Keeping up with Breast-feeding week (1-7 August) campaign on Women Fitness caught up with Tiffany Porter, track and field athlete to share her experience with her baby girl, Chidera to help women understand the key essentials especially, the working ones who fail to realize the significance of feeding their babies. Tiffany Porter is a track and field athlete with joint … [Read more...]
Best Positions For Optimal Breastfeeding
Breast feeding is the most beautiful time of a woman's life, yet filled with insecurities. Relax -- feeding your baby is a process you'll soon master. With passage of time, you'll both fall into a rhythm. Biological Nurturing Breastfeeding This position is also referred to as laid-back breastfeeding because it allows for you to be lying back in a reclined position (leaning … [Read more...]
Nourishing Breast Feeding Foods
The World Health Organization suggests that mothers should exclusively breastfeed their infant for the first six months to protect them from common childhood diseases and have longer-term benefits. In order to provide the little bunde of joy with nourishing milk a nursing mother needs to consume a certain foods. According to a study conducted by researchers at the Johns … [Read more...]
Craving for Food During Breast-feeding: Tips to Follow
By Katherine Kimber, Registered Dietitian, If you check out on Google, you are going to find lots of information on what you should/shouldn’t eat after having a baby, and in particular, how to lose the pregnancy weight. From taking, green juices, powders, spritzers, and supplements to messages around burning calories, reducing “belly fat” and cutting the … [Read more...]
5 FAQ’s on Breastfeeding Answered by Lactation Experts
World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated every year from the 1st-7th August. The 2020 theme is “Support breastfeeding for a healthier planet.” We got in touch with two experts to gain answers to FAQ's by New Moms: Aubrey Phelps, Perinatal and Pediatric Nutritionist Dr. Kameelah Phillips, Lactation Consultant and Founder of Calla Women's Health. Why Should I … [Read more...]
Breastfeeding: A Potential Ally in the Fight Against Breast Tumors
A nurse led study published by Emilio Gonzalez-Jimenez PhD, of the University of Granada in Spain, and his colleagues suggests "Women who breastfeed for over 6 months are less likely to develop early breast cancer than women who do not breastfeed - as long as they do not smoke." Emilio Gonzalez-Jimenez PhD and his colleagues drew the medical records of 504 women (between 19 and … [Read more...]
Breast-Feeding Helps Mom’s Weight Loss
"Breast feeding - that's my number one secret," for post pregnancy weight loss said Nicelle Herrington after losing 25 of the 29 pounds she gained during pregnancy. Heidi Klum who lost 30lbs in 6 months after her pregnancy also credits breastfeeding for her rapid post-natal weight loss. Women Fitness has a team of trainers, nutritionist, gynecologist to help you shed post-natal … [Read more...]