Articles Tagged: breastfeeding support
Mum banned from breastfeeding baby in case she upset people in 'multi-cultural' building
A breastfeeding mum was reportedly banned from feeding her baby in a council office in case she upset Muslims.
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Breastfeeding boom amongst new mums
New breastfeeding statistics from the NHS Information Centre have revealed that breastfeeding figures are up amongst new mums - but they don't reveal how many continue after the first few weeks.
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Breastfeeding Awareness Week dropped by Department of Health
The Government has stepped back from a campaign launched 18 years ago to encourage new mothers to breastfeed their babies. The cash-saving measure comes despite the fact that a low proportion of women in the UK breastfeed their babies for any length of time.
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Support and advice for Breastfeeding Awareness Week
Breastfeeding Awareness Week kicks off today (Sunday) and is here to give you support and advice when breastfeeding and encourage more new mums to give it a go.
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Breastfeeding mum in pub: Buy a meal or leave
Staff in a well-known pub chain told a young breastfeeding mum she could not feed her baby on their premises unless she ...
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Breastfeeding for beginners
Everyone has heard that "breast is best", but if you are a mum-to-be planning to breastfeed you may still find the idea ...
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What's your experience of the 'breast is best' campaign?
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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Real life story: I trained as a Breastfeeding Peer Supporter!
This week we talked to Kimberley Davies (31) from Hertfordshire, who is a trained Breastfeeding peer supporter. Hello ...
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