Doctors, midwives and health visitors have an obsession with telling breastfeeding mothers that “if it hurts, then your baby isn’t latched on correctly”. For first time breastfeeders, this is quite often true. This is sometimes even true for mothers who have done it before, but sometimes, there are medical reasons for why breastfeeding hurts. It […]
having a baby
Inappropriate places to breastfeed
As a mum who is currently breastfeeding her fourth baby, I have been wondering… are there any places which would be deemed inappropriate places to breastfeed? When Bunny was a baby, I only breastfed for 5 weeks, and whilst I did breastfeed in public, I generally confined myself to a discreet corner and felt […]
6 Weeks Pregnant: And starting to feel it
I’m currently 15 weeks pregnant, but this is the post I wrote when I was 6 weeks pregnant. I am no longer with SD, but I wanted to share the whole of my pregnancy journey, so I have left it as written at the time and you can follow my story… I’m now 6 weeks pregnant […]
4 Weeks Pregnant : Finding Out!
For readers who missed the announcement, I’m currently 14 weeks pregnant, but I wrote blog posts throughout my pregnancy – these are being published now – to share my story. This is the post I wrote when I was 4 weeks pregnant… I haven’t known him long; a matter of weeks. I hadn’t been single […]
Why I’m against the Bounty Mutiny
Yes you read that right. I have written “that controversial post” that risks losing me followers due to a difference of opinion. Although I’d assume that anyone up for questioning the ethics of Bounty and the NHS must have a sense of ethics when it comes to respecting the differing opinions of others too?! WARNING: […]