If there’s one thing breastfeeding has taught me, it’s not to be too hard on...
Breastfeeding, it’s the most amazing joyous, stressful, painful, crazy challenge of having a baby. I absolutely love it, but at first, I found it so incredibly hard. At the very start of my...
View ArticleWhy the word “still” is harmful to nursing relationships
Have you ever been asked if you’re ‘still nursing’? That word ‘still’ grates on me each and every time I hear it. The first time I heard it used in relation to me and my body nourishing one of my...
View Article“I wanted to exclusively breastfeed but it didn’t work out that way”
When I was pregnant I had it in my head that I wanted to exclusively breastfeed and that I would totally nail it first time. I had no negative thoughts about it and just went with the flow. I did,...
View ArticleChristmas Mastitis – It’s a thing
Is there anything worse than being sick at Christmas? Rewind to 2018, my little girl Isobel was five months old. We were living in London and travelling back to Ireland for the Christmas holidays. We...
View Article‘Everything hurt and I was ready to give up’: Tanya Burr details her...
By LAURA FOX Tanya Burr has candidly revealed she’s been struggling with breastfeeding and was ‘ready to give up’ after giving birth to her son Sage. Taking to Instagram Stories, the actress, 33,...
View Article“I thrive on control, but the rocky road to breastfeeding has taught me I...
After a very traumatic pregnancy loss caused not by my body but by a lack of care and due diligence taken by the hospital I was under… I was, and remain, very driven by control. To have absolutely no...
View ArticleDo you breastfeed in secret?
At an event last year, I met a mum who knew about my business and of course we got chatting about all things breastfeeding. During the conversation she mentioned she breastfed in secret. I asked her...
View ArticleCaesarean Awareness Month – Four mamas share their story of breastfeeding...
April is Caesarean Awareness Month, a worldwide campaign setup by ICAN – The International Cesarean Awareness Network. The month long campaign aims to educate society about surgical births and their...
View ArticleEp. 41: When newborn babies lose too much weight
In this episode we talk about what to do when newborn babies lose too much weight. Our special guests are Aimee Cestrone, mama of three and founder of the award-winning breast pump brand Pippeta, and...
View ArticleEp. 42: Breastfeeding my baby with Down syndrome
Our guest on this podcast episode is mother of two Charlotte Wayman. Charlotte speaks to us about her pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding journey with her one year old son Morris, who has Down...
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