One of the benefits of breastfeeding commonly listed is that it makes babies smarter.  Although the research on this belief is somewhat controversial, the estimate is that babies who are breastfed grow up to be on average 7-10 points higher in IQ than their non-breastfed peers.  Breastfeeding has also been link to children with higher [...]

I’ve always said that I would let Gavin wean himself off the breast when he is ready.  He is three years plus and still nursing so strong on some days that I often wonder when and if the day for self-weaning will ever come.  They say it’ll happen but I can’t help but wonder when [...]

I came down with a bout of mastitis a couple of days back.  At least, I think it was mastitis.  The symptoms weren’t quite as clear cut as I remembered.  I’ve always thought it had to occur in both breasts for it to be mastitis.  In this case, I felt the pain on the right [...]

Although there was a lot of protest when I said I was going to tandem breastfeed my two boys, it was pretty much accepted and I went on to nurse Gavin even after Gareth was born.  However, with Gavin’s declining behaviour in recent times, the discussion for me to wean Gavin has been revisited. Here [...]