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Articles by Melissa Suffield
Like Selena Gomez, I Have SIBO — Here's Everything You Need to Know
We've probably all seen Selena Gomez's recent post in a comments section on TikTok, clapping back at someone commenting on her lil round tummy. Firstly, big slay from Miss Gomez, we do not have to accept comments about our bodies, and we are allowed to (and should) call them out. But she also mentioned a reason for it — SIBO. Now my heart did a little sing here, because I too have SIBO.
Like Selena Gomez, I Have SIBO — Here's Everything You Need to Know | Flipboard
4 days ago Here's how to get the look using the founder's favorite Rare Beauty products. There's been a noticeable shift in Selena Gomez's signature makeup lately. At first, I chalked it up to method dressing for her Emilia Pérez press tour. But as her promotional responsibilities for the Netflix movie musical …
"Stop Complimenting Me on My Weightloss When I'm the Sickest I've Ever Been"
Image Source: Melissa Suffield For the last four months, I've felt the worst I've ever felt in my entire life. I wouldn't wish the way I feel and everything that goes along with it, on my worst enemy. And yet, I've been applauded, complimented. Because our obsession with weight loss isn't going anywhere, folks. Shortly before Christmas 2023, I came down with what felt like a very mild, run-of-the mill stomach bug. And I've had daily, debilitating nausea ever since.
‘I Look Like I Had A Baby - So Why Do None Of The Women In The Ads?’
In the days after I gave birth, I couldn’t stop staring at my body. I was fascinated by the way it moved, the things it had learned to do, the textures it now had. The way my stomach would spill down when I leaned into the moses basket to pick up my son. My movements slower, for fear of impacting my stitches. The clenched jaw to get me through another painful nursing session. I’m not alone here- so why did I feel like I was?
The Confident Mama: Everyone else has got their body back except me!
Well, hi there! Welcome to my column for Mother & Baby, The Confident Mama! I want to help every mum feel empowered and confident in the way she looks, how she dresses, her parenting decisions, and speaking up for herself. So a little more about me – my name is Melissa and I have a 2 year old son named River. I’m an advocate for all things confidence, body neutrality and self love. This time I'm talking getting your body 'back'...
The Confident Mama: setting boundaries at Christmas
Well, hi there! Welcome to my column for Mother & Baby, The Confident Mama! I want to help every mum feel empowered and confident in the way she looks, how she dresses, her parenting decisions, and speaking up for herself. So a little more about me – my name is Melissa and I have a 2 year old son named River. I’m an advocate for all things confidence, body neutrality and self love. Self love is like any other kind of therapy, in that it takes a lot of introspective, hard, constant work.
Melissa Suffield: “an exclusive pumper is also a breastfeeding mum”
After suffering from mastitis and severe nipple trauma Melissa Suffield @the.confidentmama, mum of River and one of our Mum List 2022 turned to exclusively expressing her milk and feeding with a bottle. Here she shares her exclusive pumping (often called EP or EPing) journey, and busts some myths surrounding exclusively expressing. After a 2 week nursing stint at the start of lockdown 1, mastitis got me.
Melissa Suffield On The Complicated Relationship Between Body Positivity And Post-Partum Bodies
Body positivity. It’s great, right? Reclaiming our bodies, challenging unrealistic ‘norms’, loving ourselves unconditionally - it’s all brilliant. But what if after all that, you’re still not quite getting it? I posted a photo to my Instagram earlier this week, highlighting a few of my thoughts on the matter, accompanied by a photo of me with my 9 month postpartum belly. My ethos with posting is also my mantra - no filter, no judgement, no bullsh*t.
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