‘I breastfeed my baby with formula’
For anyone struggling with breastfeeding, please know there are options out there and giving formula doesn't necessarily mean that you have to end feeding at the breast.
Tag: expressing
7 tips on expressing breast milk at work
To be honest, when I first started expressing, I didn’t even feel comfortable doing it at home. The first few clumsy times I felt more like an engorged dairy cow than a new...
8 things you should know about breastfeeding and alcohol
It is important to understand the way alcohol affects your body and breastmilk. Here are some things you should know about drinking alcohol while breastfeeding.
Tips for bonding while bottle feeding
Whichever way a baby feeds does not dictate the intensity or quality of their relationship with their mother. Feeding should never eclipse all other aspects of nurturing parents do each day.
Expressing breast milk: the benefits of double pumping
Read our guide to the benefits of double pumping for expressed breastmilk. Time-saving is just one of the benefits...
Reasons for needing a breast pump and advantages of expressing
Here are some examples of when you might need a breast pump, and the advantages of expressing breast milk.
Diary of a new breastfeeding mum: Daily routine & expressing
It’s been a couple of months since our lovely Lila came into our lives and we are beginning to emerge from the oh so precious, yet rather demanding, newborn baby haze. I had been breastfeeding Lila exclusively until I was admitted to hospital a few weeks ago with a reoccurring case of mastitis.
Breast to bottle: making the switch easier
I started back at work when my first born was just five weeks old. It was only for four hours but it was just long enough to miss a feed.
