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Not a good Night
E was not good this evening. Normally I hate using “good” for babies and toddlers as it implies anything that is undesirable is ‘not good’ i.e. ‘naughty’. But tonight, E was decidedly Not Good. She is teething, I’ll give her … Continue reading
Night Nursing Tactics (a toddler’s perspective)
I noticed mum wrote a blog about tactics to sneak away from me when I’m having a lovely feed and a snuggle with her in the evening, gently falling asleep all warm and cosy. You know what this means? It … Continue reading
Night nursing tactics
So you’ve nursed your baby to sleep in the evening (Gasp! Horror!). You’re sat or laying in bed, baby fast asleep but firmly latched on. Next step is to get baby, still sleeping, into their designated place of night time … Continue reading
Slowly, slowly, weaning
We are, slowly slowly, weaning. That does not mean I am about to stop, or getting ready to stop, but I am noticing that the milk E takes is getting less and less. She feeds less frequently, and I get … Continue reading
Pumping at Work
Going back to work does NOT have to mean the end of breastfeeding, even if you work full time/long hours/in the field/for a small company/don’t have a private office/etc./etc. There are many solutions for continuing breastfeeding, if you so wish! … Continue reading
Back To Work
Today has been my first day back at work. Technically, I’ve been back since February but I’ve taken a year’s worth of annual leave all in one go and had a nice long break. Now I’m on my phased return; … Continue reading
The Nursing Strike
E has been on a nursing strike. It seems to be almost over now, but it was not fun while it lasted. A nursing strike, for those not familiar, is when a child suddenly refuses to nurse. It’s often confused … Continue reading
When I sort of very nearly didn’t like breastfeeding just a little bit
Just before Christmas we were hit, as every family with small people was, with a succession of horrible viruses. A cold followed by a tummy bug followed by another cold. It knocked everyone back for a few weeks, the baby … Continue reading
Some breastfeeding memories
I realised recently it is about a year since M last breastfed. She was a little over 2 years old, and I was about 16 weeks pregnant. I had not long lost my milk supply, though M would insist it … Continue reading
My Peer Supporting so far
So after a bit of a false start, where I was allowed to volunteer as a Peer Supporter, then I wasn’t, I’ve finally started up again regularly! I have been volunteering my time once a week alongside the baby weighing … Continue reading
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