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My last post
I haven’t blogged since February and an awful lot has happened since then. I’m in a permanent job. Baby B is a toddler now. He can walk and say some words. He nurses often at night to make… more →
The perfect latch
Game - Blow Kisses
thehelpinghand2009 wrote 1 day ago: Age: Older baby What you will need: A straw to blow through What to do: After bath time, tell your b … more →
PU/PD (Pick Up/ Put Down): Baby Whisperer's Sleep Training Method
suehaydon wrote 6 months ago: Note: The following post was written by a friend of mine. I asked her to write a post about PU/PD si … more →
My last post
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theperfectlatch wrote 1 year ago: I haven’t blogged since February and an awful lot has happened since then. I’m in a perm … more →
Breastfeeding Utopia
theperfectlatch wrote 1 year ago: Katie’s little boy, Dylan, is six weeks old and she’s just coming to the end of her … more →
Breastfeeding Utopia - part four preamble
theperfectlatch wrote 1 year ago: The next post is going to be a big one. I wanted to write out a post for the “BU” series … more →
Two of the less well-known benefits of breastfeeding
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theperfectlatch wrote 1 year ago: Many of us know of the “benefits of breastfeeding” (not “advantages of breastfeedi … more →
More bad advice ... but this time it's a bit sadder.
theperfectlatch wrote 1 year ago: I thought I’d share some of these pieces of advice that I’d heard recently; some directe … more →
About my previous post ("A little story").
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theperfectlatch wrote 1 year ago: After a comment on that particular post I wanted to explain exactly what I was trying to say as … more →
Friday's support group
theperfectlatch wrote 1 year ago: On Friday I went as usual to Whiston Hospital with K in the morning and had a whale of a time. Baby … more →
Thursday just gone
theperfectlatch wrote 1 year ago: This Thursday just gone me, A and a friend that I met from Mumsnet went to Whiston Hospital for the … more →
It's been a while; what's been going on?
theperfectlatch wrote 1 year ago: It’s been a while since I last posted; sorry! What’s been going on since then, then? Wel … more →
Breastfeeding support group
theperfectlatch wrote 2 years ago: Went to the support group at Whiston today as usual; I could feel a cold coming on but I thought, … more →
A little story, or, why women can't breastfeed.
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theperfectlatch wrote 2 years ago: In the beginning, every baby was fed with its Mum’s milk. As baby grew teeth, and started to b … more →
Breastfeeding utopia - part two
theperfectlatch wrote 2 years ago: Picture the scene. A game of football; children of infant-school age, about five or six, playing hap … more →
My journey; dh's journey.
theperfectlatch wrote 2 years ago: Accentuating the positives got me thinking about the journey dh made from being rather unsure and un … more →
Breastfeeding Utopia - part one
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theperfectlatch wrote 2 years ago: If we lived in a world that was truly supportive of breastfeeding, what would it be like? Here are j … more →
Breastfeeding support group
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theperfectlatch wrote 2 years ago: I went to the group at Whiston Hospital yesterday; N wasn’t there (off on a jolly ) so C (from … more →
Follow-on milk
theperfectlatch wrote 2 years ago: I hate follow-on milk. Not just because it gives formula companies chance to get around the advertis … more →
Bad advice bingo
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theperfectlatch wrote 2 years ago: Ever heard of “lingo bingo”? It’s a game you play in corporate meetings. Each pers … more →
