A baby is born with a tongue tie. That means, the band of tissue that connects the bottom of the tongue to the floor of the mouth is too short …
Let us make this straight. Babies do not self-wean earlier than 18 months and that is rare! Generally self-weaning happens nearer to 2 years and that would be a gradual …
When you become a parent for the second or multiply times, dealing with your older children whilst breastfeeding can be a challenge especially in the first few weeks. The age …
When life sends you lemons….use them well! Last night we had to do a U turn and gave my littlest the breast. He suddenly developed croup. High fever and inability …
This weaning is of course a process not simply a sudden happening – especially when mama led. Yesterday, we celebrated 4 days boobie free! It is getting better and I’d …
It is the first day at home without the breast! My youngest is 4 years old. Nap time was actually more problematic then bed time. How did I go about …
It’s been nearly 10 years since I first put a child to my breast for the first time. My aim was 6 months. It had been a fair journey that …
How many times do we mention the overwhelming feelings parenting brings us? Sometimes, or maybe many times, we feel unsure of something on this journey and wish a simple quick …
Parenting is very difficult. The old saying ‘it takes a village’, is completely understood by parents, maybe more so in this day and age. We live in an era were …
As the month dedicated to breastfeeding trickles to an end, let us continue encouraging mothers, women, sisters, like us in their breastfeeding journey. Breastfeeding comes with a lot of struggles …
