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Travelling with one parent
Baby Girl prefers to travel as a family. Travelling with me on my own is not cool. We did it for the first time yesterday, and she didn’t exactly seem to want us to make a habit of it. By the time we...
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Coping with mastitis
I’m back to working my way through the list of breastfeeding complications. There was one box I hadn’t ticked off yet. I hadn’t had mastitis. But now my breastfeeding experience must be pretty...
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Avoiding ear pain for baby when flying
Every time I travel with Baby Girl I get incredibly stressed. So stressed that I had to borrow Baby Girl’s WaterWipes yesterday because I was so hot. Part of the problem is that Baby Girl is not...
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Finding the best nursing pads
I woke up in wet pyjamas yesterday. Not the bottoms, but the top. There was a large milk stain on the left-hand side – my first major milk accident. I thought this would have been more likely to happen...
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The latest breastfeeding advice
Baby Girl is growing fast. So fast that Grandma N is a bit worried. Since Baby Girl still wakes up hungry in the wee hours of the morning, Grandma N suggested I could perhaps give Baby Girl water...
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Protecting baby from flu
Every time I seek medical advice these days I seem to get the same answer. Breast milk is the solution. Whether it’s treating sticky eyes, coping with mastitis, or protecting baby from flu, it’s all...
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Breastfeeding in different time zones
Jetlag for Baby Girl was no problem. Jetlag for me – or more specifically my breasts – was a big problem. I soon realised changing time zones was not ideal for a breastfeeding mum. The first night was...
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When baby refuses to take a bottle
Baby Girl wants to eat on everything she gets her hands on. The only thing she doesn’t want anywhere near her mouth these days is her bottle. She much prefers her dresses, tights or toys. Anything goes...
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The day baby starts solids
Today is the big day. It feels like it’s Christmas Day. I’m so excited. I’ve prepared for the event for the past two weeks. Everything is cleaned, and I can’t wait to see the reaction on her face. Baby...
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Becoming a breastmilk donor
There are two things I wish I’d done differently. I wish I’d bought a lot more items when I came across an excellent baby cashmere clothes sale in September, and I wish I’d labelled all the expressed...
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Stocking up on nursing wear
It’s not only Baby Girl who’s had her wardrobe ruined by weaning. It’s me too. I thought I was finished buying nursing wear a long time ago, but I was forced to reconsider after I gave Baby Girl...
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Dressing up when breastfeeding
I’ve never been happier about trying on my outfit before going to a wedding. There wasn’t a big stain on the dress or anything dramatic like that. I just realised I had a bit of a challenge when it...
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The consequences of baby refusing bottle-feeding
I’m not sure Baby Girl realises how lucky she is. At the age of seven months she’s already got to stay in her very own hotel room. Daddy T and I weren’t going to use the hotel room we had booked for...
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Best tips for life with a newborn
When I was pregnant with Baby Girl, I bought the Moleskine baby journal and started writing down tips and advice we received from different baby experts. I used it a lot in the first few weeks, and...
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Returning to a pre-pregnancy wardrobe
I ended up flashing my bra in a restaurant yesterday when Baby Girl and I were out for lunch with my parents and friends of theirs. Not great. But I guess this is part of what it’s like getting used to...
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I don’t think I can blame the travel cot. Baby Girl has the same travel cot at her grandparents’ houses, and she’s used to it by now. In fact, I think she likes sleeping on the Naturalmat travel...
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Where to learn about breastfeeding
A pregnant friend asked me about the best way to obtain breastfeeding advice yesterday–a course, a book or both? I did both, but I still had a few hiccups. I still needed my two hours with the...
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Breastfeeding a baby with teeth
If I hadn’t seen that Baby Girl had three new teeth on the way, I could have found out by looking at my breasts yesterday. For the first time I had two clear tooth marks after a feed. Practically a...
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Best ways to keep baby hydrated in hot weather
When Baby Girl was born last year we were in the middle of a heat wave, and in the first few weeks I was constantly stressing about the room temperature and checking her fontanelle for signs of...
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Immediate skin-to-skin after a c-section
This time last year Baby Girl and I were just getting to know one another. We were in theatre at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, and Baby Girl, who was a breech baby, had just been born by caesarean...
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