New Mum
The role of nutrition in postpartum recovery
The postpartum period, sometimes dubbed the ‘fourth trimester’, is a time of significant physical and emotional adjustment and nutrition can play a crucial role in this recovery process – supporting healing, hormone regulation and overall wellbeing. So ideally what should you be eating in the weeks immediately after giving birth and why?
Expressing breast milk: how much and how often should you pump?
Expressing, or pumping, milk is often a key part of many a new parent’s routine – a way for the baby to get the benefits of breast milk without having to breastfeed directly and for both parents to feel more empowered and in control of their baby’s care.