What do mothers want healthcare professionals to know about nipple/ breast pain during lactation?
I asked for feedback on this question 12 months ago about pain during breastfeeding and finally time to write it up. Reading it again makes me sad. The pain of breastfeeding for some people cannot be ignored. I hope that this facilitates a discussion amongst professionals who see breastfeeding women. It’s important for mothers, for […]
What do mothers want professionals to know about Breastfeeding and Contraception?
A few weeks ago I asked on my facebook page for experience of using contraception whilst breastfeeding using a googledoc survey. I had just under 80 responses in 24 hours and here I have tried to analyse the results. Five mothers reported that their supply was affected by the use of contraception. Many more were […]
The truth about Breastfeeding and Medication
A podcast recorded with Boobingit and pharmacist Sarah Robinson Ep. 14: The truth about breastfeeding & medication with Sarah Robinson and Dr Wendy Jones MBE Ep. 14: The truth about breastfeeding & medication with Sarah Robinson and Dr Wendy Jones MBE
Migraine treatment and Breastfeeding
Another chapter from my book Breastfeeding and Chronic Medical Conditions today on the treatment of migraines which affect so many people. Migraines are miserable, when you have to continue to deal with a baby or toddler or older child and cant go and sleep in darkened room they can break the best. This factsheet goes […]
Donating breastmilk and taking medication
I am very proud to support all the breastmilk banks in the UK who provide milk to mothers of neonates. I was intensely grateful just over a year ago when my youngest grand daughter was born early, weighing just 3 and a half pounds. My daughter had fed 2 other children and like me is […]