BfN peer supporter and Camden Baby Feeding Team member Zamzam Elmi talks about her experience breastfeeding 4 children through Ramadan, and the decision she made...
Breastfeeding If You Are On The Autistic Spectrum
As part of World Autism Acceptance Week, BfN and National Breastfeeding Helpline Helper Katrona draws on her own experiences to share some information about breastfeeding...
Breastfeeding and Down Syndrome: Information for Families & Breastfeeding Supporters
Breastfeeding a baby with Down syndrome can sometimes present challenges, but with the right information and support, many can breastfeed successfully. As part of World...
Christmastitis: look after yourself this holiday season
Helen Ball: Sleep, Baby & You: development of a support intervention for UK families
Dr Lisa J Orchard: The Impact of Social Media on Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding support during COVID-19 – A summary report in collaboration with Professor Amy Brown (Swansea University) and Dr Natalie Shenker (Imperial College & Human Milk Foundation)
#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...
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...
Guest post: Lisa Creagh’s thoughts on Holding Time – overcoming the cultural stigma of breastfeeding.
“Holding Time” is an exhibition of breastfeeding photographs by Lisa Creagh, which “offers a creative reinterpretation of our concept of Time and how this influences...
