By root on Jun 14, 2018 in Blog, Organic Skincare, Uncategorized |
A Nappy rash can leave your baby feel unsettled and uncomfortable. Especially over night when bub is likely to be in nappy longer through sleep. Rashes can leave your baby feeling irritable and sore. The irritation is often made worse by the nappy rubbing against the affected area. As you go through nappy change after nappy change, exposing baby’s skin to harsh chemicals in sensitive nappy area could easily risk skin reaction. Most brands in supermarkets and chemists are loaded with petroleum. Alcohol and Lanolin formulas. They also contain active ingredients that are iriritants and hormone disrupters such as fragrance or chemical compounds clearly written in the product...
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By root on Feb 20, 2018 in Blog, Parenting, Shopping Guides, Uncategorized |
Adapting to breastfeeding straight after birth has it’s own unique challenges. One of the most common is low milk supply. I know how that feels from giving birth to my son, when I struggled to meet to my bub’s milk demands in the first weeks of having him in my arms. I remember feeling very overwhelmed with dealing with constant sucking but not much milking for my little one. All I knew was to try harder! Lucky I had my mum around who decided to baked me sweets loaded with fenugreek and fennel, traditionally known in our family for instant let down of breast milk. And so IT DID! I happily breastfed my baby as long as I wanted to and never faced the issue of low milk supply...
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By root on Jul 3, 2017 in Blog, Eco Living, Shopping Guides, Uncategorized |
Mum ok baby ok handpicks products that are organic and grounded in nature. We strongly value sourcing high quality products that support sustaining our beautiful environment. We all are aware how much landfill is accumulated if recycling is not done consciously. Images have the power to awaken us more and I recently had this pausing moment when I came across images by Antoine Repessé covered by article by Andrius The story of photographer Antoine Repessé who accumulated things from plastic bottles to milk containers and the outcome is eye opening. Antonie Repesse stopped throwing away his recyclable trash & four years later he started turning that point into a powerful photo series ‘#365 Unpacked’. During the 4 year period, Antoine accumulated over 70 cubic metres of trash: 1,600 milk bottles, 4,800 toilet rolls, and 800 kg of newspapers, all of which he then separated for an even stronger visual...
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