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obj: " Welcome to Mother Rising! Check out the pregnancy support or the new mother support pages. If you like what you see,\u00A0subscribe here for free updates, or you can \"like\" the Mother Rising\u00A0Facebook page\u00A0here\u00A0and receive new posts in your news stream. Thanks for visiting! \u2665\n\n\n\n\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\nI Love Coconut Oil\nI use coconut oil as a moisturizer and love I\u00A0it. \u00A0It smells so good and hydrates my skin wonderfully!\nAs you know, there aren\u2019t any added chemicals, preservatives or toxins\u00A0in\u00A0coconut oil which makes me feel really good about putting\u00A0it on my skin.\nOnce I became\u00A0a breastfeeding mother I became curious about how coconut oil would be beneficial for breastfeeding\u2026\n\u2026 and wouldn\u2019t\u00A0you know?\u00A0 It\u2019s good for breast milk too!\nCoconut Oil and\u00A0Breastfeeding\nMothers who ingest and use coconut oil topically will make their breastmilk better by strengthening its antimicrobial properties.\nBreastmilk with increased antimicrobial properties will protect your baby even more from viruses, bacteria, and protozoa!\n\n \n \n// <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n// ]]&gt;\nWhere to Buy\nI buy organic extra virgin, unfiltered, cold pressed coconut oil.\n\nCoconut Oil and\u00A0Breastfeeding\nRead the short article below for more details on how coconut oil and breastfeeding protects babies.\nCOCONUT OIL FOUND BENEFICIAL FOR LACTATING MOTHERS\u2026\u00A0By Cori Young\nThe unique composition of human breast milk fat includes the fatty acids, lauric acid and capric acid, which have potent antimicrobial properties. These fatty acids offer the nursing infant protection from viruses such as herpes and HIV, protozoa such as giardia lamblia, and bacteria such as chlamydia and heliocobater.\nA study published in 1998 in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition has shown that lactating mothers who eat coconut oil and other coconut products, have significantly increased levels of lauric acid and capric acid in their breast milk. Thus, the milk supply has increased amounts of the protective antimicrobials , which will give even greater protection to the nursing infant.\nPregnant females store fat to assure successful lactation. Any lauric acid and capric acid in the diet becomes part of the adipose stores. The milk fat of a lactating mother is made up of these stores as well as her current diet. If her diet doesn\u2019t contain lauric acid, then generally her milk fat will contain around 3% lauric acid and round 1% capric acid.\nWhen a lactating woman adds foods rich in lauric acid to her diet, the amount of lauric acid available in her breastmilk increases substantially to levels three times the original level and nearly double the amount of capric acid. In countries where coconut oil is a diet staple, levels of lauric acid in the mother\u2019s milk can be as high as 21% and capric acid can be as high as 6% giving her infant even more protection against viruses, bacteria, and protozoa.\nCoconut oil can be used instead of butter in cooking and baking. You can stir it into oatmeal or even use it as a spread. Also, this oil\u2019s antimicrobial properties are beneficial for the skin. Pregnant women in many cultures the world over rub cocnut oil on their expanding bellies to keep skin soft and prevent itching.\nREFERENCES\nFife, Bruce. The Healing Miracles of Coconut Oil\nFrancois CA, Connor SL, Wander RC, Connor WE. Acute effects of dietary fatty acids on the fatty acids of human milk. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1998;67:301-308.\nBach, A.C., et. al. 1989. Clinical and experimental effects of medium chain triglyceride based fat emulsions-a review. Clin. Nutr. 8:223\n\u00A9 Cori Young, 2004-\u00A0Cori Young is an author and herbalist who publishes a line of health & wellness charts which can be seen at WellnessWallcharts.com\nOther Uses of Coconut Oil\n\nI love to make popcorn with coconut oil!\nHere is a delicious recipe for a \u201CFrench silk pie\u201D that is dairy free, vegan and paleo that uses yummy coconut oil.\nI liked to rub coconut oil on my pregnant belly to keep it soft and to help with itching as my skin stretched and belly grew.\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   The Tapestry of a Woman's Heart - After Miscarriages\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   Elderberry Syrup Recipe | Mother Rising\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\nRelated posts:\nA Breast Abscess Story | Mother Rising \nOur Breastfeeding Journey \u2013 Immediate Post Partum \nOur Breastfeeding Journey \u2013 Breastfeeding From One Breast \nThe Best Breastfeeding Books | Mother Rising \n\n\n\n"@en-us