Things you need to know about Fenugreek and increasing milk supply
Posted by Karen Faulkner onDuring the early weeks following birth a mum will often have more milk than her baby needs. She may experience leaking and/or breast fullness/engorgement — this is simply a period of adjustment as the mum’s...
Your Baby has Gone on a Nursing Strike! Yikes, What Should you Do?
Posted by Karen Faulkner onToday's blog is especially for Tyler, who is feeling incredibly anxious that her baby has gone 8 hours and is showing no signs of being hungry or wanting a breastfeed.This is what she sent me:Hello...
How your newborn baby tells you they need a milk feed?
Posted by Karen Faulkner onA baby will tell you they want a feed by their body language. It's important to properly observe your baby to avoid missing early and mid sleep cues. Once you miss those early cues your...
Non-nutritive breast feeding and baby sleep regressions
Posted by Karen Faulkner onThe sleep regression I hear the phrase 'my baby has a sleep regression' mentioned a lot and I'm going to explore this little hot potato. Breastfeeding your baby to sleep after 4-months of age is...
Breast feeding tragedy on postnatal ward
Posted by Karen Faulkner onThe tragedy of a newborn baby This tragic case of a newborn baby being suffocated and crushed whilst being breastfed, on a postnatal ward, is far from an isolated case. As many of you know...
Babies need a nourishing-fat diet for good sleep
Posted by Karen Faulkner onThis is one of the most important blogs I have ever written. What we feed our babies matters I see many babies at 6-10 months having frequent night breastfeeds and even up to 15-20 feeds...
Breastfeeding oversupply and a forceful letdown
Posted by Karen Faulkner onOversupply of breast milk Oversupply is a very common breastfeeding problem and needs careful management to help your baby enjoy feeding much better. Some mums have such a huge supply that their baby struggles to...
Baby falls asleep breastfeeding
Posted by Karen Faulkner onFrequent night waking and feeding to sleep Once your baby is over 4 months and he falls asleep breastfeeding at bedtime you are likely to experience frequent night waking. It's all to do with the...