You may not know it, but Gestational Diabetes Mellitus is more common than most people realize. That’s because Gestational Diabetes (GDM) is based on hormones. You don’t have to be diabetic or even pre-diabetic to develop GDM during your pregnancy. Hormonal changes in a pregnant body subject a woman to developing diabetes during the time […]
Most doctors will tell you that you need to consume animal products for protein, iron and calcium. I know that I started drinking milk during my pregnancy solely because of a misinformed doctor. My oldest was born with severe respiratory allergies and to this day, I attribute it to my milk drinking while pregnant and […]
It might be counter-intuitive to say the best way to increase your breast milk production is to breastfeed more, but it’s true. The more often your baby latches and suckles, the more it stimulates your glands to produce milk. It may seem discouraging at first, and you may be tempted to put baby on the […]