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Kalina’s journey with recurrent mastitis, pain and tongue tie…
*This article is an excerpt from my NEW BOOK on breastfeeding and tongue ties, “All Tied Up! How To Keep On Boobin’ Through A Tongue Tie”. Available for pre-sale here. When I met Kalina she was at the...
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What’s the difference between gentle night-weaning and sleep training?
Most of us have heard the terms “sleep training” and “self-settling” however far less parents have heard the term, “gentle night-weaning”. For those of you who would like an alternative to sleep...
View ArticleHow do I introduce a bottle to my breastfed baby? And do I have to just in case?
How do you introduce a bottle to a breastfed baby? And do you have to introduce on “just in case” they need it in the future? There are lots of different things you have to think about including if/or...
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I have no fucking idea what I’m doing.
The thought that all of us have when we give birth to our little ones yet we rarely admit. We see the mother at the park with her perfect hair and fit legs and wonder, “How does she have it all...
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My baby breastfeeds to sleep…how will I ever be able to leave them?
“Will I ever be able to leave my baby?! I’m the only one who can put them to sleep!” I completely understand the anxiety surrounding this. Most of us in the early days can ignore the naysayers who tell...
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The loneliness of miscarriage…my husband’s perspective of loss.
I came home this afternoon and my husband said to me, “I wrote something today. You can use it for your blog if you want.” I took a double take. For the past 7 years of blogging there have been a total...
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Breastfeed, pump, top-up. Tips for “Triple feeding” and how to eventually stop.
“Your baby is losing weight so you need to do the following: breastfeed, pump and then top your baby up with that pumped milk.” This is the most common advice women received when their baby is not...
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Conflicting breastfeeding advice…Who should I listen to?
There is one thing that happens sometimes during a breastfeeding consultation that makes me CRINGE inside. Yup! I’m making myself cringe! When does this happen? When I’m giving suggestions to a mother...
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Do I REALLY have to worry about foremilk and hindmilk?
“You have to wait and let your breasts fill up for three hours before you feed again. If you feed them too quickly then your milk won’t be fatty enough.” “Your milk is too watery. That’s why your baby...
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A Guide to breastfed baby’s poop!
*Please note, this is a GENERAL GUIDE to breastfed baby poop. Not medical advice. If you are in any way concerned about your baby’s general health and wellbeing, please seek help from your GP. If you...
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What to do when your baby won’t latch
When we have our babies and are planning to breastfeed, it can be heartbreaking and frustrating when our baby just won’t latch on. Mothers will often think, “What is wrong with me?! What am I doing...
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Pregnancy, breastfeeding and COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
*This article is to provide general information and is not medical advice. Contact your health care professional for more information. There is never a time we feel more vulnerable than when we become...
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How to monitor your baby’s growth, wellbeing and breastfeeding IN ISOLATION!
I’m having a COVID-19 virtual special for women with newborns in isolation. Head here to check it out and sign up! All over the world people are still facing lockdowns and restrictions as they navigate...
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No. You don’t have to leave your child alone and crying to go to sleep.
I read an article recently that almost made me cry. It’s about a celebrity that is really struggling to get her toddler to sleep. My heart breaks for her for two reasons. Firstly, because I completely...
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Digestive overload and overfeeding…it this actually a thing?!
Every once in awhile something breastfeeding related goes a bit viral and I start to get an influx of questions about a particular topic or start seeing it more in my newsfeed from sponsored posts. The...
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The single most effective way to increase your supply!
I’ve written a lot about low supply over the years. How to increase supply, how to drop supplements, myths surround low milk supply…and how YES, low supply is actually A THING! However there is...
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Paced bottle feeding your breastfed baby
Have you heard of paced bottle feeding? This is a way of bottle feeding which you can do for any baby. However, for breastfed babies or babies who are primarily breastfed but have bottles when their...
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Why is my friend’s baby sleeping and on a schedule and mine isn’t?!
So, imagine yourself sitting around a circle with other mothers. And as per usual, the conversation turns to how much our babies are sleeping and how often they are feeding. I’m sure this isn’t hard to...
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People blame everything on breastfeeding!
Something wrong? Blame breastfeeding and tell them to wean! Any health care professional who advises a mother to just, “wean” their child abruptly, has NO idea what that would actually look like. I...
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Do I have to pump when I start breastfeeding?
I remember sitting with a La Leche League Leader (volunteer breastfeeding counsellor) with my first born baby who was 3 months old at the time. I had a few questions that I was wondering about. One of...
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