Increasing breast milk supply

“When I’m breastfeeding, I get a weird tightness and sore tingly feeling like really strong pins and needles in my boobs – tell me they aren’t going to drop off.” Oh dear, I realized that although my daughter had been around while I breastfed her younger siblings and had been immersed in breastfeeding ‘talk’ since she was a small child (I am a…

It’s stinking hot. You are sweaty so is your baby. He keeps grizzling and signalling that he wants more ‘boobie’ .  He’s obviously thirsty so you wonder, should I give him a drink of water? Not only do you not need to offer your baby water in hot weather but it can be unsafe: giving water to newborns can affect your milk supply and your baby's…

You get more sleep Studies show that although having your baby next to you (within arms reach, not necessarily in your bed) generally means your baby will breastfeed more often, your own sleep will be less disrupted: your baby may arouse more often than a baby in another room but these arousals are often just small transient arousals that don't…