Breastfeeding

posts about breastfeeding

When it all gets too much

sheffield_light

The Huge Changes Life with a new baby can be thrilling, amazing and truly wonderful.  However, as new parents, it means a complete change in how life is and how you view everything.  With that in mind, this huge change can have a knock on affect on how you are feeling, and subsequently how...
Read More...

Stay connected

skin to skin

http://midwiferytoday.com/articles/firsthour.asp This is a great article by world renowned Michdl Odent, which talks of the importance of the first hour after birth from a number of different perspectives. It is fairly complex but the crux of it I will summarise in normal person speak here. Reserach studies, cultural observations show a number of reasons...
Read More...

HypnoBirthing and C-Section?

_44314264_caesarean2

Can HypnoBirthing® Be Beneficial to a Mother Who Must Have a Cesearean Section? by Sharon Gourlay published December 2009 in Associated Content As a mother who must have C-sections I used the hypnobirthing® techniques throughout my pregnancies with my two daughters, Samantha and Isabella; and hypnobirthing® helped me in several different ways: Prenatal Bonding...
Read More...

The Food of Love: A Successful Formula for Breastfeeding, by Kate Evans

food of love

A well written, beautifully illustrated book, littered with comical cartoons. This is actually a fully comprehensive, well researched book by a Breastfeeding Counsellor, about Breastfeeding, and many complementary parenting decisions that you may make. There are specific guidance supporting the early days of breastfeeding particularly, and ideas for troubleshooting difficulties and challenges along the...
Read More...