We need a proper strategy in the UK to help support breastfeeding mothers
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/feb/10/we-need-an-proper-strategy-in-the-uk-to-help-support-breastfeeding-mothers
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Thank you for breastfeeding in public, I know it can be scary.
illustration by Estelle Morris People ask for a lactation consultant’s help for lots of different reasons. We often see people at one of the most difficult times in their lives. They might be damaged...
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Is THIS normal? The first week with a breastfeeding newborn
Reposted from: https://growingfamilies.co.uk/blog/Emma Pickett IBCLC is leading our breakout session on Breastfeeding at “Growing Families: Facts, Fiction and Other Stuff” this October. It is a...
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Meet Hazel. She’s six weeks old and her mum Pam has been exclusively breastfeeding up until now. It’s not been without some struggles but Pam has found drop-in groups, found people to help her and...
View ArticleThe Birth You In Love video project
Doula, hypnobirthing teacher and poet, Kati Edwards from Birth You In Love (http://www.birthyouinlove.com/) has made a fantastic new resource. She has travelled the length of the country to talk to...
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Regulating the infant formula industry: What’s your ‘purity criteria’?
There’s been a bit in the news in the last few months about the regulations around formula milk and the promotion of formula milk.On the one hand, the United Nations have made a statement calling on...
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Breast language: 'Breastfeeding' is incredibly unhelpful.
We all know the power of language and there surely can’t be a time when it matters more than in the world of maternity. New mothers and parents need to speak and be heard when it comes to their birth...
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Breastfeeding through pregnancy and beyond
Let’s imagine you are breastfeeding your toddler and you discover you’re pregnant. It’s a much wanted pregnancy but perhaps you weren’t expecting that positive test quite so quickly. And now here you...
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‘Breastfeeding is just like golf! A tiny adjustment makes all the difference’
A dad at my breastfeeding support group this week had a bit of an epiphany. ‘It’s never felt like this before,’ his wife had said. We’d spent just 3 or 4 minutes together. I’d mentioned one or two...
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Friends in your pocket: a few words about online breastfeeding support.
I have a friend who I’ve known for nearly 14 years. We got to know each other when our first children were tiny. We share photos and stories. We share a similar sense of humour. When we were...
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"COME ON ENGLAND!"
This is the week when I’m supposed to be #celebratingbreastfeeding and I can’t do it.I’m sorry.The last fourteen years of my life have been about breastfeeding: doing it, reading about it,...
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Sometimes responsive feeding looks like this...
The mother above is practising responsive feeding but… brace yourself…her baby showed absolutely NO feeding cues before the breastfeed started. Wasn’t remotely interested. No cues. No ‘demand’.And…put...
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Announcing....The Breast Book. Coming from Pinter & Martin in March 2019.
When breasts first start to grow, no one talks about it. There aren't any greetings cards that say, 'Woo Hoo! Your breasts are developing!' but you get a birthday card when you are ten and that's...
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Grannies matter
Yesterday, I met a wonderful granny. I was doing a home visit and she was staying with her daughter after the arrival of a first grandchild. She had that ability to be present without being THERE all...
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A breast-shaped void: where are the breasts in the new sex /relationships/...
After a long wait and a thorough consultation with more than 11,000 responses, the Department for Education released its updated guidance for Relationships, Sex and Health education a few weeks ago....
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Do minutes matter?
A new mum is asking for help. Her 8-week-old baby is refusing the breast and every feed is turning into a battle. She can get him to feed ‘a little’ and nappies seem OK for the moment but she’s...
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‘Breastfeeding is just like golf! A tiny adjustment makes all the difference’
A dad at my breastfeeding support group this week had a bit of an epiphany. ‘It’s never felt like this before,’ his wife had said. We’d spent just 3 or 4 minutes together. I’d mentioned one or two...
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Friends in your pocket: a few words about online breastfeeding support.
I have a friend who I’ve known for nearly 14 years. We got to know each other when our first children were tiny. We share photos and stories. We share a similar sense of humour. When we were...
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"COME ON ENGLAND!"
This is the week when I’m supposed to be #celebratingbreastfeeding and I can’t do it.I’m sorry.The last fourteen years of my life have been about breastfeeding: doing it, reading about it,...
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Sometimes responsive feeding looks like this...
The mother above is practising responsive feeding but… brace yourself…her baby showed absolutely NO feeding cues before the breastfeed started. Wasn’t remotely interested. No cues. No ‘demand’.And…put...
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