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Joanne
Kench
Naturopath & Registered Medical Herbalist
Affordable fees with discounts
for children and families.
Auckland, New Zealand
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Breast Feeding
Everyone
knows breast is best for mother and baby. But sometimes, through no
fault of her own, a new mother may have problems with breastfeeding.
Balancing quality and quantity of your milk supply can be difficult if
you are dealing with the high stress levels that come with adjusting to
being a first-time Mum. A difficult birth can also have an impact on
milk supply. Whatever the cause, without care and support it can be
easy for a woman to feel she has failed and to give up on
breastfeeding.
Having herself experienced that special magic of giving birth and
breastfeeding, Joanne Kench is absolutely passionate that this should
be a time for every mother and baby to connect with each other. She is
aware that rest and relaxation are of the utmost importance, as is time
to be ‘un-motherly’ for a while. But sometimes even plenty of rest is
not enough. And this is when the careful guidance, support and advice
of your dedicated Naturopath/Registered Medical Herbalist can be of
great help to you.
When you breastfeed, your baby is taking as many nutrients as he or she
needs from you. If your body is deficient in certain nutrients,
continuing with breastfeeding may lead to deficiency states in yourself
and your baby. This may be easily reversed with the help of herbal
medicine. With care and patience, Joanne will get to know you and your
baby, and devise a course of support and treatment individual to you
and your needs.
Drawing on the properties of “galactagogue” herbs, Joanne can help to
increase or decrease milk supply
reduce incidence and symptoms of mastitis
reduce the symptoms of postnatal depression
reduce incidence of fatigue.
Topical use of herbal preparations can be used to relieve and heal sore
and cracked nipples. And in those situations when milk supply needs to
be stopped, herbal medicine can be invaluable.
Joanne Kench will take the time to get to know the particular needs of
each mother and child before she prescribes treatment. And because her
training included orthodox diagnostic techniques, you can rest assured
that Joanne will know when it is appropriate to refer you to a GP. |
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