See footage here:
Really lovely footage - she clearly loves breastfeeding and was very natural about it all.
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Fascinating info re the difference in development of the mouth, with photos of same.
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I’ve been reading a lot about cue feeding (the more reasonable and attractive way to talk aboutwhat is commonly spoken about as “demand feeding”) and it being the best way to establish breastfeeding.
I shall write more here on that after I’ve had a chance to digest fully all the different issues with it (more than [...]
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One of the much-touted ‘benefits’ of bottlefeeding is that you “can see how much the baby’s having”. I’ve often said that the flipside of that is that you can also see how much the baby’s leaving - and that can give you one more thing to worry about. I thought this was an interesting study into the longterm impact of giving a baby milk (formula or breast) from a bottle. Obesity prevention is a hot topic in healthcare at the moment, so breastfeeding promotion sits well alongside.
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I find myself more and more disheartened by society’s ever-increasing insistence that we need to make our children independent from the word go, coupled with the idea that this independence is somehow hastened by absenting ourselves from them.
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Breastfeeding Awareness Week, like a lot of the breastfeeding promotion stuff - I wonder whether it’s really only speaking to those who are likely to breastfeed anyway, come what may. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not knocking the excellent work done in raising awareness of the issues surrounding breastfeeding. For instance, campaigning for women to be able to [...]
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Just having a ponder about the future of this blog and thought I’d ask you what you’ve found most useful so far. No point me putting together some grand things if nobody thinks they’re any good and never reads them!
I know from the stats on the blog that lots of people find their way here googling [...]
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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 [...]
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(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 [...]
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Going back to work. Breastfeeding. Quite frequently, I have heard people give the former as a reason why they can’t do the latter for any length of time - sometimes at all. But often, with a bit of logistical jiggery-pokery and some planning, it’s completely possible to combine breastfeeding with working, even full time.
I thought I’d [...]
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