Time to cut off the milk supply? Signs indicating it’s time to stop breastfeeding: 1) Baby’s got more teeth than you’ve got nipples 2) Baby tugs down your top 3) Baby tries to suck other parts of you, in the belief that mummy is made of milk 4) Friends and relatives say ‘You’re not still …
Category Archive: Wendy’s Baby Column
Oct 06
Wendy's baby diary – Six months! – Guilt, isolation and men
Six months old Dillon was six months old on Monday the 3rd October 2011. A lot has happened in this first six months including his christening , baby swimming classes, health centre visits and weigh ins, the dog eating the midwifes shoes, the whole experience of giving birth, going to University, starting my website http://www.femalearts.com, …
Sep 27
Wendy's baby diary – baby scans
Wendy’s baby diary – 26 weeks (5 months 3 weeks) Pregnant memories So much happens when you’re pregnant and I felt like I’d remember everything but once you’ve given birth all you think about is the baby and you start to forget cravings, indigestion, swollen feet, back ache and baby’s internal movements. So while I’m …
Sep 19
Wendy’s Baby Diary – 25 weeks (or 5 months 2 weeks). Nevermind.
There’s been a break from the baby diary after a long holiday with no internet, and when I got home I continued to abstain for a while. But like all pleasurable things it was difficult to give it up for long. Baby Swimming The latest event for the baby is swimming lessons. He’s been twice …
Sep 12
Wendy's Baby Diary: 21 Weeks – On Holiday
I write this at 8.40pm, missing the last day of the Edinburgh fringe festival, my bottom lip jutting out in disappointment – so near and yet so far. We are staying in Kippford in the Scottish borders, a good 2 hour drive from the land of the fringe. But this is a lovely part of …
Aug 22
Wendy’s Baby Diary: 20 Weeks – Posset and Celebrity Babies
Bedtimes We failed to install consistent bedtimes. We put the baby to bed at 7pm – he didn’t sleep. Then 8pm, then 9pm… Now, we just take the baby to bed when we go up at 11pm! If it’s this hard at four months, how are we going to cope when he’s older? He’ll fall …
Aug 15
Wendy's Baby Diary: 19 Weeks – Who's Holding The Baby?
Childcare This week, I’d like to discuss the emotive issue of childcare – who to leave your baby with, from what age and what your options are. Parents There is an argument for mums to look after their children full time until they go to school and I think that is what my mum did …
Aug 07
Wendy's Baby Diary: 18 Weeks – I Nearly Gave Up David Tennant
Babies come with sacrifices – social, financial, habitual – and I’ve got used to giving up / reducing alcohol, caffeine & sleep amongst others. But this week called for the sacrifice of Much Ado About Nothing tickets, starring David Tennant and Catherine Tate, as it was becoming a logistical and babysitting nightmare. I’m happy to …
Jul 31
Wendy's Baby Diary: 17 Weeks
Hi, I’m Wendy. I’m in my thirties and I have a 17-week-old baby called Dillon. I’m going to keep a weekly blog on what’s been happening with Dillon, which will hopefully be helpful to anyone who’s pregnant or has a young baby themselves. And I’m also hoping that it will be a great record for …
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