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Still feeding…

June 19, 2014June 10, 2016 knockedupjacq1 Comment

For a while I’ve been intending to write a sequel to my ‘thanks for the mammaries’ post that set out, in exhaustive detail, how I spent ten weeks getting to the point where I could exclusively breast feed Hattie and Joe. I know that a fair few twin mums, in particular, have found that post… Continue reading Still feeding…

Breast feeding

Lactation cookie slice

May 30, 2013June 10, 2016 knockedupjacq5 Comments

Since having the babies I’ve been snacking on lactation cookies. I can’t remember how I first heard about these supposedly magical cookies that supported milk production, but in my (at the time) heavily pregnant state they sounded like a great idea. I googled to find a lactation cookie recipe (every recipe is pretty much the… Continue reading Lactation cookie slice

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Thanks for the mammaries

May 13, 2013June 10, 2016 knockedupjacq2 Comments

Given how much of my time and energy is spent feeding Hattie and Joe, I thought that I should write a post to talk about how we’ve been getting on. I last wrote about feeding in late January, when the babies were nearly two weeks old. I wrote primarily about my realisation that, despite my… Continue reading Thanks for the mammaries

Breast feeding

Breast feeding

January 29, 2013June 10, 2016 knockedupjacq8 Comments

Before Hattie and Joe arrived I had an inkling that I really didn’t have any clue about what I had in store, or how I’d feel about various elements of motherhood – after all, you can’t anticipate the consequences of a totally life-changing event.  A good example of my total inability to predict how I’d… Continue reading Breast feeding

Breast feeding

Breast pump

August 8, 2012June 10, 2016 knockedupjacq8 Comments

So far, I have been completely useless at buying anything for the babies – partially because I was all “let’s not tempt fate” about it and didn’t want to start shopping before the end of the first trimester, and partially because I’m totally clueless and didn’t really know where to start. However, I’m giving some… Continue reading Breast pump

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