Breastfeeding

jdettmann

May 20, 20153 min read

Go To Sleep, Little Baby

Helpfully, May Blossom and Pipsqueak look like twins born four years apart, so I can illustrate this post with a picture of my own child...

jdettmann

Jul 4, 20143 min read

We Sneeze In The Face Of Danger

May Blossom’s Self-Portrait With Gastro It’s winter here, and with each new and sparkling dawn comes a new illness. I’m quite serious:...

jdettmann

May 22, 20132 min read

True Romance

Because I want this to remain a mummy blog, and not morph into a beauty blog, I shall refrain from giving you the contact details of the...

jdettmann

Mar 25, 20134 min read

The Real Boss

Come the week of the concert and my mum, who had bravely offered to babysit both May Blossom and Garnet, politely asked how we were going...

jdettmann

Jan 16, 20133 min read

A Month

Garnet has one elf ear. The other is a human ear. We are unsure what, if anything, to make of this. Garnet’s 24 days old. It’s been a bit...

jdettmann

Jul 25, 20122 min read

Degree Of Difficulty

Oh for the days when the in-seat phone was all the entertainment she needed. In about four hours we are heading to the airport to fly for...

jdettmann

Jun 5, 20123 min read

Great Expectations

Here’s a blurry picture of the creature to be known henceforth as NB. Those are the initials of its in utero name, but could equally...

jdettmann

May 9, 20125 min read

Crying Over Spilt Milk

That sort of casual attitude is exactly how I did NOT approach breastfeeding. I approached it with a delightful cocktail of fear,...