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The Taste of Breastmilk

10th December 2013 By doulamaddie 2 Comments

It has been thought that the taste of our breastmilk can change after exercise, due to a raise in lactic acid levels. This theory appears to have been debunked in this study: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/89/6/1245.short There is evidence, however, that what we eat can affect the Continue Reading

Why Just One Day?

6th December 2013 By doulamaddie 1 Comment

This post is dedicated to all the amazing doulas I know who 'mother the mother', to every breastfeeding support worker I know and to every single mother I have ever supported - you are all incredible. One day? One day of the year we get. Just one. One day to appreciate, to thank, to hug to our Continue Reading

Spoilt For Choice?

6th December 2013 By doulamaddie Leave a Comment

Ahhh CHOICE, what an emotive word We live in a world full of it and I sometimes wonder if there is't too much of it - especially when I'm in a supermarket or am flicking through my 100+ TV channels.  So I felt moved to look up the definition - so here you are: 1. The act of choosing; Continue Reading

The Father’s Role: Partners are Precious!

6th December 2013 By doulamaddie Leave a Comment

Over the last few years I have been honoured to support some amazing fathers. Men who have walked a dark night of the soul all of their own in order to be by the side of their lovers when they give birth. I have watched men step up, and step into their power as fathers. Just like the transition to Continue Reading

“In Yer Basket!”, or, the cult of the baby-trainer

6th December 2013 By doulamaddie Leave a Comment

I don't think it ever seriously occurred to me that what I had just pushed out of my body wasn't a human being. I was definitely completely certain it wasn't a puppy (despite my strange pregnancy dreams) or a robot. After a bit of kip, a cuddle and a coo, I was quickly convinced that this thing in Continue Reading

Living and Loving by Numbers

6th December 2013 By doulamaddie Leave a Comment

Tapping in my pin number always makes me smile. If you know me well, ask me why - the answer is infantile humour but helps me remember it. I don't have a good head for numbers, in fact I'd go so far as to say I'm pretty much number-blind. As I tapped in my pin the other day, I suddenly had an Continue Reading

Mama on the Move – Breastfeeding with an Audience?

29th November 2013 By doulamaddie Leave a Comment

My daughter Libby, who taught me so much about parenting

Public breastfeeding, Nursing in Public (NIP) or my daughter's favourite, 'mama on the move' is a controversial subject. Particularly in the US it seems, there is a constant stream of press and blog articles about whether it should be allowed at all, let alone discreetly. The lines seem clearly Continue Reading

The First Days of Feeding

29th November 2013 By doulamaddie Leave a Comment

Babies are usually born with a jolly good covering of brown fat. This is to sustain them in the early days. They don't really need 'feeding' as such in the first few days, in fact, in an average 'feed' is only about 5-7mls at a time. Nature is therefore perfectly designed to start this feeding Continue Reading

Breastfeeding Blues: Feeling Sad When Nursing

5th May 2013 By doulamaddie 2 Comments

This is a guest post by an inspiring mother called Alena Lewis. Her determination to nurse her baby despite the challenge of D-MER. Don't know what that is? Read on! Many thanks, Alena for sharing your story. Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex What the duck is that? I hear you ask... well apart from a Continue Reading

Breastfeeding Support-Doulas: Boundaries and Benefits

26th March 2013 By doulamaddie 2 Comments

I've spent my working life thinking about boundaries in one capacity or another and have been through the pain of working out why it's important for me to understand where my role begins and ends as a doula, breastfeeding counsellor and doula course leader and believe me, sometimes it's difficult to Continue Reading

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