Breastfeeding your baby

Help and support to help you breastfeed

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Increase in adoptive mothers breastfeeding their babies

Mastitis

Three common breastfeeding problems and how to solve them

Breastfeeding Twins & Multiples

Is your newborn getting enough milk?

Round Two: Got any more questions about breastfeeding?

Got any questions about breastfeeding?

Breastfeeding and Dads

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Increase in adoptive mothers breastfeeding their babies

More non-biological mothers are able to breastfeed their adopted babies

Mastitis

One in 10 breastfeeding mums suffer from Mastitis, but rest-assured it can be cured and most will be able to continue feeding their babies as normal.

Three common breastfeeding problems and how to solve them

Breastfeeding isn’t always easy: there are many problems that can occur when you decide to feed your baby. This can be upsetting, frustrating, and even painful, but it’s important to remember that finding breastfeeding difficult doesn’t make you a bad mum.

Breastfeeding Twins & Multiples

Having one child can be hard, especially for first time mothers, but when you suddenly have twins, triplets or quadruplets, a mother suddenly faces so many more challenges. One of these hurdles to overcome is breastfeeding, but, we promise, with a little help it can be done!

Is your newborn getting enough milk?

Breastfeeding has many proven benefits for both you and your baby, but this doesn’t mean you’ll get the hang of it as soon as your baby is born. Often mums that are new to breastfeeding have lots of questions, and aren’t sure that they’re getting it right.

Round Two: Got any more questions about breastfeeding?

Our live webchat with Midwife Vicki Scott was so successful we're having another one! Join us on the 30th November at 1pm to ask Vicki anything you like about breastfeeding your baby...

Got any questions about Breastfeeding?

Whether it's questions you have about breastfeeding before your baby is born or afterwards, from latching on, how to hold your baby or getting started, to questions about expressing milk, length of time between feeds and what to do if breastfeeding is difficult, Vicki Scott, breastfeeding advisor for Philips AVENT is joining us for a webchat on the 11th November at 1pm about anything breastfeeding-related!

Breastfeeding and Dads

As wonderful as breastfeeding is for mums and babies once they’ve settled into a routine, it can feel quite alienating for Dads. As a dad you may not have the equipment to breastfeed your baby but that doesn’t mean you can’t become involved; in fact, dads are essential to a positive breastfeeding experience.

Your diet and breastfeeding

During pregnancy you probably gave a great deal of thought to what you were putting in your mouth. It’s just as important to eat well when you’re breastfeeding, so that your baby is receiving the all-important nutrients he needs to help him thrive.

Top 25 Tips for Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding has many proven benefits for both you and your baby, but this doesn’t mean you’ll get the hang of it as soon as your baby is born. In fact it can be quite tricky to master at first, however with a bit of perseverance breastfeeding can become second nature to you both and you’ll never want to stop! Here are 25 tips to get you started and to help you to breastfeed you baby for as long as you want.