Author: Rachel ReedPublisher: Word Witch, 2021Reviewers: Joanne Simpson and Tamsin Kreymborg This is a great book on supporting natural childbirth physiology, and the Herstory of … Read more
Author: James J McKennaPublisher: Platypus Media, USA, 2020Reviewers: Sarah Hudson & Katie Fourie Sharing a sleep surface with your baby is, and has been, the … Read more
Written by Lorraine Taylor, LLLNZ Leader – Mana My twin babies were four months old. They were sleeping and breastfeeding well, yet I was not … Read more
“Soon after my three-year-old daughter gradually self-weaned, her behaviour seemed to change which I found alarming and difficult to cope with. She has started having … Read more
I have two beautiful girls. They are now aged six-and-a-half, and nearly four. I always believed I would breastfed my babies when I had them. My mother … Read more
Ten years ago it would not have seemed likely that I would have been involved with La Leche League today. I was bottle feeding my firstborn Madeline (albeit with expressed breast milk EBM) and slowly convincing myself that I was one of those poor women who could not breastfeed. I did write about my failed breastfeeding experience for the then New Beginnings (the forerunner of Aroha). The conclusion I reached at the end of the article was that when you have a baby and wish to breastfeed, you must make breastfeeding top priority once your baby is born and until you and your baby have it ‘sussed’. My problem was small flat nipples that became very cracked with my feeding attempts. I gave up and settled for pumping breast … Read more
“I have a new baby and am planning to return to work at 14 weeks while my partner, Dave, stays at home with our son, … Read more
I tried to nurse my husband’s elbow once. Groggy, desperately sleep-deprived, I heard my baby cry and fumbled in the bed for him, putting the … Read more
Mother and baby need to be together early and often to establish a satisfying relationship and an adequate milk supply. Nadine has written about her mothering beliefs … Read more
“My friend and I have babies only a few weeks apart. It was great supporting each other throughout our pregnancies but now it has changed … Read more
“I frequently have mothers of older children tell me to “enjoy my children while they are young” because they regret that they did not savour the … Read more
While I was growing up, and during my pregnancy with my first child, Finn, now three and a half, I always thought I would work outside … Read more