Feeding your baby: Some things I wish I’d known before having our first baby - a mini blog.
Feeding your baby : Some things I wish I’d known before having our first baby - a mini blog post. These thoughts are based on my own personal experiences. Other mums will probably be able to add plenty more things to this post, dependant on feeding choices and experiences. But here are my thoughts... There will be people around you with all kinds of different opinions about your feeding choices, and none of them matter. What matters is how YOU feel, and what you and your family feel will be best for you and your family. Nobody prepared me for the staff on the post natal ward nagging me to hand express my tits to try get that precious liquid out for my baby. Nobody prepared me for the staff members regularly dangling tiny syringes in front of my face and urging me to get on with it. Nobody prepared me for the staff member asking if she could show me how to do it either. The possibility of saying no to that never crossed my mind, due to fear and exhaustion, but looking bac...