Pinky McKay IBCLC

By: Pinky McKay IBCLC As you sit and gaze into your baby’s eyes while you breastfeed your little one, you are not just nourishing your baby, you are saving precious resources that cost the earth – literally. This isn’t about guilt or shaming mums who for whatever reasons do use infant formula, it’s about acknowledging that if we gave more support to women who want to breastfeed, we could have a significant impact on the environment and climate change.

For top tips, recipes, expert advice, health and wellbeing support and advice, look no further than our awesome parenting blogs curated by Kiddipedia! by: Pinky McKay IBCLC Suddenly feeling ‘fluey’? Emotional and teary? And you have a hot sore breast? Feeling ‘fluey’ any time when you are breastfeeding is a warning sign that you could be coming down with mastitis, inflammation of the breast that may or may not also be infected.

Kissing, tickling, blowing raspberries… how can you resist that deliciously soft baby skin or the precious giggles and chuckles as your little one responds to your loving touch? Vitamin T — for touch, that is — is just as important a nutrient for your baby as the nutrition in the food he eats. Touch is the first sense to develop, just days after conception and it is important to maintain health and well-being for a whole lifetime.