#MakingItWork – what adjustments can I expect to be made?
In this #MakingItWork case study, Emma tells us how she went about discussing adjustments to her work pattern with her employer. “My company weren’t really...
#MakingItWork – what if expressing doesn’t work for me?
Gemma Scott is a registered midwife and health visitor, and currently works for Plymouth City Council Public Health Team. Since her work focuses on children...
Guest post: Emma Pickett on returning to work as a breastfeeding mum
As part of our #MakingItWork campaign, Emma Pickett (IBCLC and chair of the Association of Breastfeeding Mothers) gives her take on the process of returning...
#MakingItWork – Expressing Breastmilk at Work
In the first of our #MakingItWork real-life case studies, Jade tells us about the issues she faced when returning to work, when her daughter was...
Guest Blog: Shared Parental Leave & Breastfeeding
As part of our #MakingItWork campaign, this guest blog by Dr Ernestine Gheyoh Ndzi (York St John University) explores the impact that shared parental leave...
BfN Central Evaluation 2019 – Results Highlights
Nina White, BfN Programme Manager Every year, BfN release a survey to help us see what we are doing well, where we can improve and...
Tandem breastfeeding, as a young mum – it can be done!
Newly qualified BfN Helper Naomi Forbes writes about her experiences as a young mum, in particular her decision to breastfeed both of her children in...
“Advancing Our Health: Prevention in the 2020s” – BfN’s Response
BfN sees supporting women and families with breastfeeding as an important way to tackle some of the causes of preventable ill health in England. Here...
Breastfeeding with a disability
BfN and National Breastfeeding Helpline supporter Katrona Templeton writes about the unique challenges faced by breastfeeding mothers with disabilities, and the ways that they may...
A little less conversation, a lot more action…
Shereen Fisher, CEO, The Breastfeeding Network Just last week the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) together with the Cabinet Office published the long...
Guest Post: Ruth Dennison, Black Mothers and Breastfeeding
Ruth Dennison will be giving a presentation at our conference in October, entitled “Supporting Black women who breastfeed”. In this guest blog, she explains why...
Exclusive expressing: your questions answered.
Sam is a volunteer with the Association of Breastfeeding Mothers, and runs a Facebook support group for exclusively expressing mums. There is unfortunately very little...
