Let's Breastfeed

As I am getting so many emails from expectant moms asking about which products to get before baby arrives, I thought I would just briefly jot down a few items that I think are quite useful, as well as where to get them from.
Firstly, Breast Pumps…
I really like the Medela range of pumps. If [...]

If you have suddenly felt like your supply has dried up over night, you are not alone! Many moms experience short periods when their baby seems to feed continuously and cry endlessly – which leads them to believe that their milk has clearly dried up, leaving baby hungry and frustrated!
The truth of the matter is [...]

I consult with many moms each week and I have to bite down on my lip, so that I don’t accidentally say out loud what I think of the shocking level of support and advice they have been given!
Often mom’s aren’t even aware of how ridiculous the advice they have been given is, [...]

Are you suffering thrush symptoms on the nipple that simply will NOT go away!
Have you been treated with a good dose of fluconazole and at this point, neither you nor your doctor know where to turn next? Has a specialist told you that you don’t actually have thrush, but something called vaso spasm of [...]

If your baby gets up early, you may be quite happy that that 6am wake up call, is now a very reasonable 7am wake up call. But how will this affect your routine and feeding times?
Don’t worry too much about getting the timings of your routine right today, just follow your normal pattern as if [...]

Have you had mastitis recently and found that the ‘inflammation’ or ‘lump’ never really went away? Do you still have the lump and experience bouts of fever without seeing any redness on the breast? Do you experience deep tissue pain in the breast, after a bout of mastitis which feels similar to a tight, bruised [...]

Have you ever tried to learn a new skill, and rather than mastering the basics first, have moved onto the next step a little quicker than maybe you should have, only to find yourself going back to basics again?
A lot of breastfeeding moms are finding that they need to get back to basics to resolve [...]

If you are a mom of a new baby with a suspected tongue tie, you may find yourself being tugged from one side to another, with regards to tongue tie division in the medical field!
This is because the medical opinion regarding a tongue tie division or frenotomy is divided which makes finding an objective unbiased [...]

There are so many breastfeeding websites offering free information to breastfeeding moms – which is great!
Are you looking for more free information, or are you looking for practical steps to implement and improve breastfeeding effectively?
You see, the reason information is free, is that it is general knowledge – something you can find in a book [...]

It is so fantastic when breastfeeding is going well, that moms often forget to introduce a bottle – whilst baby is still open to the suggestion.
Things are very different if you have missed this opportunity and are faced with a 5 month old who point blank refuses to accommodate anything other than his mothers breast!
There [...]