Everything you Need to Know About Breastfeeding and Pregnancy
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Danielle Facey
- May 3
- 4 min
The Truth About Breastfeeding & Alcohol
Advice about the safety of drinking alcohol whilst breastfeeding varies widely depending on the source. You may have heard from a friend...
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Danielle Facey
- Apr 24
- 4 min
5 Nutrient - Dense Foods for (Ravenous) Breastfeeding Mothers
We did an antenatal course before my son was born and when it came to the breastfeeding sessions, I was there pen-in hand, ready to soak...
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Danielle Facey
- Apr 11
- 3 min
Breastfeeding Meal Planning - A Cheat Sheet
My last blog post went into detail about all of the macro and micronutrients that breastfeeding mothers need. Speaking from experience, I...
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Danielle Facey
- Apr 3
- 5 min
How to Eat Well Whilst Breastfeeding
As an expectant mother you were probably bombarded with information about nutrition whilst you had a bun in the oven. You were likely...
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Danielle Facey
- Mar 25
- 4 min
How I Stopped Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding was just so hard in the beginning. Learning to latch. Hand expressing colostrum for days. Engorgement. But mostly, not...
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Danielle Facey
- Feb 11
- 8 min
How to Meet Your Breastfeeding Goals
After experiencing baby loss in 2014 I was ecstatic to be pregnant again in summer 2018. I had a relatively smooth pregnancy and I loved...
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Danielle Facey
- Jan 24
- 3 min
Top Tips for Feeling Touched Out while Breastfeeding
I consider myself fortunate to not have felt touched out at all for the first 18 months or so of my son’s life. In fact, I remember the...
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Danielle Facey
- Jan 17
- 2 min
How to Maximize Your Milk Output when Pumping
Pumping may feel like an arduous task, particularly if you are new to it, or if you are concerned about maintaining your supply once you...
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Danielle Facey
- Oct 23, 2022
- 3 min
How to Stop Your Breastfed Baby from Biting
I know the feeling, your baby has started chewing their fists loads, their tiny cheeks are flushed and their gums are red. Fear fills...
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Danielle Facey
- Aug 22, 2022
- 2 min
How to Treat Acne Safely whilst Breastfeeding
Weaning from breastfeeding is a seriously under researched area of women’s health. There is little to no existing research available...
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Danielle Facey
- Aug 3, 2022
- 3 min
A Real Breastfed Baby Schedule Over Time
If I’d had a better understanding of what biologically natural and normal baby behaviour looked like, my transition to motherhood would...
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Danielle Facey
- Aug 1, 2022
- 4 min
It’s All About That Latch
I remember my son’s first latch like it was yesterday. It was around 3am on his third day on earth. For 72 hours he had been fed via...
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Danielle Facey
- Jun 17, 2022
- 3 min
“Cover Up or go to the Bathroom.”
A breastfeeding mother was left feeling judged and harassed at Itsaca Park District on Monday 13th June after visiting the park with...
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Danielle Facey
- Jun 4, 2022
- 4 min
7 Tips for Flying Solo with a Nursing Toddler or Preschooler
You might be thinking tip no.1 must surely be: don’t do it! Even since the easing of Covid-related travel restrictions, it is only...
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Danielle Facey
- May 23, 2022
- 4 min
How Breastfeeding Beyond Infancy Affects Your Child
Breastfeeding beyond infancy is often perceived as unnecessary, bizarre and odd in Western societies. With less than 1% of British...
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Danielle Facey
- Apr 25, 2022
- 6 min
How to Wean Your Breastfed Babe onto Solids?
When to Start? The NHS (1), the World Health Organisation (2) and the CDC (3), all recommend introducing your breastfed babe to solid...
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Danielle Facey
- Apr 15, 2022
- 7 min
Back to Work and Breastfeeding - 10 Tips to Help You Continue Your Nursing Journey
“Well, you can’t carry that on once you’re back at work.” There is a common misconception that once you return to work you must stop...
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Danielle Facey
- Apr 12, 2022
- 3 min