Last week, we spoke to Christine Choong, founder of Mamalink and mother to three children, two boys and a girl. All her children are now grown, two are married and her daughter is expecting her first baby. This week, Christine talks about breastfeeding and the lessons she learnt as a mother. How can working...
Sometimes it requires the wisdom earned from personal experience to understand something as basic as how to ensure a good night’s sleep with a very young baby. New parents are typically inundated with a variety of different opinions from well-meaning relatives and friends. This cacophony of voices, each with its own carefully considered piece...
Scientific studies have shown that mother’s milk is the most effective food for babies. It is packed with exactly the right amounts of nutrients and antibodies, matching your baby’s needs at every stage of her growth. Breast milk even changes daily in composition so that your breastfed baby sleeps well at night and feels...
A new study has confirmed that the composition of breast milk changes every 24 hours in response to the needs of the baby. While the morning breastfeed contains natural stimulants equivalent to a wake up call, the nighttime feed is heavy in sleep-inducing components that help babies settle down for the night. The research,...
Ever since infant formula was invented in 1867, it has taken man rather a long time to come around and agree with nature that her way is, indeed, the better way. Study after scientific study have now established that breastfeeding is far superior to bottle-feeding, with breastfed babies shown to have lower incidences of...
