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Home » campaigning » #MakingItWork

#MakingItWork

World Breastfeeding Week 2023 – Rachael’s Story

Rachael, an airline stewardess, shares her experience returning to work while breastfeeding her 15 month old daughter.

#MakingItWork – how shared parental leave worked for us

In this blog, Kirsty and Geraint Davies explain how they used shared parental leave so Kirsty could return to work while continuing to breastfeed their...

#MakingItWork – breastfeeding as a student.

What’s it like being a student and a new parent at the same time? In this #MakingItWork real life story, Jenni tells us how she...

#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...

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