My youngest daughter, known as Elfin here on the blog, was born with a dairy allergy. It made life very difficult for a really long time, but things…
If you’re concerned that your baby may have cow’s milk allergy, then it’s entirely natural that your mind would turn to a diagnosis so that you can begin…
This can be one of the greatest sources of frustration – you feel like everything should be going well – in theory. You’ve had your latch checked and…
Are you wondering whether mucus in baby poo, blood in breastfed baby stools, or green baby poop is normal? Or perhaps you’re now at the point of searching…
Every year around Christmas time I re-share this post with the following intro for laughs. Of course 2020 was a bit (lot) different, so I couldn’t simply republish…
So you’ve made the decision to breastfeed – that’s wonderful. There are many potential obstacles to getting started, not to mention the issues we can face along the…
I’m a huge breastfeeding advocate, but naturally that very precious time eventually reaches its conclusion, and the mother/baby (or toddler) dyad evolves. But how do you know when…
This post is adapted from a guest post I wrote for Mothercare for World Breastfeeding Awareness Week back in 2018, with the aim of continuing efforts to normalise…
One of the most stressful times I faced with my breastfed CMPA daughter was when it came time to introduce solid foods. Naturally that meant dairy free weaning,…
