Nutrition and Nurture

Prior to having my own children, I had always assumed that breastfeeding was either something that your boobs could do, or couldn't.

Little fingers clutch me always, Her mouth suckles at my breast. Yes, my heart it yearns for loving but my body needs a rest.

Although reynaud's disease is a well known phenomenon, its association with difficulties in breastfeeding seems very under-acknowledged

I have suffered from Reynaud’s for over 10 years but had never expected it to affect my breastfeeding.

Being fully informed about the possible up and downsides of artificial pacifier use can help you decide whether it is right for your baby, i

The IBCLC accreditation is an internationally recognised professional breastfeeding qualification and is globally seen as the gold standard

What de-cluttering could we usefully do as parents? Especially as new parents? What should we be letting go of which would give us a sense o

Clare and Bessie talk you through paced bottle feeding which is a really useful technique

“I need to give top-ups, my milk hasn’t come in yet and my baby is ravenous”- Mother of baby at 24hrs A common emotion to feel and frequent

Incidents like yesterday remind me of the important fact that our plans don't always go to plan!

Clare from Nutrition and Nurture discusses what an antenatal breastfeeding workshop is and whether you should consider finding one. This is our first experim...

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By Caroline Staton This week marks one year since I found out, at 8 weeks pregnant, that I was expecting twins and it's got me feeling quite emotional. One o...

People talk about babymoons both for during pregnancy and for the period after birth. It is essentially the same in both circumstances - a period of time tha...

how that led to me being in a career where I spend inordinate amounts of time with babies and pregnant women - and I LOVE it.

So, without further ado, this is the background story to my amazing job.

A lady at my breastfeeding group asked me a really intriguing question today: " I've heard that the reason cake is so appealing is because it has similar lev...

This video talks about UK guidelines in 2018 and should be the basis of a discussion with your GP, Midwife or Health Visitor. It is NOT medical advice.