Excellent breastfeeding magazine – read it!

I’ve been sent this link and I think it’s something everyone visiting this blog ought to have a look at. It’s a magazine called A Mother’s Guide To Breastfeeding, written by Mandy Abbett, Infant Feeding Specialist and it contains so much useful information, together with some lovely photos of positioning and attachment, including some excellent ones [...]

Breastfeeding in public – the law

There has been some debate about the seemingly misguided legislation that will give women the right to breastfeed their babies free from harassment – well, until those babies are six months old.  It would then, surely, be open season on those mothers who breastfeed their babies beyond this age.  However, Sandra Jane Tanner, PR and [...]

Expressing colostrum antenatally – things to ask your midwife

Does your baby have a chance of low blood sugar at or soon after birth?  See this list here for things that might increase the risk: Babies with an increased chance of low blood sugar include: Early or premature babies (born before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy) Babies who are lighter in weight than expected [...]