(HealthDay)—From 2009 to 2015, there was improvement in breastfeeding rates in most race/ethnicity groups, although disparities between black and white infants widened, according to a study published online Oct. 14 in JAMA Pediatrics. Ruowei Li, M.D., Ph.D., from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, and colleagues…
Breastfeeding may RAISE the risk of food allergies by delaying weaning
Breastfed babies may face more than DOUBLE the risk of developing food allergies ‘because of their delayed introduction to potential triggers’ Japanese scientists analysed how more than 46,000 infants were fed Exclusively breastfed babies were more than twice as at risk, the study found Infants may develop allergies if they…
Babies’ gut bacteria affected by delivery method: Vaginal delivery promotes mother’s gut bacteria in babies’ gut
Babies born vaginally have different gut bacteria — their microbiome — than those delivered by Caesarean, research has shown. Scientists from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, UCL, the University of Birmingham and their collaborators discovered that whereas vaginally born babies got most of their gut bacteria from their mother, babies born…
Protein shakes may not be the answer for post-gym muscle pain
Protein shakes have long been touted as a gym bag essential, consumed by gym-goers in an effort to boost muscle recovery and minimise post-workout muscle soreness, but they may not be the most effective way to relieve aching muscles, according to a new study. Sports scientists at the University of…
Six ways the world has empowered and enabled breastfeeding
In an ideal world, the value of breastfeeding would go uncontested, and mothers would be supported to do it in all places and spaces. But unfortunately this is not the case. Even in the UK, a country which is so progressive in other health areas, breastfeeding mothers do not receive…
Troian Bellisario Opens Up About Her 'Complicated' Relationship with Breastfeeding
Troian Bellisario hates breastfeeding — but she wouldn’t change a thing! The Pretty Little Liars alum, who welcomed her first child with husband Patrick J. Adams last October, opened up in a candid Instagram post on Tuesday about her “complicated” relationship with breastfeeding. Though Bellisario, 33, admitted to feeling frustrated…
Combined breast and gynecologic surgery: Study says not so fast
Breast cancer patients and women undergoing cancer-preventive breast surgeries may consider combining these procedures with hysterectomy and/or ovarian removal. However, a University of Colorado Cancer Center study published in Breast Journal argues against this combined approach: Patients undergoing coordinated breast and gynecologic procedures had a significantly longer length of hospital…
Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi Is Feeling the 'Onset of Mastitis' Three Weeks After Giving Birth
Postpartum struggle is no joke for Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi. The Jersey Shore star, 31, shared on her Instagram Story that she “felt the onset of mastitis starting” three weeks after giving birth to her third child, son Angelo James. “Had the worst chills and fever the other night & I’ve been…
These Amazing Before & After Breastfeeding Photos Are Going Viral
If you’ve ever breastfed, you know how emotional it can be. From latching to weaning, the journey is full of tremendous highs and paralyzing lows. It’s also extremely intimate; breastfeeding forms a bond between you and your babe-un that is hard for others to understand. But one woman is hoping…
Breastfeeding Advice Every New Mom Should Know from One of the Top Experts in the Field
Here’s a secret about breastfeeding: it can be hard in the beginning. Some moms experience pain, some don’t feel they’re getting their baby enough milk and others are just exhausted. But there’s great news here: it can be an incredible experience for both mom and baby, and for those experiencing…
Kristin Cavallari on How Jay Cutler Helped Unclog Her Milk Ducts: 'Harder Than He's Ever Sucked'
Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler aren’t cutting corners on the “in sickness and in health” part of marriage. In a clip from the upcoming mid-season episode of her E! series Very Cavallari, the reality star dishes over a dinner gathering about a time when her football-pro husband helped her out…