Articles Tagged: breast is best

Debenhams order mum to stop breastfeeding four-week-old baby

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Oct 11, 2011

Department store Debenhams has apologised to a mum after its staff ordered her to stop breastfeeding in its Oxford branch.

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Breastfed babies are more intelligent and socially mobile, says report

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Oct 10, 2011

Researchers are urging the government to encourage mums to breastfeed to improve social mobility.

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Breast versus bottle: Breastfeeding mums are more protective of their babies

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Sep 2, 2011

Yet again the knives are out for mums who choose to bottle-feed - now it's being declared they are less protective of their babies than mums who breastfeed!

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Bottle feeding made me a better mum to my boys

By Ursula Hirschkorn, May 10, 2011

PA When I gave birth to my twins in February 2009 one of the first things I requested was a pill to stop my milk from ...

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Bullied to continue breastfeeding

By Keris Stainton, Mar 8, 2011

I'd always hoped to breastfeed, but I was open minded. I thought that if it didn't work, I'd happily switch to bottles. ...

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What's your experience of the 'breast is best' campaign?

By Tamsin Kelly, Jun 22, 2010

Based on my own experience, I'm delighted the 'breast is best' campaign may be ditched. I was in hospital for two weeks ...

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"Breast is best" slogan should be dropped, say campaigners

By Jenny Cornish, Jun 22, 2010

Campaigners say the "breast is best" slogan is not working and should be abandoned. The Breastfeeding Network says the ...

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