- How Breastfeeding Can Protect Against Breast Cancer
When it comes to feeding your baby, breastfeeding is often promoted as the best way to do it, if you can. It’s not always easy, and for many parents, it’s not even possible. There are several short term health benefits for baby, but many oft-repeated long-term advantages, like making baby smarter, and reducing the risk… Read more: How Breastfeeding Can Protect Against Breast Cancer - Episode 8: When Should You Wean our Baby?
When your baby is a few months old, it’s time to start facing down the next big milestone in your parenting journey: weaning them onto solid foods. But while the official guidance is clear, the advice you get from different people can vary. So when should you start the process? Right now, Kim is just about to… Read more: Episode 8: When Should You Wean our Baby? - Episode 5: Breastmilk vs Formula – Is Breast Really Best?
Mothers these days might be told that ‘breast is best’ when it comes to feeding their baby. But why is that the case, when infant formula has been an option for decades? What does that mean for mothers that struggle with their breastfeeding journey, and how does it affect a child in the short and… Read more: Episode 5: Breastmilk vs Formula – Is Breast Really Best? - Drinking Alcohol While Breastfeeding: What Parents Really Need to Know
As a new parent, it’s easy to feel like every choice you make is under the microscope. Even something as simple as enjoying a glass of wine with dinner can spiral into questions: Is this safe? Will it affect my baby? Should I pump and dump? So, is it safe to drink alcohol while breastfeeding?The… Read more: Drinking Alcohol While Breastfeeding: What Parents Really Need to Know - Parenting, Risk, and the Myth of the Perfect Parent
Parenting today often feels like walking through a minefield of opinions. Whether it’s about how we feed our babies, whether we use car seat mirrors, or even whether a mum can enjoy a glass of wine while breastfeeding, there seems to be no shortage of strong voices ready to weigh in. If you’ve ever scrolled… Read more: Parenting, Risk, and the Myth of the Perfect Parent - Fun Cooking with Toddlers: Banana Pancake Recipe
Any day can be pancake day if you want it to be! This recipe for naturally sweet toddler-friendly banana pancakes is idea for making with your little one, giving them a fun and enriching experience, as well as a tasty alternative this pancake day, or any day! - The Truth About Losing Weight While Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding is often touted as a way to fast track weight loss, helping a mother get back to her pre-pregnancy weight in record time. But while it’s theoretically possible, the reality of breastfeeding weight loss is often a very different story. - Baby’s Super Sense of Smell
It’s a fact. Newborn babies smell fantastic. And I mean that in more ways than one! Firstly, and perhaps most famously, you’ve got that delicious aroma that many newborns give off for a few weeks or even months after emerging into this world, which will have mom, dad, and anyone with a shred of a… Read more: Baby’s Super Sense of Smell - Breastfeeding babies are cannibalsDid you know that babies are actually cannibals?! When you think about it, is there anything more magical than growing a baby? You literally start with one squishy cell in the middle of Mummy‘s tummy, and over the next nine months, in less time than it takes for the average house to be built, you… Read more: Breastfeeding babies are cannibals
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