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Why we need to keep telling our stories to normalise breastfeeding
When I had my first baby, like all new parents, I was transitioning to a new ‘normal’. I, unfortunately, ended up with cracked nipples, and, although I was desperately in need of support I shied away...
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World Breastfeeding Week Special: Normalising breastfeeding through stories
The podcast is back with a World Breastfeeding Week special! My special guest is author and breastfeeding peer supporter Emma Rosen. We talk about how important it is to normalise breastfeeding...
View ArticleThe sexualisation of breastfeeding
As a child, I went through puberty early. Age 11, I was the only one in my year group wearing a bra with 4 hooks. I had no idea that this was noteworthy until the boys who sat behind me in my English...
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‘Tis the season to keep on boobin’
It’s Christmas! That magical time of year when you are confined to close quarters with friends and relatives who you’d happily avoid for the other 11 months of the year. Alcohol is flowing and people...
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Breastfeeding through a pandemic
The worst has happened this week and my whole family has been struck down with covid after the baby brought it home as an unwanted ‘welcome to childcare’ gift. It feels existentially strange to be...
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Social media: how is it impacting your breastfeeding experience?
Without completely giving away my advancing years, I’m thankful that I didn’t have to navigate teenage life lip-syncing to the latest TikTok trend or dealing with an ill-advised fringe and plastic NHS...
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