http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/letitia-rowlands/ Letitia is Family Reporter at The Daily Telegraph. She is also the mother of Hugo, 3 and Jasper, 6 weeks. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/choosing-your-babys-sex-is-selfish-beyond-belief/ When I gave birth to my second gorgeous son six weeks ago, the first question some asked when they heard our happy news was: “So are you going to try again for a girl?” Umm, how about you give the epidural time to wear off and let me enjoy my beautiful, healthy baby boy before telling me that somehow my world is not complete because I have only produced babies featuring both an X and Y chromosome. Admittedly I have only had two children of the same sex, not seven like Tumut couple Andrew and Jodi McMahon who appeared on 60 Minutes on Sunday night documenting their desperate bid for a baby girl. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Letitia Rowlands) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/choosing-your-babys-sex-is-selfish-beyond-belief/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/choosing-your-babys-sex-is-selfish-beyond-belief/#item8155 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 19:40:07 +0000 Letitia Rowlands | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/giseles-being-a-boob-with-her-breastfeeding-zealotry/ “It’s just like feeding your baby McDonald’s.’’ This was the blunt, uncaring and highly inappropriate comment made by a breastfeeding advocate to a friend who dared to confess she was considering giving her baby a bottle of formula. The new mum had been through weeks of torture, suffering several bouts of mastitis and dealing with a son whose gummy bite was more brutal than Jaws and whose insatiable hunger was not dissimilar to the killer shark. She had given breastfeeding her very best shot, but it was not working and, after six weeks, she and her son spent most of their days, and nights, in tears. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Letitia Rowlands) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/giseles-being-a-boob-with-her-breastfeeding-zealotry/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/giseles-being-a-boob-with-her-breastfeeding-zealotry/#item3710 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 02:40:17 +0000 Letitia Rowlands | Author bios | The Punch