Dad’s are so important to successful breastfeeding and they can make or break a breastfeeding relationship. If you and your partner decide you want your baby to be breastfed it is worth talking about it way before baby arrives. I say this in the hope it will go some way to preparing you for what…
Mummy and Daddy kept saying there was a baby coming soon. They said it was in Mummy’s tummy. Now do I look like I was born 2 years ago, really! I played along, to keep them both happy. Sometimes you have to do that with the grown ups, just for an easy life. Mummy’s tummy…
So today Tinkerbell is one whole month old and hasn’t it flown by! I find time really speeds up with children around, I’m so in the moment enjoying them growing up changing nappies, feeding them etc that time just races by. It’s so easy to forget their little milestones so I’m going to do a…
I cannot stress how important being comfortable is to having a successful breastfeeding relationship with your baby or child. I’ve already talked about pillows being a huge benefit, but a good nursing bra makes a huge difference as well and can prevent problems like blocked milk ducts and other aches and pains. I was…
Breastfeeding my newborn baby seems to be going really well at the moment, touch wood. She’s growing so fast that she will not look like a newborn for very much longer. Some of you may already know this is my third baby, so hopefully, I’ve got some helpful breastfeeding advice to pass on to you…
So, this week saw our 3rd wedding anniversary. Woohoo! There was a time when I didn’t think I was ever going to be married, let alone enjoy 3 years of it. I’ve been reminiscing by looking at our wedding photos and wishing we could do it all over again (hint: maybe we should do it…
I’ve always found that getting into a good comfortable position for breastfeeding makes a massive difference to the success of the nursing relationship. I want baby and me to be comfortable as we are going to be sat for at least 20 minutes but quite likely longer and there’s nothing worse than getting a tired…
Little Tinkerbell is now 12 days old and everything seems to be going fairly well. If her eyes are open, she generally wants to feed. This is fine most of the time unless it’s between the hours of midnight and 3am, then Mummy feels a little frazzled. I’m still experiencing a little discomfort when she…
I find as a Mum to a toddler and newborn that I am constantly washing my hands. No sooner as I’ve changed a nappy, used the bathroom, got lunch ready I could have washed my hands 3 times or more in the space of half an hour. This constant hand washing plays havoc with my hands…
If you are one of my regular readers you’ll have gathered by now I am a huge advocate of breastfeeding, and you can catch up with my experiences of feeding my first 2 children in my story of an old cow. With my daughter, you’ll see we didn’t get of to the best start and…
Last week saw me turn 41 weeks pregnant. It was like one of those milestone birthday’s you’d really rather ignore even though you know it’s happening no matter what. It had been a long bank holiday weekend praying for labour to start naturally. Each morning I’d wake up thoroughly deflated to find I was still…
When will I ever learn to keep my big mouth shut! Those that know me well already know the answer to that. I’ve always been to vocal for my own good. Why, oh why did I declare I would not see my due date. Now I’m eating my words at 40 weeks plus 2. In…
New Mums and Mums to be often search the internet gathering information and deliberating about the pros and cons of breastfeeding. There’s lots of breastfeeding advice out there and to be honest some of it’s good and some of it’s bad. It can feel like a minefield for first time parents. There are also still…
You may already be aware I’ve been fortunate enough to breastfeed both my children, with varying degrees of success. If you’d like to find out how this old cow got on, you can catch up on my nursing dramas here. Also, who could not notice the pictures hitting social media from the American campaign When…
I’m practically touching the finishing line at 38 weeks pregnant and this is the best I’ve felt in over 7 months. I just need to deliver a healthy baby (and Mum!) and I’m hoping the mantra ‘Keep Calm and Push’ with a bit a lot of gas and air will get me through, what do you reckon readers?…
This week I became 37 weeks pregnant. Woohoo! Doing the Full Term Pregnancy Shuffle right now! There have been times when I have really worried about getting this far. I’ve had a tough time unfortunately, which has robbed me in part of being able to feel happy and relaxed about this pregnancy. Physically, my body…