Category Archives: breastmilk

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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Probiotics

October 19, 2009 – 3:17 pm

With the scary flu season about to hit and a limited vaccine supply, you may wonder what you can do to help protect your baby. The answer? Breastfeeding! In a recent study, preschoolers who were given probiotics twice daily for 6 months were found to have a lower incidence of fever, coughs, and other cold [...]

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