Kaiakopono

19/07/2023

31/07/2022

Today marks the first day of World Breastfeeding Week 🥰
Remember if you have any questions the page is here for you to message us any time ❤️

19/07/2022

If we aren’t suppose to feed our babies at night then why is prolactin, the hormone responsible for milk production, highest at night? If we aren’t suppose to feed our babies at night then why does our milk have a higher fat content at night? If we aren’t suppose to feed our babies at night then why does our milk contain hormones and other properties that are specific or increased at nighttime that are necessary for a baby's function and development? If we aren’t suppose to feed our babies at night then why does breastmilk at night contain tryptophan, an amino acid that helps babies make melatonin which helps babies develop their circadian rhythm which gives babies the ability to distinguish day from night (which babies are born without)?

Think about that. Your nighttime milk helps your baby recognize the difference between day and night which could help your baby sleep better and more “scheduled.” Isn’t that the reason they tell mothers to stop feeding their babies at night, so they can sleep better and more “scheduled?”

I think the question we should be asking is… if our milk is so obviously designed this way, then why are mothers constantly being told to stop feeding their babies at night?

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17/07/2022

This World Breastfeeding Week we're making a display for Taupo Maternity to celebrate your breastfeeding journeys. We would love to include your photos and stories - whether you breastfed once or for many years, pumped, mixed fed, tandem fed, donated milk or anything in between - we want to show what breastfeeding looks like for you.

03/08/2021

03/08/2021

22/06/2021

This amazing organisation is looking for volunteers if you are looking for somewhere you can help out…

This week is national volunteer week. Did you know we are 100% volunteer run from our volunteers in the homes to our coordinator and our board.

If your interested in joining our team we would love to hear from you. At the moment we are in need of more Aunties who go into the home of families with new babies. You would be helping a family breath just a little by holding baby so the primary caregiver can have a shower or a nap or so they can do their vacuuming or perhaps you could do it for them. No special skills other than a kind heart needed.