When I had my oldest son I remembered my milk supply didn’t come through straight away due to having a caesarean and once again I had to go again under the same medical procedure. I knew I needed to persevere to ensure I was able to provide breastmilk to Dylan. At the birthing centre I…
After not being able to breastfeed my first child, I was adamant to give breastfeeding another go with my second who is still breastfed at nearing 8 months. Although the beginning of our journey was altered with a few hiccups after birth and needing to be transferred to another hospital and using donor milk. We…
I’ve been tandem feeding my two daughters for the last 8 months. My oldest is 3 years old now and since then I’m collecting some of the most beautiful moments of us together and dealing with very challenging ones too. I don’t know personally any other mum that has been tandem feeding your kids and…
Watching many of my friends have their children ahead of me gave me a reasonable understanding of feeding in the first year or so. Some found it easy but some were heartbroken when they couldn’t breastfeed. Some liked using a bottle while some persevered through a lot of pain and angst before finally stopping. With…
The beginning of our breastfeeding journey was not perfect as I imagined it would be. I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes and had to have induced delivery at 39 weeks. Unfortunately my colostrum supply had not been established then; however, I was fortunate to receive donor milk as a top up. My milk supply gradually…
Breastfeeding has been quite the journey for me and it has been different with all of my children. I have three living children. My first pregnancy, I was devastated to learn that my daughter had a fatal neural tube defect and I terminated for medical reasons. I didn’t want her to suffer if she survived…
My pregnancy was going well apart from some morning sickness for the first 25 weeks but this was minor so I was happy. Our pēpi was due August 27th 2020 but at our 38 week midwife check up some tests came back confirming I had preeclampsia. After a week of monitoring, I was given an…
Kōrero Whāngai Ū is a project a project in collaboration with the Canterbury Breastfeeding Advocacy Service (CanBreastFeed), Liane Helena Photography and some wonderful local families, to celebrate World Breastfeeding Week 2021. In it Canterbury families share their infant feeding journeys – the trials, the tribulations and importantly, the real necessity of support and protection. The…
Please find linked below an essay written by Kelly in June 2021 for a Communications Ethics paper at the University of Canterbury. Breastfeeding Promotion Ethics
For Waitangi Day 2021 we have a brief look at the relationship between Te Tiriti and breastfeeding. Please click here to watch a short video