Ask the Armadillo - making up infant feeds, what's the deal?

Q .   Dear Armadillo Would you consider an article about making up infant formula please?  I've read you have to use water hotter than 7...

Guilt if you breastfeed, guilt if you don't....

Whilst much focus is given to whether non breastfeeding mums are made to feel guilty, the emotions of a breastfeeding mother are rarely dis...

Breastfeeding, SIDS & Guilt - At what cost?

Many parents are surprised to learn that not breastfeeding has been linked with increased rates of SIDS.  Despite it's importance, it is...

Ask The Armadillo - follow on formula con linked to impaired development

Updated 9.11.11 to include new research. Q . Hi Armadillo, I've got a Q for you!  I'm confused (and so are a lot of mums I speak t...

Mother & Baby - Their response to the Press Complains Commission

This blog began back in June with my first posting: Mother & Baby, sorting fact from fiction .  I decided at the time to complain to the...

Lara Williams @ The Guardian - you should be VERY ashamed...

Until the last few months, I've always been a bit of a Guardian fan - but recently, you gotta wonder what's going on?  Has the econo...

Calpol - It's paracetamol Jim, but not as we know it!

Hands up if you give Calpol to your kids?  Now keep them raised if you knew it contained FIVE E-numbers, some of which are banned in other p...

Exclusive breastfeeding or mix feeding?

As most pregnant mums will testify, it's almost impossible to get through a pregnancy without someone telling you to breastfeed.  Whethe...