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Finding out your pregnant with baby number 2 is an exciting time.  But it can also be a nervous wait with lots of questions: How will I cope with 2 little ones? Will I love them the same? Will big bro or sis be jealous of the baby?   For parents with a small age gap [...]

“Well as I type this is it a mere 10 days from my daughter’s second birthday. Two years ago today was her due date and Iwas impatiently waiting. Finally when she did arrive it was nothing like the oh so magical experience I had hoped for. I had to have a c-section as she was [...]

Hiya my name is Claire and my daughter is called Niamh she is 10 months old. My husband Peter also has another daughter called Darla who is 7 years old.
I have always been ‘broody’, at 15 I can remember telling a shocked careers adviser I wanted to be a housewife when I was older.  [...]

Mastitis is an inflamation of the breast often caused by poor milk drainage.   Missing  feeds or becoming overly full, orare the main causes. But stress, tiredness, engorgment, badly fitted bras, or baby suddenly changing their feeding pattern can also contribute.
Preventing Mastitis.

Try not to go a long time between feeds.   If you do miss [...]

“Hi my name is Jackie and my son, George, is approaching 18 months. I knew I wanted to breastfeed even before I became pregnant but when it happened I was full of apprehension. Would I be able to do it? The more I heard about it the more it seemed to [...]

Once breastfeeding is established and going well (after around 6 weeks) some mums may want to introduce  a bottle of expressed milk (or formula) so dad can share in the feeding, to have a rest,  for occasional well earned evenings out, or to prepare for returning to work.  Some babies will happily take a bottle [...]

Hi, my name is Jen, I’m 27 and I have two daughters, Amelie who is 2 and Maya who was born on the 14th July. Amelie was born prematurely and was initially tube-fed my milk which I expressed full time (very hard work), but eventually weaned onto the breast. I had [...]

My name is Kati and my son, who is now 2yrs and 4mths is Lenny. I always knew I wanted to breastfeed, I imagine it was a hangover from a mother who breastfed my brother and me, it always seemed like the most natural thing in the world. That was until I tried to do [...]

Hi, my name is Tara and my son is Solomon. My experience with breastfeeding was quite an unusual one. I always knew that I wanted to breastfeed as soon as I got pregnant, however, during my pregnancy my breasts did not grow nor feel tender. As it was my first birth, unfortunately, I did not [...]

So we’ve all heard the phrase “Breast is Best” and it seems obvious, to me anyway, that human milk is  designed for human babies.  But do you know why it’s the superior choice?  The list of benefits for babies, mums and society as a whole is huge…
Benefits for Baby
Breastmilk is a living substance that continually [...]