Can we just for once focus on the positives of breastfeeding? Guest Blog
This guest entry is not from a lactation consultant, a breastfeeding counsellor, an NCT antenatal teacher, midwife or health visitor - but a mum speaking from the heart.----------------------------I...
View ArticleWhat Parents Need To Know About Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
And what doctors may not tell them....We hear lots about vaccination for whooping cough and how it's the only way to protect babies. What if this wasn't true? What if there was something else that...
View ArticleThe Contradictory Life of a Lactation Consultant
As I sat cogitating after a busy session recently, it struck me how contradictory my role feels at times. It seems sometimes when it comes to infant feeding, it's hard to write anything without it...
View ArticleIs the Perfect Prep Formula Machine Really Perfect? & Cheaper Cheat...
It sounds like a dream for formula feeders everywhere; previously torn between risking making bottles in advance or trying to prep them as per the guidelines at 2am - now the perfect prep machine...
View ArticleSomething To Consider When Buying an Electric Breast Pump
I've had a few requests to make yesterday's Facebook Status into a blog post so it has a static location, here it is :)Medela SwingAmeda Purely YoursLactalineDid you know that for over £25 less than...
View ArticleBreastfed Children at Risk of RICKETS
Or so the Daily Express told me today. And if the Daily Express says it in capitals, it must be true right?Yawn.Even before opening the study I'm wondering how such dodgy reporting makes it past any...
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