Muddling Through Motherhood

Co-sleeping and bed-sharing are basically different ways of saying that your baby/child sleeps in your bed with you.
I remember when I was pregnant, saying to a good friend “Oh, I’d never be able to do that - I’d be too scared!”.  She, quite rightly scoffed at me - “Just wait until you’re knackered and your [...]

There’s going to be a breastfeeding pinic in London on 21 July to correspond with the closing of Parliament for the summer to protest against the inadequate protection of mothers and babies provided by the Single Equalities Bill.
I will hopefully be organising one in Birmingham - and will post more as I get it sorted [...]

Here’s a great account of feeding and bonding experiences from a mother of 8 - 5 formula fed, 3 breast fed, and the differences she felt.  It made me cry a little, and Morgan’s words about how women should be allowed to be upset that they haven’t been able to breast feed feel very right [...]

Continuing my reputation as the odd one out of the new mothers I know, Rowan and I will be following baby led weaning from 6 months or thereabouts.
The general idea of baby led weaning is that they always feed themselves - initially using their hands.  Its like the finger foods bit of the weaning guide [...]