As a breastfeeding Mum, it can be difficult to find clothes to match your usual style, you need to think about easy access to the milk machines and you need to be comfortable too. I never thought I would say this but one of the hardest things I find about adjusting my style for breastfeeding … Read more
I have heard it enough times, every child is different but sometimes you just kind of ‘forget’. Before Jelly Bean arrived I assumed that I would breastfeed him as I did with Little Bean and Beanie Boy but things haven’t quite gone to plan. I had a few breastfeeding issues with Little Bean when she … Read more
I woke up this morning feeling much more human than yesterday. We had a really good night, near perfect in fact. Jelly Bean woke up every 3 hours for a feed like clockwork and because I wasn’t expressing I was able to get straight off to sleep as soon as he had finished feeding which … Read more
Our first night back in the hospital in the Transitional Care unit was a trial like no other. Every three hours, the alarm would sound – a stark reminder to feed Jelly Bean with expressed breast milk.
Returning home from the hospital on Friday, our journey with Jelly Bean took a challenging turn. His labour had been unexpectedly swift, a story I’ll delve into another time, leaving him congested with mucus. Despite immediate skin-to-skin contact and my efforts to nurse, he seemed disinterested, spending most of his first day in a deep … Read more
Three pregnancies down the line I feel quite qualified in giving advice on what’s good and what’s not when it comes to maternity and breastfeeding products. Thanks to my blog I have been privileged to test out some of the latest and greatest inventions to make maternity and breastfeeding that much easier and fun too. … Read more
When it comes to being pregnant it’s not just your bump that grows and needs support, the boobs do too! In fact, for many women that’s the first sign that they are pregnant, I remember when I fell pregnant with Little Bean I was still working in a mainly male orientated garage and most of … Read more
Before I became a Mum I didn’t really put much thought into my boobs other than whether they made a top/dress look good or not. I always loved to wear nice underwear but that was about it. Then when I first became pregnant I started to think about my body very differently, I realised that … Read more
Breastfeeding can be one of the most rewarding parts of early motherhood, the feeling of closeness you have with your child cannot be matched. The health benefits alone make breastfeeding a real plus for you and your baby. There are many tips you may have heard down the line as you were tracking your pregnancy … Read more