Welcome to The Breastfeeding Network web site
The Breastfeeding Network website is intended to provide breastfeeding support and information for breastfeeding women and for those involved in their care. It also provides information about The Breastfeeding Network.
If you are looking for help with breastfeeding you can try the following breastfeeding helplines:-
What’s New?
- 18th July 2008: Government confirms that proposed legislation strengthens existing protection for breastfeeding in public (Word 29kB)
- Changes to the BfN Thrush and Breastfeeding Information
- Supporterline in Bengali / Sylheti
- NICE Guidance on Maternal and Child Nutrition
- Changes to the Breastfeeding Network website
- Supporterline Number Change
10 year celebrationsIn 2007 The Breastfeeding Network had a great reason to celebrate - our tenth birthday and also 10 years of providing independent breastfeeding support and information. Read more...
This section includes information about getting started, including links to sites with clear diagrams demonstrating good positioning of the baby at the breast. How to get support and the health considerations of breastfeeding are also covered.
This is the place to access our online leaflets, including the popular leaflets Mastitis and Breastfeeding and Thrush and Breastfeeding. You can also find out how to order any leaflets or other publications or products from the BfN. This section also includes articles from the BfN Newsletter.
About Us
Find out all about the history and background and aims of the Breastfeeding Network. Information about making donations and our training opportunities can also be found here.
Resources
The BfN choice of the most useful and helpful breastfeeding web sites available. The links are categorised into Breastfeeding Support, Legal and Action, and Research and Health.