By Dr Tom York, dad-of-one, NHS-registered and private GP for GPDQ, the UK’s first doctor-on-demand app Breastfeeding has various advantages over formula feeding; it’s free so helps save parents and the NHS money. It’s healthy, the antibodies found in breast milk cannot be replicated in formula milk and give your baby an important early boost to … Read more
One of the biggest decisions you can make as a new mother is the decision to breastfeed as opposed to bottle feeding (though the two come together for mothers who need to return to work later on). The nutrients, colostrum, and vitamins provided in breast milk help to ensure your baby has proper mental and … Read more
Phaidon is proud to publish What Does Baby Want? a groundbreaking children’s board book featuring a hungry baby and a breastfeeding mother. Created by Japan’s top design duo, Tupera Tupera, What Does Baby Want? is light-hearted, humorous and specially created for the enjoyment and engagement of babies, toddlers and adults. What Does Baby Want? This … Read more
Long before I became a Mum I knew that I wanted to care for my children in the best way possible, I wanted to make sure that I protected them like only a parent can. I breastfed all of my children to give them the best possible start in life by giving them all the … Read more
Everyone wants to give their baby the best start in life. As soon as you know there’s going to be a baby, you can start worrying about just how you’re going to do that. There can be a lot of pressure on modern mothers to make the right choices, but what those might be aren’t … Read more
Last Thursday afternoon (16th January) marked a bittersweet moment for me as I breastfed Jelly Bean for the very last time. I consider myself to be a very lucky Mummy because when I first became a Mum in 2008 to Little Bean my breastfeeding journey began. Like many expectant Mums I knew from the moment … Read more
Jelly Bean really IS going to be my last baby, I promise BUT those pesky people at Babes with Babies don’t make life easy for you when you’re trying to nudge your way out of the baby years. When I was pregnant/breastfeeding Little Bean, I HATED maternity clothes, I always felt frumpy and completely unattractive. … Read more
Bottle feeding or combined bottle with breastfeeding – is often one of the most crucial and difficult decisions new mums are faced with…
Breastfeeding in public can be a difficult affair at times, often there’s lots of clothes juggling going on, or trying your hardest to get baby latched on whilst hiding them under a scarf or breastfeeding cover and then just when you think you have it all sorted baby decides to pull the cover out of … Read more