by mammalia | Mar 31, 2020 | birth, breastfeeding, Mindful Breastfeeding, pregnancy
During 2020 it seems everything about life has changed. But there are some things that do remain just the same as they always have been, and one of those things is that everyday, around the world, hundreds of thousand of babies and new mothers are born. Despite the...
by mammalia | Jul 10, 2018 | breastfeeding, IBCLC, Mindful Breastfeeding, Professionals
As the saying goes – if I had £1 for every parent who came to me and had been told that a latch looks good and yet is struggling with every single breastfeed, I would be a very rich woman. The more I hear this phrase repeated to me from stressed, struggling, desperate...
by mammalia | Jun 11, 2018 | birth, breastfeeding, parenting, pregnancy
Well hello pregnant Mama! Congrats on your pregnancy I’m so pleased you want to breastfeed. You’ve probably heard it’s the best thing for you and your baby so you’re going to give it a good go and can’t wait for all those baby snuggles and bonding time. When we’re...
by mammalia | Jan 19, 2018 | breastfeeding, Mindful Breastfeeding
Without exception every Parent that I see for breastfeeding support is struggling with their emotions. Pretty understandable, I’m sure you’d agree. When breastfeeding isn’t going well then it’s stressful and disheartening, for some it feels...
by mammalia | Dec 18, 2017 | breastfeeding, pregnancy
Whether or not you breastfeed is just a choice right? I certainly thought that before I had my first baby. And when I was asked, time and time again, throughout each pregnancy if I planned to breastfeed, it was an easy question to answer. It was always a simple yes....
by mammalia | Oct 21, 2017 | breastfeeding, parenting, Uncategorized
Have you heard of breastfeeding trauma? It sounds kind of extreme right? How could something that is natural and instinctive leave us traumatised? But when women struggle to breastfeed, when they don’t have the right support, when they are separated from their...
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