by Sophie Mei Lan | Apr 29, 2019 | Family, Uncategorized
How do I stop breastfeeding? So many women, like me, search for the answer to stopping or gradually reducing breastfeeding. As you know I am supportive of a woman’s choices when it comes to breastfeeding and if you’re like me and find yourself ready to end...
by Sophie Mei Lan | Sep 5, 2018 | Family, Uncategorized
When my daughter was on a ventilator on the Intensive Care Unit at Leeds General Infirmary, I found myself expressing breastmilk every hour via the hospital-grade breastfeeding machine in the family room. It was my second child and whilst it took a while to get used...
by Sophie Mei Lan | Aug 29, 2018 | Health
Sweating in my long-sleeved jumper as I reluctantly participated in my weekly P.E class, it was a scorching summer but I couldn’t reveal what was underneath the fleece-padding. I had sent one too many notes “from my parents” pretending I was on my...
by Sophie Mei Lan | Aug 16, 2018 | Health, Uncategorized
Nobody tells you how darn difficult breastfeeding really is. They also don’t tell you how emotional, beautiful and unpredictable it is being a breastfeeding mum or mama. As you know, I never thought I’d breastfeed past the first six weeks, let alone, going...
by Sophie Mei Lan | Jun 23, 2018 | Family, Health, Uncategorized
People from where I’m from don’t Breastfeed. People like me don’t Breastfeed. When I accidentally fell pregnant to a new boyfriend, we were shocked to say the least. We were young, ambitious and into fitness as we had met in my local gym (he was an...
