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Fleur Bailey is a qualified Nutritional Therapist and Detox Specialist, passionate about natural living and helping her clients and readers realise the healing power of real, whole foods.
March 9, 2018March 9, 2018 fleurbailey

Six Reasons to Ski Slovenia

January 25, 2018January 28, 2018 fleurbailey

Baby-Proof Travel: Seven Steps to Simplify the Journey

January 17, 2018 fleurbailey

Baby Carrier Review & Guide

January 15, 2018January 17, 2018 fleurbailey

Sling the Pram – The Benefits of Baby Wearing

November 29, 2017November 29, 2017 fleurbailey

Why I don’t Take Essential Oils Internally

November 29, 2017January 15, 2018 fleurbailey

A Brief Guide to Using Essential Oils

November 20, 2017January 15, 2018 fleurbailey

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About Me

I'm Fleur; Wife, Mother, Certified Nutritional Therapist, passionate about healthy families and seeing children thrive. I like to live healthily, easily and usually without the typical restraints of status quo. Here I try to show some of the ways I do that, in the hope it might encourage you to do the same. Thanks for visiting!

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It's #worldbreastfeedingweek and this is a pic of me feeding my toddler at the beach a few weeks ago. He's over two and a half. Yep, still breastfeeding. Why? Because it's good for both him and me, physically, mentally and emotionally. . Some people might think it's weird or gross or whatever, but actually the normal age for a child to self-wean from the breast can be anytime from a few months to seven years (not sure we'll be going quite that long 😬). . We know that the best thing for baby is breast milk. However I know it's not always possible due to medical reasons, or difficulties such as a tongue-tie, poor latch or low milk supply. The last three of these reasons are usually solvable. I don't say that against any mother who suffered any of these things and then gave up on breastfeeding. I say that simply because as new mothers in the UK, I believe we are ill-informed and often poorly supported when it comes to breastfeeding. . The UK has one of the lowest rates of breastfeeding in the world. I personally think it's because mothers feel they will be judged if they choose to give up, which has led to people being afraid to converse with mothers about breastfeeding, meaning they often miss out on learning just how important breastfeeding really is. . @unicef_uk says, "It's time to stop laying the blame for the UK's low breastfeeding rates in the laps of individual women and instead acknowledge that this is a public health imperative for which government, policy makers, communities and families all share responsibility." . I believe that a happy mama is a happy baby and and it's ever more important now that we are supporting mothers, since most of us in western society are raising our babies without a village behind us. . But I think if we all knew more about the incredible, miraculous power of breast milk and had the right level of support to continue through the inevitable challenges, we'd see these low breastfeeding rates rise, and infant and mother well-being would rise with it. ❤️ #breastfeeding #stillbreastfeeding #breastmilkisamazing #motherhood #toddlerhood #unicef #unicefuk #lalecheleague #infanthealth #babyfriendlyinitiative

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Ladybug nestled on a rock in Sooke, BC
Ladybug nestled on a rock in Sooke, BC
"Birds flying high...."
“Birds flying high….”
Sooke, BC
Sooke, BC
Sooke, BC
Sooke, BC
Sooke, PC
Sooke, PC
Sooke, BC
Sooke, BC
Sooke, BC
Sooke, BC
Spa Village, Bali
Spa Village, Bali
Tembok, Bali
Tembok, Bali
Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
Candidasa, Bali
Candidasa, Bali
Chinatown, Singapore
Chinatown, Singapore
Singapore Skyline
Singapore Skyline
Candidasa, Bali
Candidasa, Bali
Singapore
Singapore
Regents Park, London
Regents Park, London
Sooke, BC
Sooke, BC
San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, CA
Bay Bridge, San Francisco
Bay Bridge, San Francisco
Sneak peak of the Golden Gate Bridge, SF
Sneak peak of the Golden Gate Bridge, SF
Transamerica Pyramid Building and Coit Tower, SF
Transamerica Pyramid Building and Coit Tower, SF
Flowers in Sardinia, Italy
Flowers in Sardinia, Italy
Sardinia, Italy
Sardinia, Italy
Symonds Yat, Forest of Dean, UK
Symonds Yat, Forest of Dean, UK
Colosseum, Rome
Colosseum, Rome
Lake Bled, Slovenia
Lake Bled, Slovenia
Lake Bled, Slovenia
Lake Bled, Slovenia
Kranska Gora, Slovenia
Kranska Gora, Slovenia
Kranska Gora, Slovenia
Kranska Gora, Slovenia
Kranska Gora Ski Resort, Slovenia
Kranska Gora Ski Resort, Slovenia
Rome Colosseum
Rome Colosseum

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