The Mindful Breastfeeding Blog

10 Things You Don’t Expect About Nursing Aversion.
The author of a new book, Zainab Yate, talks us through some misconceptions Many mothers and those who support them do not know that they can experience negative emotions associated with breastfeeding. In modern society breastfeeding is often used – problematically –...

Painful Breastfeeding – normal or not?
“Tricky Nipples Pay my Bills” - Val, Workin’ Moms (Netflix) Yep, that’s my life too, because nipple pain is the number one reason that people come to me for help. It’s also one of the top 3 reasons why women stop breastfeeding before they wanted to. The families...

Why Mindfulness-based Antenatal Classes Have Never Been More Important
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...

My Story of Low Milk Supply and How Mindfulness Got Me Through
Despite knowing that it was likely I would struggle to provide enough milk for my 3rd child, nothing prepared me for the range of deep emotions I would experience over the first 9 months of her life. The two breastfeeding journeys that I had experienced with my sons...
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