Top 5 Ways to Increase Your Milk Supply
Since we can’t measure breast milk intake the way we can formula, it is easy to be insecure about your milk supply. If you feel your milk supply is low, here are five suggestions on how to increase it:
Take care of yourself. Eat well and drink plenty of fluids. During nursing, try not to diet. You are still establishing your supply and need a minimum of 1800 calories each day while you are lactating. Fun fact: if you eat high quality foods and limit fats and sweets, you will usually lose weight more easily than a mother who is formula feeding.
Nurse frequently. Try to get in a minimum of 8 feedings in 24 hours, and mo...
Source: Cord Blood News - January 3, 2023 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Maze Cord Blood Tags: babies Health Mothers sex and pregnancy sexual health cord blood milksupply Source Type: blogs
Top 5 Ways to Increase Your Milk Supply
Since we can’t measure breast milk intake the way we can formula, it is easy to be insecure about your milk supply. If you feel your milk supply is low, here are some suggestions on how to increase it:
Take care of yourself. Eat well and drink plenty of fluids. During nursing, try not to diet. You are still establishing your supply and need a minimum of 1800 calories each day while you are lactating. Fun fact: if you eat high quality foods and limit fats and sweets, you will usually lose weight more easily than a mother who is formula feeding.
Nurse frequently. Try to get in a minimum of 8 feedings in 24 hours, and mo...
Source: Cord Blood News - September 27, 2022 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Maze Cord Blood Tags: babies Health Mothers sex and pregnancy sexual health cord blood milksupply Source Type: blogs
How To Naturally Increase Your Milk Supply
Since we can’t measure breast milk intake the way we can formula, it is easy to be insecure about your milk supply. If you feel your milk supply is low, here are some suggestions on how to increase it:
Take care of yourself.
Eat well and drink plenty of fluids. During nursing, try not to diet. You are still establishing your supply and need a minimum of 1800 calories each day while you are lactating.
Fun fact: if you eat high quality foods and limit fats and sweets, you will usually lose weight more easily than a mother who is formula feeding.
Nurse frequently
Try to get in a minimum of 8 feedings in 24 hours, and more i...
Source: Cord Blood News - September 27, 2022 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Maze Cord Blood Tags: babies Health Mothers sex and pregnancy sexual health cord blood milksupply Source Type: blogs
Recommended Workouts During Pregnancy
Worried about potential risks? Don’t be. There just aren’t any if you’ve been green-lighted by your practitioner, you choose the right pregnancy workouts, and you exercise smart. So lace up those sneakers, grab your water bottle (it’s important to stay hydrated when you’re working out for two!), and get moving, Mama!
Here are some safe-during-pregnancy exercises you can try (assuming your practitioner has given the okay):
Swimming: It’s fun, safe, low-impact, and you’ll feel lighter and more limber when you’re in the water! Like any cardiovascular exercise, swimming helps you breathe easier and increases ...
Source: Cord Blood News - August 9, 2022 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Maze Cord Blood Tags: Cord Blood Health pregnancy sex and pregnancy sexual health cordblood cordtissue pregnancy health womenshealth workouts Source Type: blogs
Advancements in Stem Cell Use
It is well known that stem cells found in a newborn baby’s cord blood are rich in (hematopoietic) stem cells, which has been used to treat and cure over 80 different blood and immune disorders and cancers. But what about the stem cells from umbilical cord tissue?
Both Cord blood and Cord Tissue are rich in what is generally known as Perinatal Stem Cells. Based on their origin, perinatal stem cells can be divided into three groups: stem cells from amniotic fluid, placenta and umbilical cord.
Umbilical Cord Tissue is rich in mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). These stem cells are found within the Wharton’s Jelly that fills t...
Source: Cord Blood News - July 19, 2022 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Maze Cord Blood Tags: Cord Blood Cord Tissue medical research stem cells clinical trial mesenchymal stem cells Source Type: blogs
Advancements in Stem Cell Use
It is well known that stem cells found in a newborn baby’s cord blood are rich in (hematopoietic) stem cells, which has been used to treat and cure over 80 different blood and immune disorders and cancers. But what about the stem cells from umbilical cord tissue?
Both Cord blood and Cord Tissue are rich in what is generally known as Perinatal Stem Cells. Based on their origin, perinatal stem cells can be divided into three groups: stem cells from amniotic fluid, placenta and umbilical cord.
Umbilical Cord Tissue is rich in mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). These stem cells are found within the Wharton’s Jelly that f...
Source: Cord Blood News - July 19, 2022 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Maze Cord Blood Tags: Cord Blood Cord Tissue medical research stem cells clinical trial mesenchymal stem cells Source Type: blogs
First Woman Cured of HIV Using Cord Blood Stem Cells
A woman of mixed race becomes the third patient in the world to be cured of HIV, and the first one to do it using a cord blood stem cell transplant.
On Tuesday February 15th, the case was presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections. She received a combination of adult bone marrow and umbilical cord stem cells that contained a CCR5 gene mutation, which has been known to provide immunity against HIV. Using cord blood in this case meant that the patient only needed to be a partial genetic match, which means that it will be a treatment that can be made available to a more genetically diverse patien...
Source: Cord Blood News - February 22, 2022 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Chaya Rothschild, Andrologist Tags: Cord Blood medical research stem cells HIV stem cell transplant treatment Source Type: blogs
How has COVID impacted Pregnancy Rates?
