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Dear Geraldine,
I am just about to have my second baby and am nervous of developing mastitis. When I breastfed my son 2 years ago, I developed mastitis. It was not properly diagnosed even though I had a fever, lumps and excruciating pain. The antibiotics didn’t work and the mastitis developed into an abscess, which again [...]

Yes it is that time of the year again! The BABY SHOW is back and this year promises to be even better than last year.
There are some really exciting developements in the baby world, one of which is a website that has been in the making for nearly 2 years. They launched earlier this year [...]

Feeling a little tired and frazzled or that you are simply not coping with having a newborn?
Many mums find that once their baby arrives, there is so much to do, their feet hardly touch the ground! Their husbands go out to work in the morning and before they can blink, they are home again and [...]

Dear Geraldine,
My six week old son is being treated for reflux but as the medication is not working, I am concerned that it may be more to do the with way I position and hold him during feeds? I don’t want him to be in pain from not taking the medicine but similarly, I don’t [...]

Hello ladies,
Yes I am still around, I have been a bit hectic the last few days.
Instead of answering another question today, I really feel that I need to educate with regards to mastitis and getting it treated properly from onset.
Why? Well if it is not treated properly, and I have seen this far [...]

Dear Geraldine,
I know that you work predominantly with breastfeeding issues, but am hoping that you may be able to give me some guidance with bottle feeding. My little boy Felix and I tried to breastfeed, but as he wasn’t gaining any weight and I will in a great deal of pain, we decided to bottle [...]

Dear Geraldine,
I have been told that my baby has colic and am totally devasted. Oscar is 4 weeks old and is really unsettled toward the end of the day – when I am feeling tired myself, but won’t settle until 9pm – 10pm at night. I have tried to put him on a routine, I [...]

Dear Geraldine,
I have been trying to breastfeed my baby for 3 weeks and sadly I just can’t seem to get it right or get it to ’stay right’. It seems as though things go well for a little while and then everything changes and I am back to expressing and bottle feeding. I just can’t [...]

Dear Geraldine,
You have helped several of my NCT friends and now I am in need of your expertise. My baby is 4 days old and is not breastfeeding at all. The midwives are concerned about her and have suggested giving her a bottle of milk instead of breastfeeds until she is stronger. I am worried [...]

Dear Geraldine,
I am a mum of a 7 day old baby and am not sure if I am a little paranoid or whether I need help. I have looked at your mastitis guide but before I purchase a copy, just wanted to know the difference between mastitis and engorgement?
Thank you,
Kelley Trot
Hi there Kelley,
Congratulations on your [...]