The Milk Meg Blog
What to do when your baby won’t latch
When we have our babies and are planning to breastfeed, it can be heartbreaking and frustrating when our baby just won't latch on. Mothers will often think, "What is wrong with me?! What am I [...]
A Guide to breastfed baby’s poop!
*Please note, this is a GENERAL GUIDE to breastfed baby poop. Not medical advice. If you are in any way concerned about your baby's general health and wellbeing, please seek help from your GP. If [...]
Do I REALLY have to worry about foremilk and hindmilk?
"You have to wait and let your breasts fill up for three hours before you feed again. If you feed them too quickly then your milk won't be fatty enough." "Your milk is too watery. [...]
Conflicting breastfeeding advice…Who should I listen to?
There is one thing that happens sometimes during a breastfeeding consultation that makes me CRINGE inside. Yup! I'm making myself cringe! When does this happen? When I'm giving suggestions to a mother that is [...]
Breastfeed, pump, top-up. Tips for “Triple feeding” and how to eventually stop.
"Your baby is losing weight so you need to do the following: breastfeed, pump and then top your baby up with that pumped milk." This is the most common advice women received when their baby [...]
The loneliness of miscarriage…my husband’s perspective of loss.
I came home this afternoon and my husband said to me, "I wrote something today. You can use it for your blog if you want." I took a double take. For the past 7 years [...]
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