Foreword by Annabel

I can see that the breastfeeding feature has produced some interesting and lively debate. What is good about this country is that everyone is entitled to their opinion and an open discussion. 

Some mothers find breastfeeding very easy and others find it extremely difficult and it can be a  very emotionally trying time . Why should breasts be the only part of your body that works perfectly – we all have eyes but whilst some people see perfectly others need glasses so if you find breastfeeding difficult rest assured so do many other mothers. Some of you may have read recently about the mother in the US who killed herself when she failed to successfully breastfeed her child . This may be an extreme case but I do know that many mothers end up in tears and in a terrible state  as they feel a failure if they are not able to breastfeed their child.

There is plenty of very good general advice on breastfeeding in books and on websites but what I have tried to do is find some methods that have worked for mothers who have tried to follow the generally available advice but have still failed to succeed. Clare has had 20 years experience in Breastfeeding and she has had remarkable success with many of the more difficult cases.

My website is here to help mums and every mother is an individual. What works for one person may not work for another.  In the same way some babies are very good eaters and other are very fussy. There is no one answer on how you get your fussy child to eat – I give guidance and suggestions but I wouldn’t presume to know what might work for every single child as every child is different and so is every mum .

My aim is to help you in whatever way that I can to make looking after your baby and child as stress free and happy as possible.