Being pregnant can be stressful enough without worrying all the time about things like “can I bake with poppy seeds?” Or “can I drink tea with peppermint?” Recently I had a caller tell me that “it seems like every time I turn around, there is something else that either I should not cook with or drink in a tea during pregnancy. What about when I am breastfeeding? Help!” As a specialist who answers questions about exposures during pregnancy and breastfeeding, I hear these kinds of questions all …
The Baby Blog: Essential Oils
What’s the Skinny on Skin Care?
“What products can I use on my skin during pregnancy and breastfeeding?” As a MotherToBaby information specialist answering our texting service, every day I get questions about any type of product you can think of that can be applied to your skin! Anything from itching and antibiotic creams, vitamin C products, essential oils, homeopathic creams and gels, acne products, to cosmetics and skin care products. Pregnancy and breastfeeding can be stressful times, and since we always want what is best …
Episode 1: Are Essential Oils Safe While Pregnant or Breastfeeding??
If I’m pregnant, can I use essential oils? Is it ok to take herbal products, like flaxseed and other herbal supplements during breastfeeding? MotherToBaby Podcast host Chris Stallman, a certified genetic counselor and mother of three, takes questions from other moms from around the country about the known safety of using essential oils and herbal products during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Alfred Romeo, RN, PhD from MotherToBaby’s Utah affiliate is her guest expert helping to provide …
A Slippery Topic: The Use of Essential Oils during Pregnancy
By Chris Colón, Certified Genetic Counselor at MotherToBaby Arizona We here at MotherToBaby are always looking for new and interesting topics to write about in our monthly blog series. We like to make sure that we do our best to target questions and concerns that are important to our readers. We of course spend a lot of time focused on over-the-counter and prescription medications, but not everyone feels comfortable taking traditional remedies. In fact, more and more people are looking to …
