Does it make sense to prepare for breastfeeding? Isn’t it a waste of time?










PART 1: This week is all about your unborn child, your first baby.I, for one, was completely ignorant when it came to breastfeeding my first. I thought a LOT about the birth, but beyond? I went and bought some (all the wrong kind of) clothes, acquired a cot (little did I know how little time…
You paced around the block 10 times, went for a drive, fed and watered baby, checked for wet and dirty nappies, even saw a doctor and excluded all medical causes. You paid a lactation consultant for breastfeeding support and still. Your baby cries for considerable amounts of time in the day/night. You are desperate. If…
Baby coughing and spluttering at the breast?
Green explosive poo nappies? Reflux symptoms?
Your milk squirting and leaking a LOT?
You’ve tried all the usual techniques for engorgement?
I sat there, wondering WHAT I am doing, WHY I’m here and WHAT ON EARTH was I thinking before I left home. The blur of toys and wheeled vehicles in primary colours made my head spin, the noise of toddlers screaming and mothers trying to comfort them made me anxious and left me wondering what…
In the early weeks, babies may ‘spit up’ occasionally after feeds, due to their immature gut.This ‘laundry problem’ should resolve itself in 50% of babies, without any outside intervention. (GOR*) In a small percentage of babies, the valve between the stomach and oesophagus does not close properly. (GORD*)This disease can result in more regular and…