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Clare Byam-Cook trained as a nurse and midwife. She has worked as a breast-feeding specialist in Christine Hill's private antenatal practice in Chiswick since 1989 and previously worked as a midwife a...

About me - and my views on breastfeeding

I am 56 years old and live in Putney, London with my husband David. We have 2 children aged 28 & 26.  I have been working as a private breast-feeding specialist for over 22 years and have acquired mor...

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Is it true that breast-fed babies are less happy than bottle-fed babies?

15 January 2012

A study in Cambridge has found that breastfed babies cry more, laugh less, and generally have "more challenging temperaments" than formula-fed infants. But such behaviour is normal, and mothers should learn to cope with it rather than reach for the bottle, according to the researchers. The study als...

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