Breastfeeding, Skinship and Nursing Aversion
By Zainab Yate Most people think that breastfeeding is always a calming, loving experience that draws a mother closer to her nursling. And when…
Breastfeeding
Every Drop Is Worth Saving
Breast milk is often referred to as “liquid gold” – and it’s clear why! Each and every drop is rich with the goodness your…
How Fathers Can Support Breastfeeding
By Francoise Voldoire From the beginning of mankind, fathers have had no essential role when it comes to breastfeeding. They are usually expected to be…
Nurturing Well: Personalised Holistic Infant Care & Lactation Support
Trish Doyle is an experienced Child and Family Health Professional with Midwifery, Nursing and Lactation and Infant Massage Qualifications. It was her experience in…
Donor breastmilk: one mum’s amazing liquid gold gift
By Julia van Zon When Lucy began her breastfeeding journey with baby Pippa, she never imagined how her own journey would help so many other Australian mums and their…
Mother’s Breastfeeding Tea: Natural Help for Low Breast Milk Supply
Along with all the excitement, love and wonderful emotions that come with becoming a mum, it can also be exhausting and overwhelming. We want…
BabyBaby Nursing Pillows – Growing the Uniqueness!
I’m Stephanie, the women behind the New Zealand nursing pillow brand BabyBaby. I’m a mum, a wife, designer, pattern maker and sewer. Seriously, you…
When Breastfeeding Sucks: What you need to know about nursing aversion & agitation
By Zainab Yate Breastfeeding aversion and agitation is an intense, distressing phenomenon experienced by a mother during breastfeeding, which can occur at any time…
Milk Mate: Supporting You on Your Breastfeeding Journey
Experiencing the loneliness and isolation of being a first-time, breastfeeding mum, Anna Sayring realised how little support there was available to her, along with a great deal…
Breastfeeding a Premature Baby: My Story
By Angelia Allen Breastfeeding has been one of the most confusing, rewarding, trying, and satisfying things I’ve ever done. My little one is 5…
Here come the “Sanctimonious Mums”
By Sofie Eriksson Today, I read an article. It was an article about a mother who had tried to breastfeed, but had been unable…
The online solution to preparing for natural childbirth and breastfeeding
Natural Parenting and Childbirth Educator Louise James is a passionate advocate of natural childbirth, breastfeeding and raising children in a natural environment. She has…
Boosting Milk Production with Delicious and Nutritious ‘Boobie Kookies’
After initial struggles with her own milk supply, Kym Woolcott discovered a lack of accurate information for new mothers. Her business journey began when…
Nutrition & Natural Health: Preconception, Pregnancy & Beyond
After being told that she would struggle to conceive naturally due to health issues, Michelle Daga turned to nutrition to assist her on her…
The Highlights of Parenting
By Sally Saint My son will be 10 in a few days and I have revelled in these last few weeks hugging him and…
“World Infant Feeding Week”: What This Says About Breastfeeding Grief
By Tracy Cassels Pardon the lateness, but I admit I was a little busy halfway around the world during this year’s World Breastfeeding Week…
Toddler Twiddling
By Emma Pickett If you spend 10 minutes in a social media group where breastfeeding older children is the norm, you’ll come across the…
Feeding Friend: Support & Comfort for your Breastfeeding Journey
Amanda Rowe noticed severe aches and pains in her shoulder, neck, back and hands when breastfeeding, and discovered they were caused by holding her…
NZ-made baby products: safe, simple and kind to our planet
New Edition NZ is a team of creative, passionate and eco-conscious individuals. Designed and made in New Zealand, their essential baby products contain non-toxic…
Jodelicious Teas: Nurturing Your Body & Soul
After turning to herbal teas to prepare her body for childbirth and then to help increase milk supply during breastfeeding, Jodie Clarke experimented with…