Organic Birth - Placenta Encapsulation South Africa

20/09/2022

An easy online sign up process with Placenta Specialists available in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape. www.organicbirth.co.za

02/08/2022

Prolactin is the "milk" hormone. Necessary for creation of breastmilk. Levels are high in the birthing person during pregnancy, the birth, and postpartum. Men and women naturally have low levels of prolactin.

02/08/2022

Great info!

"Evidence based recommendations for an optimal prenatal supplement for women in the US: vitamins and related nutrients"
A valuable review of studies on nutrition and supplements in preganancy, full free article herehttps://mhnpjournal.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s40748-022-00139-9.pdf

30/07/2022

Hold the mother, not the baby.⁣
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Because the baby’s being taken care of—⁣
fed, snuggled, and given all the love in the world—⁣
by not only the mother,⁣
but her partner, grandparents, siblings, cousins, and friends.⁣
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But the mother,⁣
may have gaps in her mind from lack of sleep,⁣
may be mechanical in her motions as she’s healing,⁣
may feel more like a mess than a mother,⁣
may be sitting in bed, crying, feeling overwhelmed in her body and life,⁣
may be full of mom guilt because in her mind, "she's not good enough,"⁣
and she’s bleeding, wincing in pain, swollen and emotional.⁣
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And the mother’s that baby's whole world and needs to be seen, so she doesn't disappear into that postpartum fog.⁣
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So, hold the mother, not the baby.⁣
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A mother agrees that her baby matters more.⁣
But she’s hurting, while she’s the person behind the baby,⁣
in the background, making it all happen:⁣
feeding her baby at all hours,⁣
snuggling her baby close to comfort newborn cries,⁣
and being that baby’s everything.⁣
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So, it’s the mother who needs your love.⁣
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And a mother will remember who held her up.⁣
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So instead of “I’m coming to see the baby,”⁣
try saying, “I’m coming to see you 𝘢𝘯𝘥 meet the baby, too.”⁣
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Because the mother needs to be held more.⁣

📸: This Mama Doodles
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My Children’s Book 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘖𝘬𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘖𝘬𝘢𝘺: 𝘈𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘴 𝘎𝘦𝘵 𝘉𝘪𝘨 𝘍𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘛𝘰𝘰 is out everywhere: https://amzn.to/317TvVc

24/07/2022

23/07/2022

Scientists have discovered an odorless scent molecule called hexadecanal, or HEX, that is released by humans and impacts aggressive behavior. The HEX molecule is the most abundant molecule released on the newborn baby's head. The researchers found that this molecule reduced aggression in males (biologically important as infanticide is a relatively common event in the mammalian world) and increased aggression in females (key to infant protection). We have shared with parents that when they are skin to skin with their newborn they should remove the baby's hat to allow them to inhale the scent of their newborn as it elicits an entire range of activity in the parental brain. This is one more reason to take a deep sniff! (Mishor et al., 2022)

Source: Eva Mishor et al, Sniffing the human body volatile hexadecanal blocks aggression in men but triggers aggression in women, Science Advances (2021). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abg1530

15/05/2022

04/05/2022

Accurate.

By Anna Denise Floor https://instagram.com/annadenisefloor

11/02/2022

30/12/2021

Breastfeeding is not just natural, it's learned.

18/01/2021

Imagine:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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•having the option to text someone at any time during pregnancy and ask “is this normal?”⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
•sitting with someone and talking through all the pieces of labor and delivery- so you can decide what sounds best to you WITHOUT bias or judgment from them.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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•calling someone in early labor *mildly freaking out* to hear a calm voice explaining where you’re at in the process.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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•showing up at the hospital and being greeted by someone who immediately causes your shoulders to relax.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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•opening your eyes during labor and seeing your partner looking in your eyes- while someone you trust rubs your back.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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•hearing “take a deep breath. We’re going to do this together,” during the hardest part of your labor.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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•having someone lean down close to your ear and explain pushing again when you feel overwhelmed.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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•holding your baby for the first time and noticing that someone is ordering you food.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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This someone is your doula.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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That’s what we do.