Happy birthday to this now 26 year old baby and happy Mother’s Day to all the beautiful mothers out there. I’m on my camping honeymoon at the moment but still can be contacted for pump sales/hire, scales hire and breastfeeding advice.
My Dad is 90 this year, to celebrate Mum and Dad are taking all 5 of us siblings and our partners on a ship cruise to Asia. We will be away from 13th May- 1st June. We leave on Mother’s day and also celebrate Mum’s 86th birthday while cruising. The photo in the post is…
Most mothers want to breastfeed their babies. In Australia 96% of new mothers initiate breastfeeding, the rates drop dramatically, at 3 months 39% are still exclusively breastfeeding. We all need to support and help woman reach their breastfeeding goals. Here are some tips for new mums: Consider expressing antenatally 2. Be informed about how babies…
Seen breastfeeding in Recolleta cemetery Buenos Aires. This very fancy statue was part of a memorial to a Buenos Aries family at the turn of the last century. It was very close to the humble grave of the Argentinian hero Eva Peron.
Plan to do NOTHING but look after your baby in the first 6 weeks, you need rest and nurturing. Take all offers of help from friends, family and neighbours; cooking meals, cleaning house, pick ups and drops offs of other kids, giving you rest time etc. You need to feel supported and cared for. If…
Source: Exclusively breastfed overweight infants are at the same risk of childhood overweight as formula fed overweight infants — van der Willik et al. — Archives of Disease in Childhood
Here is some really useful information about the “normal breastfeeding relationship”