Sophie breastfeeding

Bye-bye boobies: the end of our breastfeeding journey

I didn’t expect it to end quite so suddenly. One day Sophie was happily breastfeeding before she would settle down for naps and bedtime. Then one night, she declared “no…

World Breastfeeding Week: Sharing our journey

Both my girls have been breastfed into toddlerhood – Jessica until she was 17 months old and Sophie is still going strong at 21 months with no sign that she…

The Friday Focus 27/02/15

With hubby away, Sophie and I both full of cold and therefore more grumpy than usual, Jessica hitting the “why?” stage this week, the battery on my car going kaput,…

Breastfeeding acrobatics

Breastfeeding when you’re a teeny tiny baby seems to be a very relaxing experience. Snuggled up close to mummy, listening to the soothing sound of her heartbeat, getting milky drunk…

Sophie breastfeeding

Breastfeeding and anti-depressants

The last few months have been a struggle for me on the mood front. With hubby being away so much over the last few weeks, everything came to a head.…

Is breastfeeding in public provocative?

Every so often it seems I hear yet another story of a fellow breastfeeding mum being asked to cover up or to leave when she is feeding her baby out…

Mealtimes with small children

Mealtimes with little ones can certainly be a challenge! Here are ten rules that definitely seem to apply: 1. Only 10% of what your child is offered (with the exception…

Breastfeeding – a journey

Although I have managed to breastfeed both my girls into toddlerhood, my two breastfeeding journeys have been so very different. From having to express and give Jessica my milk via…

Night feeds

Drifting through dreamland, my blissful slumber Is suddenly shattered by cries of hunger The baby’s awake and she wants to be fed I pick her up and stumble back to…

Milk blisters

I added another new experience to my breastfeeding journey a couple of weeks ago when I developed a milk blister.   A milk blister occurs when a tiny amount of skin…