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Mom Hack: Get Baby Ready For Water Play!
Mom Hack for Summer Season Now that it is finally summer travel season, many families plan vacations at resorts and look forward to playing with their baby in the pool or at the beach. Before you go, make sure your baby is ready for some fun in the water. This is especially true if your baby has never been in the water (other than a bath). While some infants love being in the pool right away, others may be afraid and need time to get used to the water. Ensure that your summer vacation goes s...
Healthy Horizons CEO Sheila Janakos Receives Women of Influence Award 2018
Women of Influence Award (2018) In May 2018, Healthy Horizons CEO, Sheila Janakos was named one of 100 Silicon Valley leaders awarded the Silicon Valley Business Journal’s Women of Influence 2018 Award. Their June 2018 edition of the magazine includes Sheila’s mission to make breastfeeding accessible to all mothers everywhere and at every workplace. She is described as an “outspoken advocate for families and a pioneer in the workplace breastfeeding industry.” She is celebrated for providing m...
Ask Sheila: Temporary Break
Temporary Break Veronica asks, “I really want to breastfeed my baby when she is born, but I am afraid that if I get sick or need to take medication I will have to stop. Is there a way to take a temporary break from nursing if needed?” The good news is that even if a nursing mother gets sick, we frequently encourage her to continue to breastfeed her baby. Her breastmilk will provide special protection against any illness to which she has been exposed. Continued nursing permits mothers to pas...
Breastpump 101
Buying/Renting a Hospital Grade Breastpump Top Reasons Why Healthy Horizons Recommends Buying/Renting a Hospital Grade Breastpump: 1. A hospital grade pump helps increase milk supply. 2. A hospital grade pump reduces pumping time by facilitating faster let-down. 3. A hospital grade pump helps mothers who have low milk supply, who are establishing milk supply, and who want to start storing breastmilk. 4. A hospital grade pump quickly alleviates engorgement. Breastpump Guide: Healthy H...
Mom Hack: Nursing Bra Tips
Nursing Bra Tips Whether you are expecting your first baby, or nursing your second, it's important to make sure you are wearing a bra that fits. Breasts can change sizes during pregnancy, after birth, and as your little one grows while breastfeeding. Poorly fitting bras are not only uncomfortable but can cause breastfeeding problems such as clogged ducts and even mastitis. Check that your bras are comfortable and fit well. If you find yourself needing a new bra, here are some tips on fin...
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...
No Lactation Room? Learn from These Pumping Horror Stories!
Pumping Doesn't Have to Be Scary! Parenthood, pumping and baby feeding shouldn’t be scary. But sometimes it is. What shouldn’t be scary is pumping especially when you are doing your best to provide your milk for your baby. We have heard our share of pumping horror stories but, rest assured, there is help to turn a horror story into a happy tale. Lactation rooms and spaces are becoming more and more prevalent especially with the law on our side in many states and territories. However, ...
Breastfeeding Reduces The Risk of Breast Cancer
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month As such, we wanted to highlight that there is a connection between breastfeeding and reducing one’s risk for breast cancer. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a recent study found that only about 1 in 4 people think that a woman is less likely to develop breast cancer later in life if she breastfeeds. This is important to note given that while studies have shown this correlation some people, for some reason, are less ...
Celebrate Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month with Healthy Horizons
Feliz Mes de la Herencia Hispana! This month Healthy Horizons celebrates National Latinx and Hispanic Heritage Month,September 15th to October 15th, which honors and celebrates the rich cultural influences, history and contributions of Hispanic/Latinx Americans in the United States. It also celebrates the many cultures of those who come from, or whose ancestors come from Mexico, Central America, South America, the Caribbean and Spain. There are over 28 countries that make up the Hispanic/L...
BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) Lactation Resources Page
Resources for Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) Chest/Breastfeeding While breastfeeding rates in the United States have increased over the past decade, racial and ethnic health disparities continue. Health disparities are differences in the health of one group of people compared to the health of other groups of people according to March of Dimes. Support, education and resources are all an integral part of a positive chest/breastfeeding experience. These things are not easily acce...
Indigenous Milk Medicine Recap and Resources for National Breastfeeding Month
"Indigenous Milk Medicine is a first sacred food and a sustainable food system that advances rematriation (returning to the sacred mother), public health and ceremony." The second week of National Breastfeeding Month begins with Indigenous Milk Medicine Week. The Indigenous Milk Medicine Collective sponsors the observance every year. What is the Milk Medicine Collective? “The Milk Medicine Collective is a grassroots organization of Native Women, two-spirit, and femme lactation provi...
Black Breastfeeding Week: 10 Years, A New Foundation - Recap & Resources
The final week of National Breastfeeding Month is celebrating Black Breastfeeding Week. Black Breastfeeding Week (BBW) is the sole health campaign with an explicit focus on Black maternal and infant health through breastfeeding. It is the 10th year, of Black Breastfeeding Week which was created in 2013 by three national breastfeeding advocates in response to 40+ years of gaping racial disparities in breastfeeding rates among black women and families. For #BBW22, the theme is 10 Years, A...
Breastfeeding During the Holidays
Over the last few years, holidays have taken on a different meaning and we weren’t all able to get together as much as we had in the past pre-pandemic. Now that we are opening up more and more, in-person gatherings are on the rise. Whether it is to the family for a specific holiday or work-related parties that you may be invited to this season, you may have some more logistics and planning involved if you are a parent of a young one and especially if you recently welcomed a new baby and are...
