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I don’t really like breastfeeding in public. It does’t stop me – I nurse publicly all the time. But it’s definitely not my favourite activity and I’d rather not if I’m honest. This post is about how I make public breastfeeding work for me and my daughter even though it’s not my favourite thing. <<all breastfeeding posts This post contains… Read More
Lying in the dark next to my two year old son’s bed, I wondered how long this was going to continue. For almost a year we had been following the same pattern. A pattern where we put our little guy to bed after a story but he howled – genuinely upset – if we tried to leave the room. We were… Read More
Standing in the delivery room a few months ago, I felt the familiar nerves wash over me. About to have my third baby, I was ready but apprehensive. It’s hard not to feel scared when you’re faced with the reality of giving birth. Breathing through my early contractions, I mentally scrolled through my strategies for coping with labour pain. It’s… Read More
With my first baby, breastfeeding was a little bit of me time, snuggled up on the sofa with my baby and a box set. A break from trying to do all the things all the time. Once all the initial soreness was over, I loved it. Feet up and snack in hand. Breastfeeding a second baby with a toddler running… Read More
Let down is that moment when your milk begins to flow from your breasts. When you are pumping breastmilk, it’s the moment you’ve been waiting for when everything becomes easy and that pump starts to fill up on its own. But what if it doesn’t? Well, then pumping for your little one becomes stressful and frustrating – which just makes… Read More
Are you thinking that now’s the time to set up a blog of your very own? Perhaps you’ve heard that blogging is a viable career nowadays and you want a piece of the online pie for yourself. And it’s true – you really can make money blogging. Lots of money in some cases. But there’s a lot to learn when… Read More
A few times I reached a point with breastfeeding where it was just too painful to continue. When it turned out my son had tongue tie the pain was so bad that I was clock watching, knowing he would need a feed soon and dreading it. I was upset and stressed because I wanted to make breastfeeding work so badly but… Read More
A little bit of the big world..in a basket Sensory baskets provide a taster of the sensations available out in the wider world in a safe home environment. Maybe you can’t get to a pine forest today – but you can make a pine cone sensory basket for your baby. This activity is suitable for babies who can sit up… Read More
Bedtime used to be such hard work in our house. My son is three now and goes to bed each night without a fuss and falls happily asleep on his own. Sure, there are nights when he doesn’t want to go but, for the most part, his bed time is pretty easy nowadays. But it wasn’t always this way. Until… Read More
It’s wonderful that you want to breastfeed. Your baby will benefit so much from receiving your milk – and there are lots of pluses for you too. But there are also pitfalls and challenges when you’re breastfeeding a newborn – though some ladies breeze through it and hopefully you’re one of them! In this post, you’ll learn everything you need… Read More
