Posts tagged breastfeeding
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23 Nov
Six months of Mommyhood
I opened the front door this morning, expecting to see something on the doorstep: a bouquet of flowers, a box of chocolates, a trophy or a token to reward me for making it through six months of motherhood. But there…
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06 Aug
REVIEW: Floppeze Nursing Pillow
Today I am posting my first official product review. I’m not planning to do loads of reviews, but I will tell you about products that I find particularly useful. The lovely people at Bibs and Stuff sent me the Floppeze…
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30 Jul
Groundhog Day
I have a dream. It involves a heavy mallet and my breast pump. It involves the heavy mallet being smashed down upon my breast pump. It involves my breast pump disintegrating into a million small pieces. Every day my mission,…
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16 Jul
My Mini Ginger Ninja
A couple nights ago I almost killed my husband. He didn’t come home with lipstick on his collar. Nor did he spend our life savings down at the betting shop. No. He accidentally wasted an ounce of my expressed breast…
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20 Jun
Weight Watchers
Last Monday, I took Baby in to be weighed. The lady seemed happy with how much weight Baby had gained; it wasn’t loads, but it wasn’t too little either. Then she asked about breastfeeding. I said that I was topping…
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09 Jun
Victory and defeat
Or James’ alternative title: Liberation and Speedbumps Having a baby is a bit like being bipolar; you’re up one minute and down the next. And so it has been this week. Saturday’s tears over breastfeeding were followed by Tuesday’s jubilation…
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08 Jun
The Best £100 I ever spent
Today is a great day. Today I went to see Clare Byam-Cook, baby feeding specialist extraordinaire. If you type her name into Google, you quickly get the sense that Clare is the Marmite of the breastfeeding world; that is, either…
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04 Jun
There will be tears
I was prepared for lots of tears from Baby. Babies cry, right? My own tears were less expected. Within the past 24 hours, I’ve cried no fewer than six times. And I’m not a big crier. But there comes a…