Breast milk is magic. Totally. And when it comes to babies who suffer with reflux, it is generally the best option. For 8% of babies, their reflux only started with the switch to formula milk. 

One of the greatest struggles of parents of babies with reflux is finding the right or best...

Part of the Alphabet of Infant Reflux series, today we start at the beginning. And what a beginning.

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Aerophagia as the medical term for swallowing air, and can be a...

Thomas was 7 months old when his mum started working with me.  She was at her wits end, and had stopped trying to give Thomas solids because it was making his reflux so much worse.

Thomas’ ongoing suffering was unbearable, he would spit up a lot, vomit after feeds (which was...

Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc etc etc, could be making your life a lot worse than it needs to be. 

Don't get me wrong, I  facebook and am a recent member to the instagram family. However, some years ago I took a hiatus from facebook because it was ruining my life.

You...

 A reflux baby comes with a double-edged sword of fear and hope.  

Reflux parents live in constant fear, fear of what tonight might bring, fear of the pain baby might suffer, fear of uncertainty.

And hope, hope that maybe today will be different, maybe today is the day...

With permission from the amazing Jessica Wimer, I have changed her original blog on www.ScaryMommy.com into a poem.  I honestly believed I had seen this in poem version before, but Jessica assures me she is not aware of it!

Jessica is a mom, a certified lactation consultant...

If you work in the area of health and wellbeing looking after babies and kids in your community, look away now! Based on my experience, allow me to make a sweeping generalisation: centile charts are not the be all and end all.

If there is one message to mums, especially new mums, that...

We went to the allergist today.  After a 5-month wait. 

Daffodil, my almost 3yo, reacts to sulphites, cashew nuts, dairy, cod, tuna and raw tomatoes.  By reacts, I mean that within hours (night time) she will have difficulty breathing.  Her airway constricts and...

Last month I had a revelation of sorts: 

My clients are your babies. 

Sometimes very young babies.  And whilst their parents are the people speaking to me, being the person who has to action everything, I am working on behalf of your baby, to identify sources of...