by hygeiahealth | May 27, 2016 | Breastfeeding, Pregnancy & Parenting, Weekly Round Up
Army wife goes viral for breastfeeding at wedding photo Naomi Jael Covert, a 21-year-old full-time army wife from Vilseck, stormed the breastfeeding world last week when she posted to Instagram a picture of herself breastfeeding 10-month old son at a wedding....
by hygeiahealth | May 24, 2016 | Breast Pump Basics, Breast Pump Insurance, Breastfeeding
Requesting a breast pump… Does that sound like a crazy idea? Breastfeeding can be a wonderful and beautiful experience for both mother and baby, but sometimes, life can complicate the breastfeeding process. Perhaps a baby has trouble latching (often the case...
by hygeiahealth | May 20, 2016 | Breastfeeding, Pregnancy & Parenting, Weekly Round Up
MMA Breastfeeder calls out double standard Jackie Owens is not just a Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Ring Girl, but the mother of three children. She recently posted to Facebook two images, side-by-side: one of herself in the MMA ring and one of herself breastfeeding. She...
by hygeiahealth | May 13, 2016 | Breastfeeding, Pregnancy & Parenting, Weekly Round Up
Breastfeeding rates on the rise in the U.S. How is the U.S. doing in terms of breastfeeding ratess? At least when comparing to itself, we are on the rise! A recent report published by the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, 54 percent of babies were breastfed...
by hygeiahealth | May 10, 2016 | Breast Pump Basics, Breast Pump Insurance, Breastfeeding, Resources
To cut to the chase, if every drop of milk is important to you, closed system breast pumps are also important to you. Mothers, like you, know the value of breast milk. That is why it is handled with utmost care and why expressed human milk is stored in special...
by hygeiahealth | May 6, 2016 | Breastfeeding, Pregnancy & Parenting, Weekly Round Up
Student’s creates public breastfeeding signs for restaurants Student Sophie Mumper took her senior project for to the next level when she started posting “Breastfeeding Welcome Here” signs in restaurants and businesses to promote public...
by hygeiahealth | May 3, 2016 | Breastfeeding, Resources
At some point during pregnancy you probably heard one or two breastfeeding myths. While some were helpful, others probably struck you as crazy. Here is a list of the wackier myths for your reading pleasure. You may recognize a few while others will leave you...
by hygeiahealth | Apr 29, 2016 | Breastfeeding, Pregnancy & Parenting, Weekly Round Up
Hacks to increase milk supply tested and reviewed This mom ran her own experiment in trying to increase her milk supply through several commonly recommended methods. This blog post reports her results on everything from numerous types of lactation cookies to teas to...
by hygeiahealth | Apr 26, 2016 | Breastfeeding, Pumping at Work, Resources
4 Simple breastfeeding tips to help simplify the process: As we all know, sometimes the day-to-day tasks of life can get overwhelming, and the thought of having to breastfeed adds an extra step to your otherwise busy day. These breastfeeding tips will help simplify...
by hygeiahealth | Apr 19, 2016 | Breastfeeding, Pumping at Work, Resources
Get answers for pumping moms at work! We asked moms on our Hygeia Baby Facebook page for some tips on pumping at work and here’s what they had to say: -At first I felt bad about taking breaks to pump, then I thought if I were with my baby and she were hungry, would I...
