Writings...

MY (very vulnerable...) MOTHERHOOD STORY

Finding the Joy

I read a great article recently on finding the joy in motherhood. She suggests at the conclusion of the post to spend one or two minutes at

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Nappies

I was going to call this post ‘Poo’, but decided against it. There will be a small mention of wee too. Haha. However, if poo

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My Friend’s Milk

I have a friend who has an abundance of breastmilk. Here in Switzerland, there does not exist a breastmilk bank where I can gain access

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It’s not working…

Those cheeks! That’s where all that milk is going! So I had about four days of bliss, where my bubba was audibly gulping down my

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It’s working.

It is ten days since I started taking Domperidone in an attempt to increase my milk production. The last four days, my little one has

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Monkey Brain

It feels a bit like things are not running so smoothly with the feeding over the past few days. When I analyse it, it has

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Medication

I have started taking Domperidone. Let’s add that to the list of ‘things’ I am taking each day: 6 x Domperidone 10mg 1x Burgerstein Schwangerschaft

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A different baby

My littlest baby is eight weeks old today. I remember when my big baby was eight weeks old. He is two and a half now,

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LACTATION TIPS

Mom holding her baby

Your friend has low supply?

As someone who has struggled with low supply for both of my babies, who had over forty appointments with lactation consultants throughout Switzerland and also

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breastfeeding pump

Five Tips for Pumping

Andrea, my go-to exclusive pumper, has shared her top five tips for successful pumping! Check out my interview with her over here. Tip #1: Get

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