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Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding, the story of Archie Valentino by Marcia Leone
I haven’t been overly vocal about my breastfeeding story, rather choosing to cheer from the sidelines in support of…
You know you are breastfeeding a toddler when…..
Nobody tells you ‘breast is best’ any more (even though it is!). Instead, you hear “are you STILL breastfeeding” or…
Every breastfeed is a success
"I popped into the doctors’ to have my toddlers cough checked," says Kate, mother of a just turned two year old. "I…
Expressing colostrum during pregnancy – your newborn’s first immune…
Colostrum, the yellowish ‘first milk’ produced from the second trimester of pregnancy is an antibody rich immune…
Breastfeeding your baby to sleep?
Among all the rules about baby sleep, you are certain to hear advice to never, ever allow your baby to fall asleep…
Breastfeeding pills, potions and cautions – are you risking your health to…
In my work as a lactation consultant, I often see women swallowing handfuls of pills to boost their milk supply. As…
How do I stop breastfeeding my baby to sleep?
Mum question:I have spent the first few months of my daughter’s life feeding her to sleep and it works…
When breastfeeding becomes 'cluster feeding' – what does this…
So often mums say, my baby wants to breastfeed all evening, I am worried about my milk supply?…
From Breastfeeding to Baby Led Weaning – is your baby ready for family…
Around the middle of your baby’s first year, that is at about six months, your baby will start showing signs that…
A mama asks – conflicting advice about night time breastfeeds and car seat…
A mama asks…. I received some conflicting advice at my DD's 12mo checkup. Firstly when i said my DD…