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…
Breastfeeding
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…
Concern over new child allergy claims
New claims that infants should be given peanuts and other potential allergens at the expense of exclusive breastfeeding has raised concern with New Zealand…
Expressed versus Breast: Feeding facts
“I have to go back to work earlier than expected but I want to keep on breastfeeding. I’ve bought a double breastpump so I…
Start as You Mean to Go On: The Essentials for Your Breastfeeding Journey
Educate Thank you Christchurch hospital for offering free breastfeeding classes. Eight-months pregnant and totally focused on labour, it didn’t occur to me that breast…
When will you stop breastfeeding your toddler?
By Georgie Budini As the single mother of my beautiful little sixteen-month-old man, Max, I’m regularly faced with the question of when I will…