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Mother knows breast: is breastfeeding for me?
Funbags, boobies, jugs…our front bumpers go by many a comical name, but do not exist only to fuel schoolboy jokes (and fantasies). They’re quite amazing, actually, as I discovered at a session on breastfeeding this week. Before becoming pregnant, I’d felt quite indignant about the pressure put on women to breastfeed and the huge amounts…
Meet Sioned – Medela’s breastfeeding counsellor
Sioned has been working with breastfeeding mums for more than twenty years and certainly has a wealth of experience to help the babyworld mums with various challenges they are facing with their breastfeeding. Sioned has been the Lactation Consultant and Education Manager for Medela UK since 2007. And has an active role in sharing information…
A chance for mums to say “THANK YOU” to their midwives
Was your midwife truly amazing? Do you feel you couldn’t have done it without him or her? If you felt lucky to have a midwife who went above and beyond their call of duty to help you through every aspect of your pregnancy and labour, there is a way to say “thank you”. To show…
Meet Hilary, the award-winning Doula!
In 1999, actress Hilary Whitehall (née Gish left of picture) put her acting career on hold to train as a post-birth doula. Seven years later, her success speaks for itself: Hilary has become the first doula to win a national childcare award in the ‘One in a Million’ awards set up by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC).…
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Breastfeeding : organisations that can help
If you have a breastfeeding problem, get help as soon as possible. The longer you leave it, the more painful it may become, and a simply resolved problem may make all the difference. You can get help from: Below is a list of UK organisations which provide breastfeeding help. National Breastfeeding Helpline 0300 100 0212 Bengali /…
Breastfeeding : time to wean?
Once you’ve established breastfeeding it can be hard to work out how to stop! Whether you are going back to work or you and your baby are ready to stop breastfeeding Barbara Higham, La Leche League counsellor, explains how to do it. Well done for providing your baby with the best start in life through breastfeeding! Until around the…
I can’t breastfeed because…
The physiological or mechanical problems of breastfeeding have been well documented. However, the psychological issues have not been properly addressed, leaving many pregnant women and new mothers struggling with the guilt of knowing breastfeeding is best for baby but unable to deal with whatever negative or confusing emotions they may have about this. Psychologist Dr Ros Bramwell addresses some of…
Breastfeeding second time around : mum’s share their stories
Just because breastfeeding didn’t work first time round it doesn’t mean that it will always be a problem. My first baby was born when I was 15 years old and I wasn’t even given the choice of breastfeeding; he was taken to the nursery less than an hour after he was born and was given a bottle. I…
Hazel’s breastfeeding story
Cabbage leaves in my bra Hazel Gordon’s first birth during the festive season was to the tune of ‘Do they know it’s Christmas’! Her daughter arrived effortlessly but breastfeeding was to prove a much harder task. My baby was born 2 weeks early on a frosty Sunday morning ; 19th December 2004. Her expeditious arrival…
Mum’s share their breastfeeding stories
The Unexpected Challenge The odds were stacked against Suzanne Rodriguez breastfeeding when she broke her leg just before her due date and needed to be heavily sedated. However, she believes that if women set their minds on something they can accomplish anything! Throughout my entire pregnancy I had planned to breastfeed, however things didn’t go as planned come my…
