Jun 19, 2020 | Bottle Feeding, Breastfeeding, Combination Feeding, Feeding, Routine, Sleeping, Swaddling, Winding
How do I know if my baby is hungry? Learning how to answer this question is the key to your baby’s health, to your sleep, and to the difference between chaos and calm in your baby’s first few weeks, so it’s really worth trying to figure out. Why won’t my baby sleep ?...
Jun 21, 2019 | Breastfeeding, Combination Feeding, Coping, Parenting, Parenting Stress, Supplementary Feeding
6 Case Studies showing how different women coped with their own breastfeeding experiences, and made it work for them This blog deals with how to cope with your concerns or fears about breastfeeding, and help you prepare for whatever you might experience. What...
Feb 3, 2019 | Bottle Feeding, Breastfeeding, Combination Feeding, Feeding, Parenting, Swaddling, Winding
All Babies Get Wind I can’t tell you how many times I have heard Health Visitors and Midwives and other Health professionals telling new parents that they don’t need to wind their baby because “breastfed babies don’t need winding” This is simply not true –...
Jan 12, 2019 | Bottle Feeding, Breastfeeding, Parenting, Self Care, Supplementary Feeding
Part 2 – When Should I use it ? Part 1 of this article covered the first few days in the hospital, and focused on what temporary supplementation was, and how to do it. This second part focuses on when to use it, and how it might help you in the following...
Jan 6, 2019 | Baby Care, Bottle Feeding, Breastfeeding, Combination Feeding, Crying, Feeding, Health, Supplementary Feeding
Temporary Supplementation – What is it, and how do I do it ? Part 1. What is Temporary Supplementation Temporary supplementation simply means a baby is fed by either formula or safe donor breastmilk for a short period of time. The difference between this and...
Oct 7, 2018 | Bottle Feeding, Breastfeeding, Combination Feeding, Feeding, Parenting, Supplementary Feeding
When I stop and think about infant feeding situations I’ve encountered over the last 25 years they are all very different in experience and outcome, but do seem to have common ground. They are all affected by the same 4 Feeding Factors Luck Mental Attitude Biology...
