It´s a known fact: pregnant women get hungry, often. It is less known that some nursing mamas feel like they could it a horse in the first weeks or months of breastfeeding (in my case used to thirst).
With this simple snacking plan you will make sure that you don´t go straight after the pizza leftovers whenever you feel your stomach grumbling, and more importantly, that your baby’s nutritional needs will be easily fulfilled as well as yours, at least for the next hour!
So every time you want to eat a bite or two, follow these simple steps:
Start by drinking a glass of water. If it´s winter and you prefer something warm, you can have a cup of herbal tea (caffeine free) instead.
Have a piece of fruit (not juice) or a vegetable portion, like carrot or celery sticks. Best if seasonal and organic, but any fresh fruit or vegetable will do.
Here you have to make sure what you eat is really healthy, so keep the usual baddies to a minimum: white sugar, refined cereals, saturated fats, too much salt, additives… Foods with a low glycemic index will make you feel full and strong for longer.
Some suggestions:
If by now you are full, leave step 4 for another time. Believe me, you will be rooting for a bite again.
If you are still hungry, now is the time to go for the brownies. You already have had some water, fruit and a healthy snack, so you will not feel as hungry as in the beginning. Enjoy!!
There is more: you can make sure your guilty snack is a bit more wholesome by switching to healthier and equally tasty alternative:
A good diet begins when you are food shopping, so always make a list (and stick to it) and don´t go to the supermarket with an empty stomach.
Take some water. a piece of fruit and a healthy snack (steps 1,2 and 3, basically) when you are on the go or at work, so when temptation burns you are always ready.
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What do think about this little snacking plan? Would you follow it? To harsh, too indulging or just right in your view?
I have recently discovered Monki, a Scandinavian brand with lots of cool mama-friendly (and otherwise) dresses and tops. Their clothes are relaxed, playful, unique… and affordable, it´s just too good to miss!
Here is my selection of 4 maternity-friendly and 4 breastfeeding-friendly dresses:
It´s time for a new round-up of maternity bras, an essential item for any breastfeeding mama. Hope you like the selection:
I find that getting hold of pretty, affordable AND nursing-friendly dresses is not always easy. So mamalooks has done the hard work for you and here I present you with half a dozen of quirky and fun print dresses.
Sugarhill Boutique Shirt Dress in Ice Cream Print / Oasis Birdcage Sundress / Sugarhill Boutique Dress in Seashell Print
Dorothy Perkins Petite cat print shirt dress / ASOS Summer Dress in Fruit Print / Oasis Harlequin Print Dress
Which one is your favorite? Do you already have a fun printed dress in your closet? I have a red horse print dress from H&M I use all the time. Let me hear about you!
If there was ever a colour combination made in style heaven that must be mint & gold. Mint green is such a flattering tone, easy to wear to the office, playground or dinner. I prefer everything metallic in a small dose, and that´s where gold accessories come in hand.
I also love mint with aubergine or mustard (I mean the colours, not the food!). What are your favorite colour combinations?
Following the previous tropical post, I decided to create 4 looks suitable for nursing mamas. You can also pick and mix the items to create your favorite outfit:
If you can’t get enough of tropical prints, ZARA, Warehouse and Oasis have some more stuff. Go bananas!
Which of the 4 outfits above is your favorite? Have you gotten anything with fruity prints for summer?
Motherhood often means multitasking (my son is nursing as I type this, no kidding), and this concept translates to our clothing as well. Take this simple black maxi dress for instance: it makes an easy choice for work paired with a smart blazer, but you can transform the look with a denim touch and some ethnic accessories. This particular dress is maternity and breastfeeding-friendly, so the possibilities are endless.
Have a fun weekend!
Hey there, how are you doing?
I want to share a quick post with a bunch of pretty, colorful tops that you can wear to feed your little angel (not so angelic sometimes, who are we kidding), an easy and not too pricey way to update your summer wardrobe.
We covered what goes underneath in the previous post. Now let´s see what you can wear on top when you are nursing.
