My breastfeeding hell and how I got through it
byThe other day, I received a Facebook message from an old-school friend. She had her baby four weeks ago and, despite this being her…
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How to make new motherhood easier
bySix bewildering weeks after the birth of my first child, a friend recommended a session with maternity nurse Rachel Waddilove who happened to live near my parents…
10 myths about early parenthood
byNothing was as I expected it to be when my baby arrived. I didn’t need half the things I’d dutifully bought in the run up to…
Diary of a reluctant breastfeeder
bySurely the goal for new mothers should not be to breastfeed successfully but to FEED successfully? Breastfeeding is wonderful when it works but can be soul destroying when it…