Michelle van der Westhuizen

01/09/2026

01/09/2026

I am excited to invite you to a series of 3 talks by well-known Homeopath, Dr Chiquita Vosloo, all about tissue salts and the safe and practical use of OTC homeopathic remedies for the family. This is free, but bookings are required due to limited seats. Please book via W/app @ 066 238 1467.
30 Sept @ 11:00.
47 Newton street, Newton Park.

01/09/2026

Boobing all night

Hands up if your baby sleeps like this

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01/09/2026

Selfcare for new parents. Next class starting 28 September at 19h00 at the Caritas service Centre

01/09/2026

To all our Spring babies🥳

01/09/2026

How cute..and insightful

01/09/2026

So very true

Let’s talk about the “I drank two Dr Peppers and my milk increased” story

Because sometimes… it actually does feel true

And also
It’s not magic

Here’s what’s usually happening 👇

If someone has been:
• Under-eating (hello, newborn survival mode)
• Accidentally in a calorie deficit
• Mildly dehydrated
• Running on caffeine and crumbs

Then suddenly they drink two regular Dr Peppers

What changed?

✨ Fluids
✨ Sugar (aka quick carbohydrates)
✨ Calories

A regular Dr Pepper has about 150 calories and ~40g of sugar
Two of them = ~300 calories and a decent fluid bump

If your body has been slightly under-fueled, that quick energy can:

• Raise blood glucose
• Lower stress hormones like cortisol
• Signal “we’re safe, we have fuel”
• Improve milk ejection (letdown can be stress-sensitive)

Milk production is energy-intensive
Your body prioritizes survival first
If you’re chronically under-eating, your supply can dip because your body is conserving

So when you suddenly provide:
Calories + hydration + a little nervous system relief

Supply can perk up

Not because Dr Pepper has secret lactation powers
But because your body finally got enough input

Important nuance:

If you’re already well-fed and hydrated, drinking soda won’t increase supply
More milk still comes from milk removal

Milk out = signal to make more

But if someone was unintentionally undernourished?
The “Dr Pepper boost” is really a calorie and hydration correction

This is also why some people notice supply dips when they’re:
• Dieting
• Skipping meals
• Post-illness
• Extra stressed
• Back at work and forgetting to eat
•Periods have returned

The takeaway isn’t “drink soda to make milk”

It’s this:
Your body needs adequate fuel and fluids to comfortably maintain production

Eat consistently
Drink to thirst
Remove milk regularly

And if two Dr Peppers were the thing that got calories into you that day?
No shame in that game

Sometimes supply stories are less about magic foods
And more about basic physiology catching up 💛

31/08/2026

You don't need to go out and buy the latest gadgets and equipment to breastfeed your baby. You don't need to buy ni**le cream, formula, bottles, pumps, or shields, just in case.

We understand that some people will need or want to use them, and that is absolutely okay. We understand that some families will opt to pump, and that is also absolutely okay.

For exclusively nursing families though, most of the time, all you will need is you, your baby, and qualified breastfeeding support. We aren't against any of these tools, we are here to provide families with evidence based information to use them safely and effectively.

https://www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/breastfeeding-information/thinking-of-breastfeeding/what-do-i-need/

📲 Facebook group FAB Lancashire Breastfeeding Support

31/08/2026

We had a lovely talk with Dr Vosloo last wed morning. It was the third in the series. Keep an eye on Sr Linette Louw- Registered Nurse and Midwife page for the next set of three starting 30 September at her practise in Newton Park.

30/08/2026

Have you been yet. Its all happening at Amja