I once read an article about Alzheimer’s and how, when a person is starting to experience symptoms, many actions need to be taken to...

Entering my second decade as a breastfeeding counsellor, I’ve read perhaps tens of thousands of social media posts from struggling...

Dear 2020, As we say goodbye to you, I have such mixed feelings. On the one hand, it has probably been the most difficult year for many,...

There is a new trend that suggests that daddy or someone else needs to feed the baby in order to bond with the baby. In addition, mothers...

The phenomenon of Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex (otherwise known as D-mer) is what a few women experience, yet there is so little known...

Breastfeeding support is inconsistent at the best of times. Now the clinics where volunteers helped mothers with their queries are...

Now more than ever it is crucial breastfeeding is initiated for the protection to baby, and for the release of the calming hormone oxytocin

I was recently asked if I had written anything about mothers who were going back to work and the transition they experienced,...

CCK (cholecystokinin) hormone in newborns makes them feel sleepy and prevents thgem from working too hard or too long. Finding...

Some of the things I’ve heard over and over throughout the years: ‘Feeding is hard because you know, it’s just the colostrum’, or ‘I’m...

Hats Off to the Superdads While working on the maternity wards of the Royal Berkshire Hospital, I came across many a shirtless dad doing...