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How to stop breastfeeding: helpful, bonkers and surprising ideas

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For many mothers, establishing breastfeeding is difficult and painful. But surprisingly, putting an end to breastfeeding can be a challenge, too. Here are some ideas for how to stop…

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Annie Ridout 17th May 2018
Family

Breastfeeding mothers don’t need money, they need respect

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A recent trial offered a cash incentive to mothers for breastfeeding their babies. Annie Ridout argues that what mothers need is respect and a change in attitude towards breastfeeding in public – not a patronising suggestion that money solves all issues…

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Annie Ridout 11th January 2018
Family

Milk fever. The breastfeeding issue affecting cows and mums

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While out running, Annie Ridout fell over. She didn’t trip, her body simply stopped working for a moment and collapsed. A trip to the doctors, followed by blood tests, revealed a calcium deficiency as the cause. In dairy farming, it’s called Milk Fever…

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Annie Ridout 7th January 2018
Sleep

Is it really that bad to feed your baby to sleep?

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We’re told that if we feed the baby to sleep (lull them off with a tit or teat in their mouth), they will never learn to self soothe. But it was working well for Annie Ridout, so she asked some other mothers what they thought…

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Annie Ridout 30th October 2017
Family

Why do I feel self-conscious about breastfeeding my eight-month-old baby?

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The NHS tell us to breastfeed. The WHO say we should continue for two years. But society doesn’t want to see our breasts in public, because they are for sex – not babies. Here’s why Annie Ridout feels self-conscious about continuing to breastfeed her baby, aged eight months…

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Annie Ridout 30th September 2017
Wellbeing

Breastfeeding tips: how to get through a painful start

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Following a smooth beginning to breastfeeding with her firstborn baby, the editor Annie Ridout assumed round two would be even easier. She couldn’t have been more wrong. Here are some tips for making breastfeeding more bearable in the early days…

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Annie Ridout 27th April 2017
Family

Breastfeeding, bottle-feeding or both? Part III

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We’ve heard from a mother who chose to breastfeed, one who mixed bottle and boob and now Kerry, 27, mum to Tye and Tré, tells us why she chose to exclusively bottle-feed her baby…

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The Early Hour 8th March 2017
Family

Breastfeeding, bottle-feeding or both? Part II

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In Part II, Anna Collinson discusses her experience of breastfeeding – telling us about why she chose to breastfeed, the teeth-gritting pain at the beginning and what made her push on through…

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The Early Hour 1st March 2017
Family

Breastfeeding, bottle-feeding or both? Part I

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With conflicting advice from the experts, we turned to the mums and asked why they chose to breastfeed, bottle-feed or mix the two. Here, Jo Wilmot shares her thoughts on combining breast milk and formula…

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The Early Hour 22nd February 2017
Mornings

My Early Hour: Charlotte Purdie, The Milk Lounge

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Charlotte Purdie is director of The Milk Lounge, the UK’s first specially designed infant feeding café in Nottingham. We ask her what it’s like to run her own business, alongside working nights and raising a 17-month-old…

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Arnelle Paterson 10th January 2017

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