I’m being made to feel guilty…

Well, I’m not.  Not being made to feel guilty.  But I do feel guilty sometimes.  I will explain why.  As is probably pretty clear from this site, I read a lot about breastfeeding.  I think about it a fair bit - things will occur to me when I’m commuting to work, so I have a notebook with [...]

Readers of this blog, read this, please

I’m lonely.
I keep writing posts and I know lots of people read them, but you’re not commenting.
I won’t bite, I promise.  I won’t breastfeed you either.  Honest.
If I’m not making you want to post, tell me here what I can write about that will.
There’s a link at the top of this page called “post here” [...]

What are you doing for Breastfeeding Awareness Week?

Please post details of events near you here.  I’ll be back later to add to this myself!  Thank you!

Reasons To Be Proud

(Edited) I posted this the other day without introduction and I thought I ought to add something to explain why I feel this is an important addition to the site.  So often women think that breastfeeding is something you need to do for a long time in order for it to make a difference, so [...]

Amazing story of donated breastmilk

Just came across this story about a little girl, Isabella Sciulli, born premature, whose mother worked hard to establish a good breastmilk supply, but very sadly died whilst the baby was still in intensive care.  Her husband and friends knew she didn’t want her baby to have formula, so organised breastmilk donations for her.
Really worth [...]

Myths wot I have heard

If you’re breastfeeding, everyone wants to tell you how to do it.  Their opinion (based on nothing more than fresh air and a touch of the mentals in many cases) is gospel and they WILL be affronted if you don’t pay attention to it.
Now, this is easier to ignore if it’s a well-meaning but a trifle [...]