Pinky McKay on new babies and strict feeding routines
While a gentle rhythm to your day may help you adapt to your new lifestyle, being pedantic about enforcing a routine for your baby can have adverse effects.
Diary of a new breastfeeding mum: breast milk management
Having the right products to help with sterilising bottles and parts, along with an easy to use system for thawing and warming breast milk, is absolutely
Diary of a new breastfeeding mum: Daily routine & expressing
It’s been a couple of months since our lovely Lila came into our lives and we are beginning to emerge from the oh so precious, yet rather demanding, newborn baby haze. I had been breastfeeding Lila exclusively until I was admitted to hospital a few weeks ago with a reoccurring case of mastitis.
Can giving a night-time bottle of formula affect breast milk supply?
Some parents may have heard of a suggested night-time routine of giving a breastfed baby a bottle of formula before the night-time sleep. But can this affect your supply? Midwife Kate Griffin has this advice …
Breastfeeding – what is normal?
Did you also know that ‘normal’ can mean many things when it comes to breastfeeding your baby?
Breast to bottle: making the switch easier
I started back at work when my first born was just five weeks old. It was only for four hours but it was just long enough to miss a feed.
Breastfeeding a toddler – what you need to know
When your baby isn’t so little anymore breastfeeding has a new set of challenges and rewards but there isn’t a great deal out there to help you adjust to this new phase. Here are some tips for breastfeeding beyond 12 months.
Breastfeeding and how your family and friends can help
Here are a few tips new mothers can pass on to partners, family, friends and employers, in order for them to help optimise feeding time with their baby.
Breastfeeding — a guide to the first few days
What is breastfeeding like in the first few days? What questions should you ask your health care providers? How can you establish a good supply?
What’s the issue with breastfeeding in public?
It’s a HOT day in North Queensland. The families flock to the public pools. Bright umbrellas, laughter, the odd cry and colour everywhere. It’s a beautiful day in Australia. A young boy is in the toddler pool with his mother and another two children. He is bigger than the others. And louder, but in a strange way. He