The problem with milk-building and colic-reducing remedies is that moms are too exhausted from milk supply struggles or from dealing with their baby’s colic to cook — or sometimes even to eat! Work with me and we’ll make it all easy — or at least, make it manageable. Call: (541) 708 …
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Holistic Lactation Consultant, Hypnotherapist, Author
Hello! If you are looking for emotional support and/or nutritional advice, I may be able to help. I support women through pre-conception and pregnancy, through childbirth and while breastfeeding and weaning. Call me (541) 708-3564 for a ten minute free talk. About Hilary Jacobson Hilary Jacobson lived in Switzerland for …
The Impact of Gluten-Sensitivity on the Lactogenic Diet
The Impact of Gluten-Sensitivity on the Lactogenic Diet Wide-spread gluten sensitivity has developed due to changes in commercial wheat. While not actually genetically modified, wheat has been bred to contain increased levels of gluten, which is the “gluey” protein in wheat. The result is a chewier, gluier, and more delicious dough, which may …
Best herbal galactagogue for the week after childbirth
What is the best herb to support milk supply after childbirth? While looking at records of herbalism around the world, I kept bumping into this information: Stinging Nettle tea after birth. Nettle (Urtica dioica) contains iron to help a mother build new red blood cells, reducing the risk of anemia, …
The Healing Journey
How to feel mothering joy when overcome by birth trauma or breastfeeding grief? We need specialized help which frankly is not available, leaving mothers feeling abandoned and confused. The book Healing Breastfeeding Grief shares ways to work through your various feelings and recover your mothering joy. The book serves as a guide …
Diet is better than Drugs for ADHD
Diet for ADHD? Today I saw this discussed in an article titled: Study: Diet May Help ADHD Kids More Than Drugs The article, hosted on NPR.com, is from 2011. That’s five years ago. Yet — how many parents and their doctors know that they might prevent or treat ADHD if …
Therapy for birth trauma and breastfeeding grief
Testimonials “The sessions with Hilary changed my life. I was in a deep depression before I saw her. I wasn’t able to breastfeed my baby due to many health issues. So my life was dedicated to pumping and trying to build my milk supply. Yet I was so devastated to …
The History of Beer as a Galactagogue
Starting in Sumer The beer used by breastfeeding mothers historically to increase milk supply is different from the beer we drink today, though some modern beers are similar. The ancient civilizations of Sumer and Egypt discovered the secrets of malting and brewing over three thousand years ago, using the barley …
About Malt …
Barley Malt as a Galactagogue, from Stone Age Times to the Present Day The subject of this post is barley malt — an ancient galactagogue. Before there was bread or beer, there was barley, a hardy, nutritious grain that grew in all kinds of difficult terrains. The discovery of barley as a …