As we grow up and become adults, we think we are arriving at a place where we are in control of our lives – like at a station or a platform where we can confidently gauge and react to what’s going on. But then we have children, and slowly it …
A Tour of my Galactagogue Garden in mid-Spring
It’s the end of May, and I’m letting weeds grow out so I can identify what grows here and learn how to use them: wild mustard, wild lettuce, horsetail, sow’s thistle and more. I put together this little film as a first try – if the summer fires allow, I’ll …
Galactagogue Garden 2 – Buying Starters
Join my little shopping spree for lactogenic plant starters at the very start of spring.
Time for a Galactagogue Garden
SPRING is upon us! Tme for seeds and starting plants. Galactagogue plants include leafy greens, lettuces, herbs weeds, flowers and trees. They support a breastfeeding mom’s milk supply, and provide important nutrients. I’ve written a book on these easy-grow plants, and this spring I’ll document the growth of my own …
Colic Survey – What helped your baby?
Please take a moment to fill out this survey. I am writing a book on colic, looking at how women in different parts of the world deal with colic, and also at modern studies that explore various causes and solutions. Your responses and personal accounts will be very helpful …
Help me decide — which book will be born next? Take the survey.
I am pregnant, as it were, with ideas for many books. If you are a Mother Food Fan, I hope you will help me prioritize my work flow. Which of my books-in-progress should I concentrate on finishing first? Here (click this link) is a survey with anonymity assured. I list nine book …
“Liquid Food” for milk supply
Sometimes drinking can be easier (quicker, less fuss) than eating after childbirth. Beverages that are “tweaked” with spices and ingredients that support milk supply have been loved by mothers around the world: lactation teas, grain-drinks, smoothies, nut-milks, coconut milk and a wide variety of soup. It seems as though getting your …
For every Mom a unique diet
There’s no “one-size-fits-all” breastfeeding diet. A person’s food sensitivities and food preferences play a huge role. Regardless if a mother is vegan or paleo or eating a standard American diet, it is the job of a versatile nutritionist to work with her wherever she’s at. My book Mother Food provides the information that flexible, …
“Why didn’t any one tell me?” Food-awareness for solutions and confidence
Breastfeeding women naturally build their confidence by observing how what they eat affects both their milk supply and their baby, and responding to this challenge with different food choices. This honing of our observational skills, and this attunement to our baby, supports our becoming a calmer, more confident mother. Our culture does not encourage mothers to make …
Deena Cannistraci
Hilary, I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for writing your book Mother Food. I am one of the mothers you discuss in your book with IGT, better known as Insufficient Glandular Tissue. I was not able to produce any milk for my first baby, …