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Thrush while breastfeeding suuuuuuuuucks. I remember those weeks and months when we could barely nurse for the pain all too well. So if you’re struggling with painful breastfeeding and wondering if you might have thrush this post is for you. And if you KNOW you’ve got thrush or baby does (I’m sorry, poor you) and …
Read moreThrush and breastfeeding – how we finally got rid of it
Before my first baby was born I had so many ideas of how the birth would go. I imagined an active and natural labour, midwife-led and involving a birthing pool. The birth I got involved instead a lot of doctors and some forceps. And an epidural. Births are unpredictable things and you’re about to go through something …
For ten years, my eldest child had his dad and I to himself. We were past the stage of doing everything for him and life was pretty easy. We rode bikes at the weekend and could afford trips abroad! All that changed three years ago. Now he has to share us with a very demanding …
Read moreClever parenting solutions to combat sibling jealousy
Sitting in the doctor’s office, I steeled myself to latch my daughter on. She was a few weeks old and needed a hearing test, for which she needed to be asleep. And getting her to sleep meant nursing her which was agony. My partner, the doctor and a student looked at me expectantly. I bit …
Read more8 ways breastfeeding can crush you and how to fix it
There are tons of different nursing pillows out there. Squishy ones, blow-up ones, pillows that you velcro onto your body – so many. But I want to tell you why I love the Ergobaby Natural curve pillow so much – and the reason is pretty selfish. I’ve just never been more comfortable while breastfeeding – …