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Tips for a Tidy Mother's Room
A clean and organized mother's room welcomes new mothers back to work and maintains a comfortable space for mothers currently using the room. Learn how to keep your mother's room clean and tidy with our top 5 tips. 1. Wipeable surfaces are a must! Make sure the mother's room chair and nearby items are wipeable so mothers and your janitorial staff can easily clean stray milk stains. We recommend purchasing a leather or faux leather mother's room chair. This will not only keep y...
Mom Hack: Protect Your Baby in Cold Weather
Parents may find dressing their baby in the cold winter months challenging, especially as temperatures can swing from freezing cold to a warm day within a week or even during the course of a day. Here are tips on how you can dress your baby to keep them warm for any temperature change in the weather! Dress your baby in layers. Layers allow you to adjust your baby's clothing to the changing temperatures. This is especially important in climates that have wide day to night temperature swi...
Mom Hack: Fun Summer Activities With Your Baby
As the days get longer and the weather warms up, spring and summer usher in new wonders for a baby. Introduce spring to your baby or toddler with these fun activities! Fly a kite - You can try making a kite with your toddler, or buy one. Let your baby enjoy seeing it fly or try flying it together with your toddler. Go on a picnic - head to your nearest park or hang out in your backyard with a basket full of goodies and spread out a blanket. Let your baby have a little tummy time on the bl...
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...
Mom Hack: Prevent Spilled Milk
Do you spill milk when moving it from a bottle to a milk storage bag or from a milk storage bag to the bottle? If you are a pumping mom, use your flange as a funnel so you don't lose a precious drop! See the CDC and Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Guideline below for breastmilk storage: Room Temperature: 3-8 hours Insulated Cooler with Ice Packs: Up to 24 hours Thawed Breastmilk: Use within 24 hours Refrigerated Milk: 5-7 days Freezer: 3-6 months If you are using frozen mi...
Teething and Your Baby
As your baby develops, you may suddenly find they are fussier than normal and biting their fingers and toys. Your little one may have a tooth coming soon! A baby’s teeth typically start to come out around 6 to 12 months, but you may see symptoms of teething as early as 3 months. The lower front teeth usually come in first followed by the upper front teeth 1 to 2 months later. As these teeth start to erupt, your baby may show signs of teething due to soreness and tenderness in the gums. These ...
4 Ways Workplaces Can Help Employees Balance Work and Family Life
How Can Workplaces Help Employees Balance Work and Family Life The key to a successful business is employee satisfaction. There are many ways to make your employees happy, building social relations in the workplace is one them. We’ve all been to the after work social gathering at the bar. The bar scene can be a comfortable environment for some for workers, but it can be the opposite for other employees. It is important to create family friendly workplace events to get a higher employee satis...
Top 4 Reasons to Offer Maternity Parking
Reasons To Offer Maternity Parking Many of our clients are implementing reserved parking for expectant mothers, this gesture is a wonderful way to show your support and ease one of the challenges that comes with working while pregnant. Maternity parking is reserved parking for pregnant women close to the entrance of a building with the intent of making their lives easier as they go through the later or more intense stages of their pregnancy. Maternity Parking is also referred to as Expectant...
5 Things You Didn't Know About Baby Oral Care
We love looking at the heartwarming smile of a baby, here are some ways to continue the growth of those beautiful baby teeth. Some of us have been victims of cavity causing bacteria, and as parents we want to protect our child from the cavity monster. How can a baby know that the bacteria on their teeth will lead to frightful dentist appointments in the future? So it’s up to us, the adults, who have made some dental care mistakes in the past. BUT, a large handful of us have hopefully learned ...
Ask Sheila: Am I Bringing Home Enough Milk From Work?
Erica asks, “My little one is twelve months old and I am barely able to pump any milk when I am away at work. I can be gone for ten hours and I only come home with three ounces of expressed milk. My daycare provider is threatening that she will start giving my baby formula if I cannot provide more milk. She says babies at this age should be consuming eight ounces at a time. This is not possible for me at all. I am so depressed that I am failing at combining working and breastfeeding. I nurse ...
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at Healthy Horizons
Corporate Social Responsibility at Healthy Horizons Healthy Horizons takes great pride in supporting the community in reaching it's breastfeeding and diversity goals. During the 2015 fiscal year, Healthy Horizons wrapped up a program where we distributed 1,500 breastpumps at our direct cost to low-income mothers who wanted to breastfeed and pump, but didn't have the resources. We also gave out 300 free breastpumps to the moms who were most in need. Healthy Horizons employees volunte...
Ask Sheila: Fertility while Breastfeeding
Fertility While Breastfeeding Beth asks, “I am happily breastfeeding my three month old after a rocky start with sore nipples and low supply. I am so relieved that things are going so smooth now and both he and I are perfectly in the groove. I was hoping to breastfeed for two years if possible. My question is when do I need to wean him so I can get pregnant again? When do most moms get their periods when breastfeeding? Is there a way I can get my periods earlier? I really want to have anothe...
Ask Sheila: Breastfeeding with Celiac Disease
Breastfeeding With Celiac Disease Rana asks, “I am eight months pregnant with my first baby and I am planning on breastfeeding. I was told that since I had celiac disease it was better that I just use formula because my antibodies against grains that I make in my milk would cause the baby to also develop celiac disease and that could cause him to not gain weight or grow well. My motherly instincts tell me this can’t be right. What is the latest on this topic?” Your motherly instinct was ri...
Healthy Horizons COO Named 40 Under 40 by Silicon Valley Business Journal
Cassi Janakos Named 40 Under 40 Silicon Valley Business Journal Cassandra “Cassi” Janakos has been selected for the Silicon Valley Business Journal 40 Under 40 2016. She was chosen for her work as COO and Co-Founder of Healthy Horizons and for her volunteer roles with the Society of Women Engineers as a Leadership Coaching Committee Team Lead and now Chair, as well as Region A Lt. Governor. Through Healthy Horizons Lactation Services, Janakos strives to change the way Silicon Valley compan...
Breastfeeding Week 2016
Breastfeeding and supporting breastfeeding is a key component to sustainable development. Sustainable development preserves social, environmental, and economic structures by improving well-being of present and future generations. Environment and Climate Change Breastmilk is a natural, renewable food that contributes to a sustainable environment! The 3 top reasons are: 1. The production of breastmilk is delivered to the baby without pollution, packaging, or waste. 2. The prod...
