Dear Breastfeeding Mum, The Only Opinion That Matters Is Your Own
By Samantha Johnson An article is doing the rounds online at the moment, which discusses a case study that claims to determine that there…
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Katie Hinde: What we don’t know about mother’s milk
By Hannah Schenker Why does science know more about coffee and tomatoes than a mother’s breastmilk? Lactation researcher Katie Hinde explores this question in…
Increasing Your Milk Supply
Not having enough milk can be an overwhelming concern for new mums. Fortunately, there are many simple steps you can take to make sure…
The Shame of the Nursing Mother
By Hannah Schenker There is a lot of talk in articles and online forums such as Facebook comment threads about the shaming that breastfeeding…
Breastfeeding Tattoos: Would You?
By Hannah Schenker So you are all for breastfeeding. You wholeheartedly support women to breastfeed and think the rest of the world should too….
The Queen Mother Project
By Hannah Schenker We saw this photo on Facebook of the gorgeous Semone and baby Chastney, and couldn’t help but be taken aback by its…
Pink’s beautiful photograph supports breastfeeding Mamas everywhere
The singer posted a photo of her breastfeeding her 2-month-old son, Jameson, while her 5-year-old daughter, Willow, is wrapped around her legs. Showing her…
Breastfeeding Goddesses: a beautiful photographic project
By Hannah Schenker Photographer Ivette Ivens‘ incredibly beautiful photo series entitled Breastfeeding Goddesses seeks to normalise breastfeeding by photographing breastfeeding mothers – in all their…
Breastfeeding while practicing yoga? Apparently it is possible
By Hannah Schenker So we are obviously really supportive of breastfeeding. You know that already. We hope all mothers find the support they need…
Dear formula companies, stop trying to convince us your product is just like breastmilk…
By Meg Nagle An open letter to formula feeding companies. I recently saw the headlines all over social media and Facebook: STUDY: ‘Breakthrough infant…
How mothers can nurse themselves healthy
By Hannah Schenker Got a spare 15 minutes? Looking for something to watch when you are next breastfeeding your bubba? Watch E. Bimla Schwarz,…
The wonders of breast milk
By Hannah Schenker A lovely little video about the wonders of breast milk. And it truly is a wonder. Breastfed babies typically get sick…
Nipple pain when breastfeeding? Here are some reasons why
By Hannah Schenker Nipple pain is one of the main reasons women stop breastfeeding, and it’s understandable why – it hurts! According to La…
“Human Milk, Tailor-Made For Tiny Humans” breastfeeding video
By Hannah Schenker You may have recently seen this ad by singer-turned-campaigner Claire Tchaikowski, about the wonder that is breastmilk on our Facebook page…
Motherflippin’ Mastitis, Part Two
By Emily Holdaway of Raising Ziggy. You can find Part One of Emily’s mastitis story here. After eight weeks of agony during feeding, eight…
How to choose a breast pump
Breastfeeding is always the number one option for babies and provides all your baby’s needs in the first 6 months of life. The right…
When They Need You to Fall Asleep: Self-Soothing and Other Myths
Re-blogged with permission by Wendy Wisner via The Badass Breastfeeder Does your baby or child need you to fall asleep? Is nursing the only…
Motherflippin’ Mastitis
By Emily Holdaway of Raising Ziggy There are few things lonelier than crying while feeding at 2am. Just you, your baby and a red,…
This is why I breastfeed my toddler
Re-blogged with permission by Jennifer S. White I cuddle and hold her and for this one moment in our entire day she seems like…
WATCH: British mother takes to YouTube to promote breastfeeding older children
By Hannah Schenker Sophie Rose, 40-year-old mother from UK now living in Thailand, is on a mission to normalise the breastfeeding in general, but…