While it is common to experience pain when learning to breastfeed, it is not normal. Many women endure discomfort and even severe pain while learning to breastfeed their babies. However, it’s important to know that …
Painful Breastfeeding is Not a Rite of Passage
Connection: The foundation of humanity
Connection through responsive parenting is the way to create a secure attachment with your baby. From the moment a baby enters the world, they come biologically primed for connection. The earliest relationships between a newborn …
Breast pumps and expressing breastmilk; all you may need to know!
The journey into motherhood and parenting is filled with numerous decisions, including how to feed your baby. For those who choose to breastfeed, deciding to use breast pumps for expressing breastmilk can be a …
Night Breastfeeding: Why it matters, and how to survive it
It’s 2am. You’ve lost count of how many times you’ve been up. You’re feeding your baby in the dark, probably half asleep yourself, and somewhere in the back of your exhausted mind a voice is …
Navigating the Spring or Autumn clock change with your baby
Navigating the Spring or Autumn clock change with your baby can feel such a nuisance. The clocks spring forward in the Spring and fall back in the Autumn. This means we lose an hour the …
Welcoming your newborn: Skin to skin, the nine instinctive stages and your baby’s first feed
This is it, the moment you have waited for! Welcoming your newborn baby and seeing them face to face. Take the time to marvel at how incredible your body has been, creating this entire person …
Preparing for Breastfeeding: what to do before your baby arrives
When I had my eldest, I thought I was prepared for the feeding side of things. I had been a Midwife for 7 years, supported countless families to breastfeed their own babies and had attended …