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Motherhood's Hard Questions
Placenta: To eat or not to eat
Is placenta on your menu?
First studied in 1917, the practice of humans eating their own placentas has gained a bit of momentum following some recent-ish celeb partakers (hello, Kim Kardashian). S...

World Breastfeeding Week 2023
Diet for Mastitis - Recovery Menu
Mastitis, a word which sends chills down spines. It conjures images of frozen cabbage leaves and crippling red, swollen breasts. It is a serious condition if not treated appropriately and can lead...

World Breastfeeding Week 2023
BLANQI mamas share their breastfeeding journeys
Producing milk sits on the long list of incredible feats of which mothers are capable. For some, there are parts of breastfeeding that seem to happen automatically, going unnoticed by a breastfeed...

World Breastfeeding Week 2023
Drink it all in...
Every breastfeeding journey is different. Every breastfeeding journey brings with it the good, the bad and the downright painful. But, if we’re honest, doesn’t that perfectly encapsulate motherhoo...

Real Stories of Resilience
The rocky path to my rainbow
BY BETHANY LORENE
Pregnancy is so physically and mentally difficult, even without the added fear of loss. Mothers go through so much to conceive, to nourish their babi...

How pregnancy builds resilient bodies
“A pregnant woman’s body is a scientific wonder.”
Mothers are constantly told they’re superheroes: for holding down the fort, doing unpaid work via the mental load, and, of course, enduring pregna...

9 ways Motherhood makes you stronger
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You somehow manage to function while you’re growing a literal human.
Morning sickness, well-intentioned questions, strangers rubbing your belly, hormones, insomnia etc life must go on, but it’s...

9 things they don't tell you (before you have a baby...)
1. It’s normal to feel overwhelmed.
If you feel like you’re drowning, you’re not doing anything wrong. It really is just that hard. It is totally normal to feel as though you’re overwhelmed by...

9 Things They Don’t Tell You (Before You Attempt Breastfeeding)
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It may not come naturally
You read all the books, went to all the pre-natal classes (including the optional breastfeeding one) and practiced with a doll. But your teensy inverted nipples, or gi...