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LLLGB’s page on Covid-19 vaccines and breastfeeding

LLLGB’s page on breastfeeding and coronavirus, and on milk for your baby during the pandemic

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A tale of baby J and her two mothers

N and A share their story of co-nursing their baby daughter. N: As a little girl you might want a pony, a monkey, a prince/princess charming, or a certain kind of wedding etc. Me, I’ve always wanted a baby. Last October, at long last, I finally … [Read More...] about A tale of baby J and her two mothers

Bringing Up a Breastfed Baby – Twenty Years On

Whilst sorting through my paperwork to decide what to recycle, I came across an article I’d written 20 years ago for the LLLGB magazine. It was about breastfeeding my then four-and-a-half-month-old son, Murray. Rereading the article prompted me to … [Read More...] about Bringing Up a Breastfed Baby – Twenty Years On

First Impressions

At the top of my to-do list when I was pregnant with Amaya, my second child, was to find a breastfeeding group. I stopped breastfeeding my son when he was four months old due to the challenges I faced with a lack of support. I was the first person in … [Read More...] about First Impressions

Pumping and Me

Pumping and Me It’s gone eleven o’clock at night and I am trying to settle my five-month-old daughter who has woken up and is in need of a feed. This is in itself not unusual for a newborn and a first-time mum, however what makes it harder is that I … [Read More...] about Pumping and Me

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