Beyond the birth, prep for feeding PART 2
does breastfeeding hurt?
Beyond the birth, prep for feeding PART 1
aka why you need to start thinking about feeding your baby (breastfeeding or otherwise) during your pregnancy. Congratulations on your pregnancy! How far into the ‘process’ are you? First trimester disbelief: can I really be pregnant? Is there really a tiny human inside me who is growing at a mind-blowing rate each day? Are you…
My desperate search for Mama Haven 13 years ago
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…
What is ONE thing you can do for your baby?
We are so ‘content driven’ these days, we forget to just stop and BE. To BE rather than DO. We don’t need to FILL OUR HEADS all the time. We don’t need other people’s wisdom each and every moment of our lives. When you come to my spaces, you get to STOP. Hear your own…
How to survive the holiday season with a baby under 1
S for SUPPORT and SLINGS: SO MUCH to say about this, but in a nutshell. ASK for all the support you can get. You have a baby. You have all the excuses. Make your needs clear. “I need half an hour to clear my head, will you please hold the baby while I go for…
Here, there and everywhere
I have been holding stalls at several events this year… so good to meet the public! At this Children’s Centre event I met several mums nursing older kids (over 1 year) and had many questions regarding where to go with there questions, what books are useful and some night weaning strategies . I told them…
Motherhood is… making yourself available
August 2023 To whom? To yourself, to your children, to the universe! To yourself. I have heard all my life that you can’t love others until you love yourself. That phrase never truly resonated with me. I never really felt it in the fibres of my body, in my heart. I understood it in my…
Breastfeed to save the planet!
This summer I enjoyed running a few stalls at various local fairs and festivals to raise awareness of everything breastfeeding. One of them was at the brilliant Barnet Medieval Festival where re-enactors brought the battle of Barnet to life, in full gear, true to life weapons, in all their authenticity. I was able to support…
‘Nothing prepares you’ – the ultimate pregnancy guide for breastfeeding and infant feeding
‘NOTHING PREPARES YOU’ aka Pregnant and want to breastfeed? aka What do others wish they had known? aka Your ultimate list to get successful at breastfeeding your baby when they arrive! Please start by reading my previous BLOG post on the ‘formula vs breast’ to give you a starting point on WHY this isn’t a…
Are you a ‘breastfeeding mum’ or ‘formula feeding mum’?
Are you a ‘breastfeeding mum’ or a ‘formula feeding mum’? Where do I begin with how much is wrong with this question… I’m not certain though that all of those families would like to be described as formula feeding families. Bear in mind they might be giving 1 bottle a day or 6 bottles a…
Mothers’ Day for the ‘unmothered mother’
If you’re reading this, the chances are that the title resonated with you. Thank you for taking the courage to read on. I’m hoping to be a warm and loving companion to you on this day that can hold so much emotion for so many. “Unmothered mothers are everywhere. Some of them are motherless, having…