feeling great go hand in hand.  That’s why I’m so excited to be featured on Tight Bod With a Pod’s(www.tbwap.com) website!  I’m not a natural athlete, but I love the way exercise makes me feel and I’m very passionate about healthy [...]

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The amazing healing powers of breastmilk

December 29, 2010 – 8:41 pm

Have you ever squirted milk in your baby’s eye? On purpose? We have all heard that breastmilk has health benefits ranging from eyesight to epilepsy(okay well, I haven’t actually heard that one), but did you know that breastmilk can help your baby today? Here’s milk in your eye. My son had pink eye – probably [...]

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National Breastfeeding Month

September 7, 2010 – 9:30 pm

Was in August, but I didn’t think about it until now. So, here is a link to a video that The Bump made for National Breastfeeding Month. I even learned something! Breastfeeding Awareness Month

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My favorite “cocktail”

August 22, 2010 – 3:13 pm

We had friends over for brunch this morning. Back in our pre-kids days(all of three years ago) brunch would have included recovery cocktails – mimosas and Bloody Marys – to help us get over the night before. Well, while we did go out with friends last night and while the night did include drinking, I [...]

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Breastfeeding and Fast Food

September 24, 2009 – 7:01 am

Breastfeeding has long been associated with health benefits ranging from a reduction in colds, allergies, childhood cancers, and ear infections. The risk of childhood asthma is also reduced by breastfeeding, although a new Canadian study indicates that fast food intake later in life negates the benefits of breastfeeding. Among 8-10 year olds who ate fast [...]

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Tera’s Breastfeeding Story

May 5, 2009 – 12:25 am

Occasionally, I like to have other mamas share their breastfeeding experience. It is nice to hear other voices and know we are not alone in our challenges. This story is from Tera, a mom in California. To sum up my whole experience of breastfeeding, I feel like I learned how to speak a new language [...]

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Hooray for Moms!

May 1, 2009 – 4:48 pm

With Mother’s Day just around the corner, I have been throwing some very obvious hints to my husband that he should do something nice for me. In fact, they are more than hints – my comments have been more like,”Are you doing something great for me for Mother’s Day?” Shameless, I know, but we mothers [...]

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Breastfeeding and Heart Disease

April 30, 2009 – 3:42 pm

We’ve all heard that breastfeeding is good for babies, but did you know it’s good for mamas too? A recent study shows that breastfeeding your children for a cumulative time of 1 year or more reduces the risk of heart disease. For more info, click here.

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