Breasting out in public – Pia finds her groove
Breastfeeding in public was a no-brainer to me. My whole life I had lived and breathed women’s rights. I believed (and still do) that no one had the right to suggest that we should be confined to...
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I was only nineteen, out with my boyfriend while he was on a uni assignment. He was a surveying student and had to measure a piece of land near the Yarra River. As he went over the hill to find survey...
View ArticleBaby, breastfeeds and Christmas day
It’s your baby’s first Christmas. It’s exciting but also a bit overwhelming too as you try to plan the big day with family and friends. Hopefully, if you have a newborn, you haven’t put your hand up to...
View ArticleBig girls do breastfeed – body image and breastfeeding , one mum’s journey by...
My mum sent me an email today with a link to an ABC news article titled “Body Image concerns causing shorter breastfeeding periods for obese women”. My mother’s message read “This article is in the ABC...
View ArticleBreastfeeding – 5 things you don’t have to worry about, even though everyone...
There are so many rules about being a good mum, it’s enough to do your head in. If you are breastfeeding there are even more ‘rules’. And, because these rules are about feeding your baby and actually...
View ArticlePlease can we stop shaming breastfeeding mothers?
Sarah was out for lunch with friends and family and her three month old baby. She says, “my baby was tired from being awake too early, she was hungry and wanted a feed. I zipped down my shirt and was...
View ArticleFifteen things NEVER to say to a breastfeeding mother
When you have a baby, it seems every man and his grandmother have an opinion – and they will share it willingly. How you feed your baby is a hot trigger for unwanted comments from random strangers so...
View ArticleBabies, breastfeeding and travel
Your baby is completely portable and so is his food source if you are breastfeeding. This can make travel with a little one much easier and safer than contending with potentially unsafe sources of...
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