Monthly Archives: June 2010

365 – 168 to 365 – 174 A Week in Pictures

June 30, 2010 Posted by Luschka under Mamatography, Projects
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Another week as we travel around, staying local now. By local I mean staying in the UK. This is precious time, my gran tells me about our family, our history, her family, her childhood. Things I’ve  never heard. Things I’ll forget again until I need to remember one day. I learn her favourite song. What… more

National Breastfeeding Awareness Week Roundup and Giveaways

June 28, 2010 Posted by Luschka under Awareness Weeks, Competitions, Products
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Rather than introduce another giveaway or review today, I’m giving you a round up of what’s up for grabs here on Diary of a First Child. I also wanted to say a really big thank you to everyone who participated in National Breastfeeding Awareness Week. I think it has been really successful and look forward… more

Natural Recipes – Breast Milk Enhancement Tea

June 27, 2010 Posted by Luschka under Alternative Medicines and Remedies, Attachment Parenting, Breastfeeding, Food
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It always saddens me so much when someone says that they had to quit breastfeeding at six weeks because their milk dried up. It also maddens me, because I think health care professionals should explain to people how it all works.  For the first six weeks your milk reservoirs, so that you  have a constant… more

Breastfeeding Reminder Bracelet, Babybeads UK

June 25, 2010 Posted by Luschka under Competitions, Products
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The first few weeks of motherhood passed in a blur for me. It was an amazing high, and I was elated with my amazing birth experience. I was in love with my baby and I loved breastfeeding her from the very beginning. Within minutes of birth she fed for the first time, and she’s still… more

Comebacks for Breastfeeding Comments

June 25, 2010 Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Breastfeeding
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I have an eight month old daughter, Ameli, who is still primarily breastfed, although we do play at Baby Led Weaning once or twice a day. Below are some of the questions I’ve been asked and my responses to them, or that other people have been asked and what I would have said had it… more

Five Great Things About Breast Milk

June 24, 2010 Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Breastfeeding
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Breastmilk has been touted as the wonder drink. We’ve all heard how good it is for babies, and we all know that babies who have been breastfed are said to be healthier, less obese as children, and less fussy eaters than formula fed babies. We also know that breastfeeding is good for mothers. It reduces… more

365-161 to 365-167 A Week in Pictures

June 23, 2010 Posted by Luschka under Mamatography, Projects
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We’ve continued on with our travels this week, showing our family around the country. We’ve been to a new place and returned to some familiar places too. more

Babybeads UK Breastfeeding Necklace

June 23, 2010 Posted by Luschka under Competitions, Products
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My husband and I walked through the fairground in our local park one afternoon and he kept looking at passers by, then looking fleetingly at my chest and grimacing. When I eventually asked him why he was behaving so strangely, he told me that he was concerned that people might think he was abusing me!… more

Mamascarf for Discreet Breastfeeding

June 22, 2010 Posted by Luschka under Competitions, Products
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One of the greatest downsides I have discovered in becoming a parent has been the politics of it. The choices start around the time of conception it seems, and one of the greatest parenting wars wages around formula feeding versus breast feeding. Once a mother has decided to breastfeed, the war wages on: should she… more

Breastfeeding – It Would Have Been Nice To Know…

June 22, 2010 Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Breastfeeding
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I lay on my bed the other morning, sprawled out like a Greek woman in one of those old-fashioned paintings while my daughter popped on for a feed and off for a play with whichever toy had taken her fancy that day, then back on for a nibble again. It dawned on me how strange… more


I lay on my bed the other morning, sprawled out like a Greek woman in one of those old-fashioned paintings while my daughter popped on for a feed and off for a play with whichever toy had taken her fancy that day, then back on for a nibble again. It dawned on me how strange it was that it didn’t feel strange at all.

It lead me to thinking about breastfeeding, and to all the things I hadn’t known at the start – things that may really have been quite helpful. Here are a few to get you started.

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