Little Maia Wellness

08/04/2025

Urgent recall on prenatal vitamins -**

Several vitamin and perinatal (including preconception) products are being recalled due to a lack of or excessive levels of potassium iodine.

16/03/2025

Whats the first guys point, calories in/calories out? (Thats not the way it work for 40+women by the way)
Hes just proven that lady gals-check before you sign up with a trainer.
My 5kg instant weight gain with NO change in lifestyle, from the Mirena IUD to stop Perimenopausal bleeding-FACT.
I eat next to nothing, survive on simple carbs and always have and 5kg has been pulled from thin air 😱 I was underweight before so its healthy for me but…. Hormones-fact.

10/03/2025

Get to have baby cuddles in the morning 🧚🏻💕

07/11/2024

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So many mums feel they need to put on a brave face and hide how they’re feeling.
But taking off the mask is the bravest thing you can do ❤️

Art by

30/09/2024

This!

Did you put a lot of pressure on yourself to achieve things during your maternity leave?

Do you have grand plans to renovate, do those DIY projects you’ve been putting off, or even begin your own business.

You’re not alone.

Many of us make plans to catch up on reading, learn a language or start studying only to find that life with a newborn is completely different to what we expected.

There are days when just taking a shower or leaving the house will be the only thing you’ll manage — and that’s OK.

Be kind to yourself. The novel can wait ;)

07/09/2024

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A new study has found that the length of paid maternity leave corresponds to the number of mothers suffering from postnatal depression.

08/08/2024

The Galveston Diet Mary Claire Haver, MD has all the best words ❤️

Truth.

06/08/2024

Thanks The Bubble - great post!

A really interesting fact about human breast milk that you should know about!

Milk is a mammalian innovation, common from humans to hippos, its ingredients varying according to what each species needs. Human milk is a particular marvel. Every mammal mother produces complex sugars called oligosaccharides, but human moth­ers, for some reason, churn out an exceptional variety: so far, scientists have identified more than two hundred human milk oligosaccharides, or H.M.O.s. They are the third-most plentiful ingredient in human milk, after lactose and fats, and their structure ought to make them a rich source of energy for growing babies—but babies cannot digest them.

Why would a mother expend so much energy manufacturing these complicated chemicals if they were apparently useless to her child? Why hasn’t natural selection put its foot down on such a wasteful practice? Here’s a clue: H.M.O.s pass through the stom­ach and the small intestine unharmed, landing in the large intestine, where most of our bacteria live. What if they aren’t food for babies at all? What if they are food for microbes?

These sugars pass to the large intestine, where they nourish beneficial gut bacteria, specifically Bifidobacterium longum infantis. This microbe thrives on H.M.O.s, outcompeting others and benefiting infants by releasing nutrients and strengthening the gut barrier. Unlike other mammals, human milk has an exceptional quantity and variety of H.M.O.s, possibly due to evolutionary pressures for brain development and disease protection.

Pretty cool, huh?

Reference:
'Breast-Feeding the Microbiome'
The New Yorker

World Breastfeeding Week 2024 | 1 to 7 August

05/08/2024

Perfect picture of how a breastfeeding baby approaches the ni**le for a great fit or ‘latch’.
Surprised?
Lemme know in the comments 👇🏻

It's World Breastfeeding Week and this year the theme is 'Closing the gap; Breastfeeding for all.' This illustration is my take. Getting a latch just right is a skill, and many breastfeeding journeys are cut short because it isn't quite right. Access to expert, timely and affordable (preferably free!) support to breastfeed should be available to all who need it. I hope one day it will be.

05/08/2024

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Children need coregulation before self regulation … If you love and understand this “conceptually”, but still struggle to do this because this was never done for you, you are not alone. 💚

Here’s how:

Emotional Regulation:
https://genmindful.com/blogs/mindful-moments/meltdowns-develop-your-childs-brain-when-met-with-connection-punishment-doesnt-work

Free Connected Parenting ebook:
https://play.genmindful.com/parenting-phrases-not-to-say

Positive Parenting Tools/Support:
Genmindful.com

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05/08/2024

THIS 👇🏻 like us women, hormones are complex. If they are understood and managed our quality of life can drastically improve. Its not ‘just something that happens’ anymore. Symptom management is important for managing QUALITY of life. We’re probably all going to live till late 80’s, I dont wannna have chronic illness for for 20 of those years.

Where have you noticed the increase vulnerability. Across my menopausal transition my cholesterol skyrocketed as did my hemoglobin A1c with few changes in my diet. Exercise habits. Eight years later, I’m healthier and happier than I have ever been in my life. But, had I not addressed my menopause and changed how I view health, span, lifespan, and longevity. I would not be where I am today nutrition, exercise, stress, reduction, sleep, supplementation, and for me, pharmacology have made the difference. For my top tips check out our Menopause Empowerment Guide in the link in bio.