When you are a first time parent one of the questions that will run through your mind is what should I be feeding my baby, when should they start solids and what nutritional foods should I be giving them. Note: This is general advice only, and while it is based off facts and information given [...]
7 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started Breastfeeding
August 14 By 24 Comments
I’m an old hat at nursing now, having been doing it for nearly 3 years non-stop. But those earlier days could have been a lot easier with hindsight. 1. Breastfeeding is natural, but a learned skill. If someone had told me, before I started nursing that while breastfeeding is the most natural thing in the [...]
5 Strategies To Gently Wean Your Reluctant Toddler
August 8 By 1 Comment
In an ideal world, toddlers and young children would eventually wean themselves however this isn’t always practical or even ideal for the family relationships. Here at Natural Parenting Tips we are big advocates of extended breastfeeding and consider it to be the normal way to feed a child. We recognise that the natural weaning age [...]
{Guest Post} Sugar: Our Bitter Sweet Relationship With It
July 29 By Leave a Comment
Sugar: Our Bitter-sweet Relationship with it Some of us have a sweet tooth and some of us don’t – or so people say, but even the people who think they don’t crave sugar are often astounded vast consumption of ‘hidden’ sugars when they actually look closely at what they eat on a day to day basis. This is [...]
Young Moms Should Be Empowered To Nurse
May 6 By 6 Comments
It occurred to me today that statistically, while I don’t feel it, I qualify as a young mother. (Oh golly, I’m alluding to my age here!) And that statistically, my breastfeeding experience is likely to be much shorter than an older mother (Aged 27-35). This is supposedly due largely to social factors, my peer group [...]
How To Wean A Reluctant Husband
March 14 By 4 Comments
My toddler and I recently reached a point in our breastfeeding relationship where we were ready to wean. It was an emotional day, but we both felt that breastfeeding was no longer working for us. He was getting frustrated, and I was beginning to feel very uncomfortable. Personally while I advocate natural weaning wherever possible, [...]
Dads And Breastfeeding
January 12 By Leave a Comment
There are many good articles around on dad’s and breastfeeding. Unfortunately they tend to be written by women and while it is good to see their perspective, it would be like me telling a women how they are going to feel during childbirth. Many of the concerns raised are not being able to bond with the [...]
