Breastfeeding and Illness

Jack Newman [06 February 2010] - Over the years, far too many women have been wrongly told they had to stop breastfeeding. The decision about continuing breastfeeding when the mother takes a drug, for example, is far more involved than whether the baby will get any in the milk. It also involves taking into consideration the risks of not breastfeeding, for the mother, the baby and the family, as well as society. And there are plenty of risks in not breastfeeding, so the question essentially boils down to: Does the addition of a small amount of medication to the mother’s milk make breastfeeding more hazardous than formula feeding? The answer is almost never. Breastfeeding with a little drug in the milk is almost always safer. In other words, being careful means continuing breastfeeding, not stopping. The same consideration needs to be taken into account when the mother or the baby is sick. Read more »

Dominance and genetic make-up

Petro Pretorius [23 August 2008] - A lot of time during pregnancy is spend on thinking what the baby would look and be like, colour of eyes, sex and personality. All of these traits are kept in the egg cell, and sperm and once they have formed one cell they share the genetic make-up of the two parents. Read more »

Ovarian Cysts

Petro Pretorius [23 August 2008] - So after inconsistent periods since Mia's birth I had to go for an ultra sound of the pelvic area, to see if a cause could be found. Read more »