The Facebook phenomenon that is the 30 Day Shred (or thank you, Jillian Michaels!)

OK, first of all, I make no bones about this post not being remotely breastfeeding-related. However…it is something that has quite literally changed my life in the last fortnight (and don’t worry, I am aware how entirely evangelical and cheese-tastic that sounds, but bear with me…!), so I thought I’d share it and see what [...]

Breastfeed exclusively for six months and your child will go into ORBIT and NEVER EVER come back

In the press today, various headlines trumpeted the “news” that breast may NOT be best, after all. However, as is often the case, scratch the surface of the headlines and you’ll find old studies being rehashed by researchers with dubious connections.

Changing minds and winning hearts – breastfeeding campaigning

Today, P&O changed wording on their website regarding breastfeeding in public areas of their cruise ships. Why? Because a number of people who cared about what P&O had written initially contacted them to tell them they had got it Very Wrong and ask them to reconsider.

Tidying up the blog

I have spent today fixing links, making new links (to Facebook, mainly) and generally tidying up the blog. Please, if you come across anything that’s broken, a video that doesn’t work (I know about the Salma Hayek one – there is a link in the comments section of that post that has a clip on [...]

Back blogging, sharing some favourite Facebook pages of HBFW

So, poor, neglected blog, I must apologise for not tending to you lately (and, please, nobody mention that by “lately”, I mean “since May 2009″). I have been busy, and will post more about what I have been doing shortly, but this post is a catch-up, a “how far have we come?” meander. When I [...]