This is a photo of my friend Vanessa’s great-grandmother, publicly breastfeeding her son, Vanessa’s grandfather, ninety years ago. How amazing is it that she is
So. Your baby needs some extra milk (Not sure if this is the case? Check here.). I know that sometimes this realisation is hard, sometimes
I remember a day early in my second boy’s life; I was struggling. I was physically and emotionally exhausted, overwhelmed, and struggling with my milk
My sister is pregnant, and she has a blog post request! How exciting is that?! She has asked me to write a post discussing the
Today is my first day feeding my little muffin with zero domperidone. It has been 32 hours since I last took a tablet, and considering
Sure, I had heard about biters. In fact, before I was a mama, I used to think that sprouting teeth was nature’s way of telling
Reviewing When Breastfeeding Sucks : What you need to know about nursing aversion and agitation, by Zainab Yate 5/5 Zainab Yate is a gentle powerhouse
Reviewing Why Birth Trauma Matters, by Emma Svanberg 5/5 This is such an important book that needed to be written. It is written by a
Reviewing Sweet Sleep by Diane Wiessinger, Diana West, Linda J. Smith, and Teresa Pitman A lot of parents hold fears about cosleeping and bedsharing, and can
Reviewing This Isn’t What I Expected by Karen R. Kleiman, Valerie Davis Raskin This is a brilliant book that deals with postpartum depression and also – though
Reviewing The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by Diane Wiessinger, Diana West, Teresa Pitman This book prides itself on being a kind of breastfeeding bible, and
Reviewing Why Oxytocin Matters by Kerstin Uvnas Moberg I was excited to get my hands on this little book for a number of reasons, most
It is World Breastfeeding Week, and… well… I don’t know. As someone who has been on both sides of the breastfeeding ‘debate’ (and yes, there
There has been a quietening of my breastfeeding-related thoughts of late. Oh, don’t get me wrong, I have still had days where my knickers have
Today is my first day feeding my little muffin with zero domperidone. It has been 32 hours since I last took a tablet, and considering
I started a Facebook breastfeeding support group a few months ago. The reasons I started my group were multiple: It was because I had so many
This last week has made me so incredibly thankful for all that we have been through to become a breastfeeding mama and bubba. I know
I have so many half-written posts saved to my computer that have begun to discuss Postnatal Depression and then fizzle into nothing. And, despite the