Speculation has been as much a part of the COVID pandemic as isolation, tv show reunions, endless deliveries of Chipotle, eye glass fog and Zoom fatigue. Since most of us have never lived through anything like this, we naturally wonder about our futures. What will work environments look like, what kind of protections will be developed, what can be done about health care inequity and how do we fix the damned supply chain issues? One particular area of societal interest was and continues to be the birth rate, here and around the globe. After all, history tells us that the number of babies born reflect the times in which we ...
Source: Cord Blood News - January 4, 2022 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Jennifer Dembo Tags: babies Cord Tissue parents cord blood pandemic pregnancy Source Type: blogs
Sex During Pregnancy? Here s the Deal
Yes, there will be changes in your sex life while youre pregnant, but many women and men want to know if sex is safe during pregnancy. Communication is key between partners and doctors to ensure everything is fine and continued sex is safe. Intimacy should play a huge role during those 9 months, whether its sex or kissing, cuddling, and caressing. Many women go through stages that range from being extremely sexual to extremely nonsexual. But again, communication lines need to remain open with everyone involved.
When Sex is Safe During Pregnancy
As long as your pregnancy is considered normal, sex is safe during all stag...
Source: Cord Blood News - October 12, 2021 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Maze Cord Blood Tags: babies Cord Blood medical research parents pregnancy FAQ'd Sex and Pregnancy Source Type: blogs
Sex During Pregnancy? Here ’ s the Deal …
Yes, there will be changes in your sex life while you’re pregnant, but many women and men want to know if sex is safe during pregnancy. Communication is key between partners and doctors to ensure everything is fine and continued sex is safe. Intimacy should play a huge role during those 9 months, whether it’s sex or kissing, cuddling, and caressing. Many women go through stages that range from being extremely sexual to extremely nonsexual. But again, communication lines need to remain open with everyone involved.
When Sex is Safe During Pregnancy
As long as your pregnancy is considered “normal”, sex is safe during ...
Source: Cord Blood News - October 12, 2021 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Maze Cord Blood Tags: babies Cord Blood medical research parents pregnancy FAQ'd Sex and Pregnancy Source Type: blogs
Considering Homebirth? Here s One Woman s Story
Experiencing Homebirths
Homebirths are traditionally attended by two midwives, but I also hired a doula (birth coach). Most midwives only take a few clients per month which enables them to really get to know their clients. Each appointment was centered around getting to know me, and my other two children (I had to bring them to most appointments), answering any questions I had and asking how I was feeling. I was grateful I could bring my other two children because many other OB/GYN practices were not allowing women to bring anyone else to their appointments during COVID. Each appointment lasted about an hour.
How To Prep...
Source: Cord Blood News - July 20, 2021 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Maze Cord Blood Tags: Cord Blood pregnancy cordblood homebirth midwife Source Type: blogs
Considering Homebirth? Here ’ s One Woman ’ s Story
Experiencing Homebirths
Homebirths are traditionally attended by two midwives, but I also hired a doula (birth coach). Most midwives only take a few clients per month which enables them to really get to know their clients. Each appointment was centered around getting to know me, and my other two children (I had to bring them to most appointments), answering any questions I had and asking how I was feeling. I was grateful I could bring my other two children because many other OB/GYN practices were not allowing women to bring anyone else to their appointments during COVID. Each appointment lasted about an hour.
How To Pre...
Source: Cord Blood News - July 20, 2021 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Maze Cord Blood Tags: Cord Blood pregnancy cordblood homebirth midwife Source Type: blogs
Stem Cell Research & COVID-19
On May 8th, 2020, Pluristem announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved their PLX cell therapy as an Investigational New Drug (IND) for a Phase II clinical trial in the treatment of severe COVID-19 cases complicated by Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). The study will be a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of intramuscular injections of PLX-PAD cells for the treatment of severe COVID-19.
The patients will be treated with PLX cells, allogeneic mesenchymal-like cells derived from human placentas after the delivery of fu...
Source: Cord Blood News - April 27, 2021 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Chaya Rothschild, Andrologist Tags: Cord Blood medical research stem cells cordblood covid stemcells Source Type: blogs
COVID-19 Vaccine & Pregnancy
The coronavirus pandemic has had long lasting implications for everyone worldwide. For those pregnant, attempting pregnancy, or pursuing fertility treatment, there are many new questions to be considered, and answers can vary by region and situation.
The vaccines available in the US for protection against the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19- produced by Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson, have not been specifically tested for safety in pregnancy. For drug trials to deliberately include pregnant women is ethically complicated, as we want to avoid any remote possibility of causing harm to the pregnancy or the i...
Source: Cord Blood News - April 20, 2021 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Chaya Rothschild, Andrologist Tags: Cord Blood medical research pregnancy safety vaccines Source Type: blogs
In times like these
“Pandemic babies.” If you’re a mom that’s given birth any time within the last year, you may either use this term for your little one freely or shudder viscerally at the expression.
The postpartum stage is challenging enough on a great day…when you have all the support your heart desires from the people and providers you need it from the most. COVID 19, on the other hand, has turned our world upside down, hitting new parents with difficulties they never saw coming. Moms and dads literally have had no choice but to fend for themselves as they try to force something (going it alone) that literally flies in the ...
Source: Cord Blood News - March 31, 2021 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Jennifer Dembo Tags: babies Mothers parents newmoms pandemichealth weseeyou Source Type: blogs
