Breastfeeding: Yes I still am…..

Yes I still am....  Not that it really relates to you, but yes I am. Whilst I appreciate you may think she is too old, I am of the opinion that she isn’t and she seems to agree. … [Read more...]

Breastfeeding: Is Breast Best?

This is a breastfeeding post I originally wrote as a guest post on plus2point4; where you can read some cracking articles. After watching Is Breast Best? tonight I thought it may be worth reposting on my own blog to share a positive experience of breastfeeding as BB and I start the approach to our one year marker of exclusively breastfeeding.  Apparantly I am in the 3 of the population who … [Read more...]

my imperfection for all to hear

I have spent the afternoon with a bunch of old gals huffing and puffing as they struggled to remember their breathing and push their newborns out into the world. Its lambing time! Me and my three offspring had a fabulous time at a local farm.  As usual our day was not without embarrassment.  Within minutes twin boy managed to identify the one ewe out of a hundred who had a traumatic birth … [Read more...]

Its all about my boobies – please support them

I think it is important to try and have boundaries when writing a blog.  Areas of your life that you don't go into. My few boundaries are not having a pop at he who helped create them, to be fair he is marvellous so wouldn't be possible anyway.  I try not to blog about me old mother as she doesn't trust the internet and finds that facebook thing a bit weird and is often found wringing her … [Read more...]

Dear Gina Ford, I’m sorry….

Dear Gina, I'm sorry; I have been bewitched.   I am completely and utterly spellbound by an eight month old baby girl. Twin boy and girl were not different, they captivated my heart from the moment they crept out the sunroof, but as they came as a pair  adhering to your routines meant I had a life which involved sleep and lots of it.  But with BB  she has clearly cast a spell on me as … [Read more...]

Jumping on the bandwagon: breast is best?

I have read a couple of blogs  (mammywoo and the boyandme) today on the ongoing debate between breast and bottle feeding babies and the guilt that can fill ladies who choose (or indeed have no choice) to give their baby formula milk.  This sparked my interest and I thought I would add my thoughts to the discussion. For the good of the mothering world I am conducting a social experiment, in … [Read more...]