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Mom Hack: Minimize Harmful Air Quality Effects On Your Family
As the winter months approach, air quality in many areas actually deteriorate due to wood burning smoke and pollutants trapped in the cold air. It is also fire season and parts of the western United States experience unhealthy air quality as weather patterns blow in smoke from raging wildfires. The primary pollutant of concern from fires is PM 2.5 which refers to fine inhalable particles with diameters 2.5 micrometers and smaller. Since they are so small they can penetrate deep into the lung ...
Mom Hack: Make Fall Harvest Baby Food Purees
With the fall harvest comes a delicious assortment of just picked apples and pears. There are so many different varieties of apples and pears available this time of year such as Gravenstein and Jonagold apples or Concorde or French Butter Pears. You can let your baby try different flavors by making apple and pear purees. Fall Harvest Apple Puree Baby Food Recipe 1. Use one big apple or pear. Or use 1/2 of a big apple and 1/2 a pear if you want to make a combination puree. 2. Wash the ...
What Are My Breastmilk Storage Options?
Breastmilk Storage Options Whether you’re pumping at home or at work, there are several ways you can store your milk. The most important factors in milk storage are ultimately how and when it will be used. Bottle Storage Bottle Storage Storing breastmilk in bottles is convenient if the milk will be stored in the refrigerator and used within 7 days. Breastmilk can be pumped directly into bottles, and then capped with a screw top lid. Some bottles also use a lid where you can add a nipple ...
Mom Hack: Infant Probiotics
Probiotics in Breastmilk Babies receive beneficial probiotic bacteria from their mother's breastmilk and special sugars to develop the necessary gut bacteria for digestive health. However, sometimes this bacteria balance gets upset. This is common if mom or baby has to take antibiotics or develops thrush. Infant probiotics can reduce harmful bacteria and put the gut flora back in balance. Although more research is needed, baby probiotics may also help reduce colic in babies. Infant Pr...
Become A Breastmilk Donor
Donating Breastmilk For some babies, getting breastmilk from their mothers isn’t possible. A mom could have a medical condition or is undergoing treatment that doesn’t let her nurse her baby. A baby could be a preemie and mom’s milk hasn’t come in yet or the infant could be adopted. Many of these babies need breastmilk in order for them to thrive. If you’re a mom whose freezer is overrun with frozen breastmilk, or you just have an oversupply of milk, consider donating your breastmilk to a mil...
Mom Hack: How to Make Momsicles for Teething Babies
Breastmilk Popsicles for Teething Babies As the weather heats up, and your little one starts teething, some moms rely on homemade popsicles made from breastmilk also known as Momsicles. Since the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends waiting to start solid food until your baby is 6 months old to lower the possibility of food allergies, Momsicles are perfect for babies who start teething earlier. Even when not teething, babies love them as a healthy treat. How to Make Momsicles To ma...
Update Your Lactation Program
Many companies have a lactation program that meets the federal law, including having a place to pump that is not the bathroom and break time to allow women to pump. They may also provide information on breastfeeding resources in the area and company resource groups. However, as local and state laws on pumping in the workplace include specific details, such as how close a mother’s room needs to be to each employee, or what must be provided, companies find they need to update their program to b...
Why Rent A Hospital-Grade Breastpump For Your Home?
Why Rent A Hospital-Grade Breast Pump For Your Home? When people think of hospital-grade breast pumps, they may think they are only used in the NICU for moms with premature babies, mothers with breastfeeding issues, or moms at work. They may think these pumps are unattainable or simply overkill to have at home. However, today’s moms want to have a hospital-grade breast pump in their home for the convenience and efficiency it delivers. There are many reasons why a mom without serious bre...
Creating A True Family Friendly Work Environment
Companies develop family-friendly policies and lactation programs because they know it helps retain employees and improves the company’s bottom line. At your company, benefits and policies for family and lactation support may have been developed and deployed, however the actual employee working environment may not have changed. To truly make a family-friendly environment, both managers and employees need to be supportive toward their co-workers who are new parents. Take a look at the corporat...
Why Rent A Hospital-Grade Breastpump For Your Home?
When people think of hospital-grade breastpumps, they may think they are only used in the NICU for moms with premature babies, mothers with breastfeeding issues, or moms at work. They may think these pumps are unattainable or simply overkill to have at home. However, today’s moms want to have a hospital-grade breastpump in their home for the convenience and efficiency it delivers. There are many reasons why a mom without serious breastfeeding issues may want to pump at home with a hospital-gr...
Taking Care Of Your Pump Tubing
If you're a mom pumping breastmilk regularly, it is important to ensure your tubing is clean and in good condition every time you use it with your pump. While you don’t need to clean your tubing each time, it’s good to inspect and check your tubing after each pumping session. What to look for Moms who pump breastmilk may on occasion find moisture or drops of water in their tubing. It is perfectly normal for some moisture to accumulate in the tube. But you'll want to dry them to p...
Keep Your Moms Hydrated
More companies with mother’s rooms are realizing that providing small amenities to their employees will generate great rewards in employee appreciation and productivity. As companies today add benefits like complimentary meals and services for their employees, many are adding more amenities to their mother’s rooms for breastfeeding mothers. Breastfeeding moms need to stay hydrated during the day both to stay healthy and to produce breastmilk. Having beverages in the mother’s room is a great a...
Snacks For Your Mother's Room
As companies add benefits like complimentary meals and services for their employees, many are adding more amenities to their mother’s rooms for breastfeeding mothers. An easy amenity to add to a mother’s room is breastfeeding snacks. Breastfeeding mothers don’t need to be on a special diet, but since they are busy working and taking care of the baby and their family, it is easy for them to skip meals or not eat healthy snacks. They usually need an extra 300-500 calories a day above their norm...
Breastfeeding and Baby Colds
Taking care of a baby with a cold is difficult since they don’t feel well and have trouble breathing through a stuffy nose. A stuffy nose also can make breastfeeding difficult. Parents may wonder if they should continue breastfeeding while their baby is sick. To help combat cold symptoms and continue to give breastmilk to your baby, here are some tips on what parents can do to help their little one feel better. Should I keep breastfeeding? Breastfed babies receive considerable protection from...
Parents Can Rent Healthy Horizons Breastpumps Online!
Healthy Horizons has launched a new online breastpump rental webstore at www.breastpumprentalsonline.com to make it even easier for new moms to rent a hospital-grade breastpump. Now moms can view available Medela Symphony or Ameda Platinum breastpumps online at our store locations. Choose from our Burlingame, Menlo Park, or Stanford location and rent and pick up your pump there! Breastpumps kits are also available for purchase online and can be picked up along with your pump. Moms who rent o...
Introducing Solids To Your Baby
Introducing baby to solids is often a confusing topic for parents. Parents often wonder when their baby should start, how to introduce solids, and what kinds of foods are best? Plus, the recommendations or “rules” for solids have changed from generation to generation. Your baby’s grandmother may insist you follow guidelines that were standard when she was a new mother, but are no longer recommended. Ideas about which foods should be introduced first could be different across different culture...
