Ending your breastfeeding journey: some approaches to parent-led weaning
Emma Pickett IBCLC Making the decision to end breastfeeding Breastfeeding support is all about helping you to breastfeed for as long as you want to....
Hyperemesis Gravidarum – Karen’s Story
To mark Hyperemesis Gravidarum Awareness Day, Karen shares her experience of living with HG.
International Day of the Midwife 2023
by Claire Montgomery, Breastfeeding Peer Support Coordinator, Ayrshire & Arran In Ayrshire & Arran, we are in a unique position that we are able to...
#WorldPrematurityDay2022 Breastfeeding Premature Twins – Shelley’s Story
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...
Six ways health professionals and peer supporters can help Autistic women meet their breastfeeding goals
By Dr Aimee Grant, Centre for Lactation, Infant Feeding & Translational Research, Swansea University If I asked you to close your eyes and think of...
Breastfeeding and Exercise
As we come towards the end of Move in May 2022, we are reflecting on the challenge undertaken over the month by many people. We...
Running ‘Top Tips’ by Ashford Striders running club
Ashford Striders is a friendly, not-for-profit running club based in Ashford, Kent. We meet twice weekly and offer a number of different runs for varying...
Move in May: our Community Champions experiences so far
Our community champions have got off to a strong start with being active for 30 minutes every day in May. Here, Cara and Jessica share...
World Down’s Syndrome Day: Breastfeeding a Baby with Down’s Syndrome
Sarah is the breastfeeding lead for Positive About Down Syndrome, as well as a volunteer supporter for BfN and the National Breastfeeding Helpline, and mother...
Guest Blog: The story of a grieving mother – written 3 weeks postpartum.
Content warning: baby loss/stillbirth/lactation after baby loss. There is a photo at the end of this post. You spend time preparing for them. Studying childbirth,...
#BfNConf21 Guest Blog: Breastfeeding, Peer Support and Perinatal Mental Health
Smita Hanciles writes of the need for more cohesive support encompassing breastfeeding and perinatal mental health services. For more on this subject, come along to...