by Lottie Ayres Lottie Ayres is a Volunteer Pharmacist on the Drugs in Breastmilk (DiBM) Team at the Breastfeeding Network. She lives in the North...
Hyperemesis Gravidarum – Karen’s Story
To mark Hyperemesis Gravidarum Awareness Day, Karen shares her experience of living with HG.
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...
5 ways to keep motivated for Move in May
As life gets busy, things can get in the way of your best intentions. Motivation can dip when there are lots of other priorities and...
#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...
#BfNConf21 Guest Blog: 10 Things You Don’t Expect About Nursing Aversion
Zainab Yate explains the often complicated phenomenon of nursing aversion. To hear more, come along to BfN’s annual conference on Saturday 2nd October, where Zainab...
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...
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)
A little less conversation, a lot more action…
Shereen Fisher, CEO, The Breastfeeding Network Just last week the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) together with the Cabinet Office published the long...
Breastfeeding Mothers Returning to Work – Top 5 Tips
Law firm Slater and Gordon recently published a report on the rights of breastfeeding mothers returning to work, highlighting the fact that many employers are...
