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What’s in my hospital bag?

Thousands. That's how many times 'hospital bag' is tapped into Google in an average month And I don't know about [...]

By |April 1st, 2020|Parenting, Pregnancy|1 Comment

Breastfeeding at two – now what?

So we’ve reached the World Health Organisation’s recommended two years of breastfeeding. Not deliberately – I didn’t set out to [...]

By |February 22nd, 2019|Breast feeding, Parenting|17 Comments

The truth about breastfeeding at one

One in 200. That’s how many women in the UK are still breastfeeding after a year, putting me among the [...]

By |February 23rd, 2018|Breast feeding, Parenting|14 Comments

6 things I’ve learnt in six months of exclusive breastfeeding

Six months. That’s how long the NHS recommends exclusive breastfeeding for, and it looks like we might have made it. [...]

By |August 7th, 2017|Breast feeding, Parenting, Reviews|17 Comments

#MySundayPhoto

'This Mama's milkin' it'. Those are the words on my new mug - a gift from breastfeeding experts Medela to [...]

By |June 11th, 2017|Breast feeding|5 Comments

You’re invited to my Big Breastfeeding Café!

Bear with me, it’s not as bonkers as it sounds! On Tuesday 16th May breastfeeding experts Medela are bringing mums (and [...]

By |May 13th, 2017|Breast feeding, Parenting|0 Comments

Things they don’t tell you about the first week of breastfeeding

Don't worry, this isn't going to be one of those posts featuring horror stories about bleeding nipples and mastitis. Well, it does include [...]

By |March 1st, 2017|Breast feeding, Parenting|47 Comments

My breastfeeding hopes…and fears

It’s official: the third trimester has arrived! With 10 weeks to go until baby number three is due to make their [...]

By |December 2nd, 2016|Breast feeding, Parenting|10 Comments