Let's Breastfeed

With Mother’s Day around the corner, it is great opportunity to go shopping for fabulous gifts – not that I generally need an excuse!
SO apart from all the wonderful treatments and spa days that many mums will be getting, here are a few other bits that I think are just lovely!
The finger print jewellery from [...]

Dear Geraldine,
I hope you can help me! I am at my wits end and exhausted to say the least!
My baby is 5 weeks old and feeds all day!! Feeds usually last for an hour and a half (with lots of sleep time at the breast) but then he won’t let me put him down after [...]

Hi Geraldine,
I am desperate to breastfeed my 2 week old baby but I don’t know how much longer I can bare the pain!!!! My nipples were cracked and bleeding by day 2 as Emily fed constantly for the first day. The midwife said she was attached properly, but it hurt like mad and I was [...]

Dear Geraldine,
My baby is 2 weeks old and I am on my third course of antibiotics for mastitis! My husband says that I should give up breastfeeding as he can’t stand to see me is so much pain, but I really want to breastfeed my baby – my mother breastfed 4 of us for nearly [...]

I love the Baby Shows, the hussle and bussle and just plain madness of it all. But then I am not pregnant, nor am I pushing a hot, bored and irritable toddler around little stalls, dodging exhibitors and other parents alike.
So, if you are considering braving the Baby Show at Excel this weekend, you may [...]

Your baby has finally arrived safely after months of ‘baking’ in the womb and hopefully a decent delivery. To your frustration though, the hard work and worry is far from over, as your baby struggles to wake and feed regularly, or latch onto the breast and feed effectively.

You have been told that your body will produce enough milk for your baby regardless of cup size, so why do you feel like your baby is never satisfied or is not gaining enough weight each week?

A few practical tips can go a long way when it comes to breastfeeding – practical being the operative word! Things that are so simple or obvious but need to be pointed out because you are just too tired, teary or traumatised to work out for yourself! So I am here to point out those [...]

One of the first questions I am usually asked at my Antenatal Breastfeeding Workshops, is ‘how can I get my baby to sleep?’
After months of broken sleep for both the expectant mum and dad, my clients are quite (very/desperately) keen to get their tiny tot into good habits from the start.
So this is what I [...]

Join me on Monday 1 February between 12pm – 1pm at www.babyexpert.com where I will be answering all your breastfeeding questions during a live chat!
You are more than welome to post your breastfeeding questions on the message board beforehand. Simply visit www.babyexpert.com and follow the link.
I look forward to answering your questions and helping you [...]