Breastfeeding

After breastfeeding seven children, I know how important eating the right foods is, to keep mum healthy and strong enough to feed baby, so when I was asked if I would like a guest post from Elena, I was delighted. Elena Cimelli of Contented Calf runs through the basics of how a lactogenic rich diet … Read more

Pumping, when I hear that word, I have visions of litres and litres of liquid gushing out, however when you put it with the word Breastmilk, it never seems to have that effect!! I am not even going to try and calculate the amount of hours I have sat over the past fifteen years trying … Read more

Oooh Positive Nursing Experiences in Public, that always gets a good reaction! I have been breastfeeding on and off (more on than off) for the past twenty years – I have the three teenagers who tower above me to prove it!! Throughout my many years of feeding, I have spent quite a large chunk of … Read more

When I began my breastfeeding journey over fifteen years ago, the level of information and breastfeeding support was very limited. I attended a breastfeeding workshop, which was a two hour group session with my midwife, who happened to be the breastfeeding expert in our area.I knew that I wanted to breastfeed and was adamant that … Read more

This post  is all about the Benefits of breastfeeding, not just for baby for for Mummy too! If you saw an advert on television for a ‘super’ product that could –  protect your baby against ear and chest infections, lower the risk of Diabetes , give them less chance of allergies, better mental development and mouth formation, … Read more

1. Why did you choose boob over bottle? I never gave it much thought, I just assumed that I would breastfeed, when I was pregnant with Xene I was in the middle of my nurse training, midwifery placement, I attended a breastfeeding workshop with my mentor and I decided that breastfeeding was what I was … Read more