I realise I am a wee bit late for World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) to write a post about advocacy for breastfeeding in public, however in my defence the reason I didn’t write anything during WBW is because I was too busy looking at photos that were all over Facebook… such as the one below: Image…
Category Archives: Breastfeeding
When breast isn’t best.
As many of you will know, I’m a huge natural parenting advocate. I love breastfeeding. I love homebirthing. I love baby wearing. I love nurturing, loving and respectful parenting. But is there a time when these things may not be the way to go? I do them. And I support others who do them. There…
My breastfeeding journey
I have struggled with breastfeeding for 17 months. I found it harder than giving birth. In fact, I have found it harder than anything I have ever done before in my life. And yet I feel proud for having been able to breastfeed my daughter and for giving her the best start to life that…
Beyond the Sling: Giveaway
How many books did you read while you were pregnant? Or trying to become pregnant? Or as a parent (if you had time!)? I don’t know about you, but I read a lot. I also know of people who didn’t read any. For the exact reason that I read a lot. That reason being that…
Giveaway. Competition. Free stuff. I’m excited!
I am here to announce that the super lovely people at Simon and Schuster Publishers have sent me a book to use for a giveaway. A book, you ask? Well it’s not just any book. It is this book: Image source Mum told me about this book and about Mayim a few weeks ago. That…
Am I too young to know things?
Image source here Before I was pregnant people were surprised by some of the ideas I had surrounding health and lifestyle choices. When I was pregnant people asked me why I had chosen a home birth. Even stranger was when they asked why I had chosen a home birth when I didn’t have any previous…
