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Keep Britain Breastfeeding: Breastfeeding Beyond a Year (Or, My Breasts, My Baby, My Business…)

Keep Britain Breastfeeding: Breastfeeding Beyond a Year (Or, My Breasts, My Baby, My Business…)

It’s day six already of the Keep Britain Breastfeeding Scavenger Hunt 2014 which means that… I’m 4 days from my due date! Today we’re talking about breastfeeding beyond a year which can be a touchy subject. Unless you’re going to breastfeed exclusively at home and without anyone ever seeing you, then if you’re like me,…

Keep Britain Breastfeeding Scavenger Hunt: Breastfeeding is Dangerous (Or, The Day I Shot a Man)

Keep Britain Breastfeeding Scavenger Hunt: Breastfeeding is Dangerous (Or, The Day I Shot a Man)

I only have one funny breastfeeding story, and I’m slightly horrified to share it, but as it’s bound to have happened to someone else (please, please let it have happened to one of you) I’m going to share it anyway. Breastfeeding Jensen did not come easy.  After three months though I was getting the hang…

Keep Britain Breastfeeding Scavenger Hunt 2014: The Importance of Breastfeeding Support

Keep Britain Breastfeeding Scavenger Hunt 2014: The Importance of Breastfeeding Support

This post is a huge thank you to my mister.  He’s probably the biggest supporter of breastfeeding that I know…and I also know that without him, my two journeys so far would have turned out very differently indeed. Today for the Keep Britain Breastfeeding Scavenger Hunt 2014, we’re talking about the importance of breastfeeding support….

Keep Britain Breastfeeding Scavenger Hunt 2014: Top Breastfeeding Tips

Keep Britain Breastfeeding Scavenger Hunt 2014: Top Breastfeeding Tips

It’s day two of the Keep Britain Breastfeeding Scavenger Hunt and today’s topic is Breastfeeding tips.  After four solid years of breastfeeding, there are some things I know for sure about my babies and my breasts, and the road they travel together. The first rule of breastfeeding club is….We don’t talk about breastfeeding.  Well, not…

Keep Britain Breastfeeding Scavenger Hunt 2014: So, Why Did I Decide To Breastfeed?

Keep Britain Breastfeeding Scavenger Hunt 2014: So, Why Did I Decide To Breastfeed?

Our blog is about our family, and about celebrating parenthood.  I write about the happy times in our lives as a scrapbook for our boys when they’re older.  I don’t enjoy courting negativity on here, and in truth I find it very difficult to write when I’m low emotionally.  This week though, I’m going to…