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

We keep hearing about the importance of skin to skin in the first hour after birth.  But there’s more: It stimulates the baby’s digestion and interest in feeding. Enables colonisation of the baby’s skin with the mother’s friendly bacteria, thus providing protection against infection. Reduces stress hormone (cortisol) levels in babies. May reduce hospital stay….

When you need to get help when you experience breastfeeding problems. IBCLC guide.

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…

Busy June: summer festival stalls, free advice, charity walk, online breastfeeding conference