If you missed part 2, click to read our experience of weaning a reflux baby so far. My daughter Lily was born with severe reflux and couldn’t keep a feed down at all until she was prescribed infant Gaviscon. We started our weaning journey, unsuccessfully and then had to put a stop to it as …
Missed part one? Catch up with the beginning of our weaning journey here. Weaning a baby with reflux can be a stressful time. My youngest daughter Lily was diagnosed with severe reflux at 7 weeks old and was put on Gaviscon to help keep her milk down. We were advised to wean early by the …
Weaning your baby should be an exciting time. Introducing them to new flavours and textures and watching their little faces screw up in disgust is so much fun! This is how it is for most parents and you will hear stories of ‘oh my baby is eating this that and the other now’. However, parents …
I have experienced both silent reflux and reflux and neither are pleasant! Your poor little baby cries in pain and you have no idea why. People tell you it is Colic and you believe them. You go on believing it is normal and that there isn’t anything wrong. Well let me tell you now, Colic …
When Baker Days contacted me and asked if I would like to try one of their cakes I was very excited- who doesn’t love cake? But actually the main reason I wanted to jump up and down was the fact that they make dairy free cakes!!!! My baby girl was going to be able to …
To my beautiful Baby L, As I sit here writing this letter my eyes are filled with tears. Tomorrow is your birthday and I don’t know where the time has gone. This time last year I was waiting for you to arrive- you were 8 days late and I desperately wanted to meet you. To …
When you become pregnant you hear tales of mothers who don’t have an immediate bond with a baby. You wonder how these ‘awful women’ can be mothers and vow to love your baby more than anything in the world. Then as the pregnancy continues, and your hormones begin to rage, sometimes the worries begin to …
I love the summer months, we take any opportunity to get out in the garden and we especially love having fun in the paddling pool. Little G has had 3 summers now and loves nothing more than getting her swimming costume on but this is Baby L’s first summer and even though we had a …
Writing down your birth story is so important, it helps you to come to terms with the trauma (pushing a baby out is traumatic!) and helps you to heal. I am 3 years overdue writing my birth story with Little G. I have been meaning to write it down for ages and while she is …
The moment you have a baby your whole life changes. Suddenly your world is so tiny, revolving around something so precious. I can remember feeling like I never wanted that moment to end, our little world was complete. Time does not stand still though and things do change – your tiny baby starts to grow …
When you give birth to your baby you think they are the most perfect little being that ever entered the world. Now I am not saying my children aren’t perfect, of course in my eyes they are. However, both my girls have a milk allergy of some sort. Little G is lactose intolerant and Baby …
Have you decided to breastfeed? Breastfeeding can be a really enjoyable experience but boy is it hard work. Nobody tells you about the breastfeeding pain! I spent the first 3 weeks in tears with both my my girls. It took sheer determination and perseverance to get through it but in the end it paid off. …