EXCLUSIVE EXPRESSING/ EXCLUSIVE PUMPING Many women end up exclusively expressing. Some through choice, some through circumstances beyond their control. I totally understand that there can be strong emotions to work through, especially if you wanted to breastfeed directly and for what ever reason, that hasn’t worked out. I exclusively expressed for my first for 18 …
Category archives: Breastfeeding
Do you have enough milk?
One of the biggest concerns new mums have is whether they’ll make enough milk. This isn’t peculiar to our culture. For thousands of years, and in many different cultures, parents have used herbs, potions, spells, incantations, wet nurses and a variety of little cups and feeding devices to supplement. After all, before the advent of …
Positioning for breastfeeding
POSITIONING FOR BREASTFEEDING Why is positioning important? Nose to nipple, nose to nipple, nose to nipple… that’s how you position a baby for breastfeeding, right? Actually, I wouldn’t start there. If anything, lining a baby’s nose up to your nipple is the last step in a series of steps. If you START with nose to …
World Breastfeeding Week 2020
WORLD BREASTFEEDING WEEK 2020 The environmental impact of infant feeding The theme of this year’s breastfeeding week is the impact of infant feeding on the environment and how this affects our planet and our health. It’s a great theme. After all, we know that climate change is a real crisis that will affect most of …
