OXYTOCIN and breastfeeding… What? Why? How?




















Busy June: summer festival stalls, free advice, charity walk, online breastfeeding conference
Are you ready for…
breastfeeding second (or third…) time around?
How do you feel about your next breastfeeding journey?
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…
Why does it happen and how to handle it? What makes a real difference is knowing whether it’s happening at the beginning of a feed or the end of a feed. Or somewhere halfway through? This will be a really big clue for you. If the tugging and pulling is more like pulling off to…
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…