"Don't feel guilty" does the phrase really help?!

" Don't feel guilty " - a statement often uttered by those trying to reassure/comfort someone feeling bad about something.  Li...

Why I'm concerned about Tizzie Hall's Breastfeeding Advice - PART TWO

Continued from  PART 1 What we also need to throw into the mix of Tizzie's breastfeeding advice is that she also recommends  limiting th...

Win with Merino Kids!

We've talked lots recently about bedding - too much, too little, what type! One thing I think most agree on is that natural fabrics are ...

Why I'm concerned about Tizzie Hall's Breastfeeding Advice - PART 1

I'm going to make this two part entry my last for a while on the subject of Tizzie Hall. I mentioned in my last blog post that I wante...

WBAW post - Are newborns helpless and struggling to communicate?

or are we just failing to understand? I've written this piece for www.studentmidwives.net for World Breastfeeding Awareness Week - the ...

Suck a finger with Tizzie Hall?

I've received a number of emails and Facebook comments following the blog entry examining Tizzie Hall's methods and SIDS , asking si...

What an attached parent is, and isn't.

"Attached parenting" (AP) evokes images of hippies, lentils and mothers knitting their placentas whilst the toddlers run wild; no ...