BfN Ayrshire: Reflecting on 20 Years of Support and the Changes Ahead
by Sarah Edwards – Scottish Programme Manager, BfN Things are changing for breastfeeding support and the Breastfeeding Network in Ayrshire this month. So it felt like...
RSE Day 2025: What I Didn’t Learn About Breastfeeding at School—and What Should Change
by Lola Tennant-Eyles Every year, RSE Day (Relationships and Sex Education) invites us to rethink how we talk about relationships, health, and growing up. This...
World Wellbeing Week 2025: A Volunteer’s Story
This year’s World Wellbeing Week focuses on the theme of “Connection, Sharing, and Community” – a perfect reflection of our peer support services and volunteers...
Volunteers’ Week 2025: Celebrating Stoke’s centenary and its stars
by Catherine Hine, CEO BfN launched a service in Stoke five years ago, on the brink of a national lockdown. Yesterday I was privileged to...
Volunteers’ Week 2025: A thank you to BfN’s Directors
by Catherine Hine, CEO This Volunteers’ Week, I wanted to take a moment to highlight and say a huge and personal thank you to an...
New Research Highlights the Importance of Breastfeeding Support Services
Research published by Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) this month highlights again that the majority of mothers want to breastfeed, but for many it does not...
Reflecting on BfN’s legacy for infant feeding peer-support in Ayrshire
This week I was privileged to spend time with our team in Ayrshire- what an incredible group of dedicated women they are! Our Scottish Programme Manager,...
World Breastfeeding in Public Day 2025: Your Stories
World Breastfeeding in Public Day is celebrated every year, on 22nd February, to help give mothers the confidence to breastfeed in public places. After receiving...
An update on our information on, and approach to, persistent breast and nipple pain when breastfeeding
by the DiBM staff team and Emma Thomas You may have noticed recently that the Drugs in Breastmilk (DiBM) factsheets on thrush of the nipple or...
ADHD Awareness Month 2024: ADHD and Breastfeeding
I’m Emily, mum of two and an IBCLC and a Peer Supporter with the Breastfeeding Network. For ADHD awareness month I’m writing about ADHD and...
World Breastfeeding Week August 2024: Closing the Gap
Every year we celebrate World Breastfeeding Week on 1st-7th August to raise awareness about the issues around breastfeeding. #WBW2024’s theme ‘Closing the Gap: Support for...
