by Sophie Kynoch The Southampton Welcomes Breastfeeding scheme, which offers local businesses the opportunity to welcome breastfeeding in their venue, was launched recently to great...
What should you do if you see a baby eating in public?
By Dr Aimee Grant & Prof Amy Brown Centre for Lactation, Infant Feeding and Translational Research, Swansea University If you live in the UK, seeing...
What Breastfeeding Looks Like: Diverse, Inclusive, Supportive
Do you see people who look like you on our website or in our social media posts? As a charity, we are constantly striving to...
Christmastitis: look after yourself this holiday season
Guest post: Lisa Creagh’s thoughts on Holding Time – overcoming the cultural stigma of breastfeeding.
“Holding Time” is an exhibition of breastfeeding photographs by Lisa Creagh, which “offers a creative reinterpretation of our concept of Time and how this influences...
This Mum Runs: Breastfeeding at the London Marathon
This is Hannah – you may recognise her from recent social media posts, after she was interviewed while running the London Marathon last month. What’s...
Breastfeeding Mothers Returning to Work – Top 5 Tips
Law firm Slater and Gordon recently published a report on the rights of breastfeeding mothers returning to work, highlighting the fact that many employers are...
Peace on Earth, goodwill to all relatives: surviving the holidays as a breastfeeding mum.
Victoria Davies, aka Mum In Make-Up, writes about how to get through the holidays even when your family’s views on breastfeeding don’t quite match up...
What Breastfeeding Looks Like
We recently appealed for photographs showing what breastfeeding looks like in your everyday lives. The response has been immense, and the photos are so wonderful...
Negative cultural attitudes towards breastfeeding are common place in the UK and often this is reinforced by media messages. However, last night’s Dispatches programme demonstrated...
Feeding baby out and about in the UK? What’s the fuss?
Fact: Feeding your baby out and about is protected by law. In Scotland breastfeeding is protected by the Breastfeeding etc. (Scotland) Act 2005, which says...
