Category Archives: formula feeding

REVIEW – Similac Follow On Milk #ad #similacreview

Posted on November 6, 2016 by Papa, Eden & Me

Those of you who follow along with the blog will know that Eden has been formula fed since day one. This is a decision we made as a family and is best for us, but making that decision opened up … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016, formula, formula feeding | Tagged , , | 5 Comments

Why We Need To Stop Being Dicks About “Fed Is Best”.

Posted on July 30, 2016 by Papa, Eden & Me

We’ve all seen the ads, the posters in Dr’s waiting rooms, in hospital birth centres, labour wards and antenatal clinics. The ones that are given to you before birth, after birth… Probably during birth in some places. “Breast is best”. Lately we’ve seen a new phrase pop up. “Fed is best”. Continue reading →

Posted in 2016, breastfeeding, formula feeding | 27 Comments

Ten Things I Didn’t Know About Bottle Feeding

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Papa, Eden & Me

How to feed your child is one of the most important things to think about when you’re pregnant. For us, it was a choice we made after considering what would work best for us as a family. We’ve never breastfed … Continue reading →

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Don’t Be A Boob, Jamie!

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Papa, Eden & Me

I wasn’t going to weigh in on this, but after the furore of blogs and opinions about Chef Jamie Oliver’s comments about a breastfeeding campaign, I had to say my bit. Feel free to switch off now if you’re tired … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016, breastfeeding, bressure, choice, formula, formula feeding, pressure | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

REVIEW – Mumsnet Baby Bundle App

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Papa, Eden & Me

As a first time parent, I’ve become almost obsessed at times with keeping track of what Eden is up to. How much is she eating? Is she sleeping enough? Did she poop today? Especially with the pressure put on by … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016, breastfeeding, formula, formula feeding, mumsnet, Review, three months old, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Judge Me By My Bottle, Do You?

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Papa, Eden & Me

Recently in the online world there has been a hell of a lot of talk of breastfeeding. The usual “breast is best” type messages and one particularly nasty blog about how the writer automatically judges those who bottle feed “by … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016, Anxiety, baby Eden, baby girl, breastfeeding, bressure, child, children, common sense, family, first baby, formula feeding, happy, health, healthy, Lgbt, SIDS | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 76 Comments

Jaundice Admission and Bressure

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Papa, Eden & Me

The morning after we came home from hospital, we received a visit from the community midwife. I have to admit, I was very nervous about this. During my short experience with midwives in this area before changing hospitals, we had … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015, breastfeeding, bressure, eden, formula feeding, hospital, jaundice, maternity, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 32 Comments