We speak to Dr Hillary Fredrickson founder of Cultivate Fertility: she is a naturopathic doctor and Integrative Paediatrics practice specialist and has been working with families for 16yrs. Her main focus is working with women who are #ttc and who… Read More
Recent research shows that over 90% of women struggle in the early days of breastfeeding. For some women this resolves and they can continue on their journey. For others it persists and this can have a very real impact on… Read More
It has long been argued that one of the perks of breastfeeding is postpartum weightloss. However, the science suggests it isn’t actually that simple. We take a look at the reality and even more crucially the nutrients we have to watch that can get particularly depleted during Read More
During pregnancy the focus is all on our bodies and how we can make them the best ‘house’ for a growing baby. Often however, the moment the baby is born we stop focusing on ourselves and switch entirely to the baby. A natural response, however, pregnancy and…
The trouble with the supplement market is that it is highly unregulated. As a result, it is very crowded with hundreds of products and brands and very confusing. Pick up two of the same ‘nutrient’ and you’re likely going to find conflicting amounts. You may even see…
We all know that exercise is beneficial for our health. However, new research shows that even simply walking/increasing steps during pregnancy and lactation can be crucial for your baby’s future health. This is because the latest research has found it actually changes key components in your…
For this edition of ‘Ask the expert’ we had the wonderful Dr Natasha Sriraman. Board certified paediatrician, academic researcher and mother of three. She addressed some major issues that many new parents face. Issues where there is a lot of misunderstanding and misinformation. Issues where…
This week our founder Sarah Heywood is a guest on the ‘Becoming Mum’ podcast and we discuss PCOS/hormonal imbalance and Male fertility. Crucially we look at the science behind the hit to male fertility and what positive things you can… Read More
This week we look at a practical way you can boost a key hormone: Melatonin to protect the all important egg quality. We then look at the science behind boosting breast milk supply (low supply being the number one reason… Read More
Many new mothers give up breastfeeding before they would like to. Many of them do so because of low supply. There are a lot of theories as to why this can happen. There are lots of suggestions of things to help. However, what really works? We turn to the…
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