I'm Going To Try Breastfeeding....

I hear this a lot - and variations of: "I'm going to give breastfeeding a shot, but if it doesn't work out I'm not going to...

Message For Expectant/New Parents.

Impending parenthood provokes a different response in each of us, and often a combination of emotions: anxiety, sheer panic, confidence, unc...

Should all newborns be checked for tongue tie?

Part 1 Recently there has been lots of talk about tongue and lip ties - and rightly so given the first particularly can be a significant cau...

Reply to Brendan O'Neill's message to "Militant Lactivists" @ The Telegraph

In response to Brendan's " Message to 'militant lactivists " , I thought it only courteous to respond.  Given everyone vag...

Non Breastfed Babies Are Happier - The News Today

Breastfed babies show more challenging temperaments, study finds  ( Guardian ) BREASTFED BABIES CRY MORE AND SMILE LESS - Breast may be ...

The Breastfeeding Nazi - For Real?

If there's one phrase that switches me off a conversation or article instantaneously, it's the utterance of the words "Breastfe...

What I'm really thinking: the breast-feeding mother

In response to " What I'm really thinking: the bottle-feeding mother " published Guardian Friday 6 January 2012 I see the bott...

The Mild Tongue Tie

"Baby has a mild tongue tie but it's too small to cause any feeding problems." or "Baby has a mild tongue tie but it does...

Formula Saved My Baby's Life!

I read this a lot online - sometimes from mums whose milk didn't "come in" or who were medically unable to breastfeed, and mor...