This piece was originally published in the LLLGB Members’ Magazine, Breastfeeding Matters, for which I have been writing a bi-monthly column since 2008. To find out more about how to receive this magazine, click here. “So how long are you
Being elsewhere, writing elsewhere
It’s the end of August and soon it will be time for me to emerge from the semi-cryogenic state that characterises my summers. 18 years ago, as an American young adult on a backpacking trip around Europe, it was hard for me
The mother-child bond
One of the most astonishing things about become a mother for the first time was the feeling that I would never again be a unitary being. Holding my baby in my arms, looking into the tar-black pools of her eyes,
The Ballad of the Beach: finding your home
I am delighted to welcome my first ever guest blogger, Marija Smits. A mother of two, Marija’s poem captures a moment that so many mothers have experienced: the desire to slow time, to hold this moment with our child forever
Holiday time: when family & friends criticise your parenting choices
It’s been a while, but I have written a new post for Mothering.com. Have a look: http://www.mothering.com/community/a/holiday-time-when-family-friends-criticise-your-parenting-choices
Breastfeeding, Body Image and Sexuality
Issue number 14 of Breastfeeding Today has been published today and it includes my piece on Breasfteeding, Body Image and Sexuality. Here’s the link: http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f3b8aed#/5f3b8aed/1 Take a look!
A startling find
Those of you following me on Twitter will know that while in Scotland last week I happened upon a beautiful statue of the toddler Jesus breastfeeding. I have now uploaded the photos,
A bit of a rant, actually
This is not going to be a rant about health professionals. Nor is it a rant about grannies, mothers-in-law or anyone else for that matter. It is a rant about how fear can work its way into the mind of a
Fear and instincts
Since my last post I have been thinking a bit more about the effects of fear. As a new mother I had so many fears and I think they drowned out my natural instincts. For example, my instinct was to
