You may be reading this because you have a preterm baby, or because you are expecting to deliver your baby before full term and you want to be prepared. Perhaps you're supporting someone who has recently had a preterm baby. Whatever your situation then we hope this information will help to get … [Read more...] about Successfully breastfeeding your premature baby
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Breastfeeding and Postnatal Depression
In 2014 the journal Maternal and Child Health published a study looking at breastfeeding and maternal depression. It found that mothers who planned to breastfeed and went on to do so were around 50% less likely to become depressed than mothers who had planned to, and did not, breastfeed1. This … [Read more...] about Breastfeeding and Postnatal Depression
Alcohol & breastfeeding (quick read)
The effects of alcohol on your baby are directly related to the amount you drink. When you drink occasionally the amount of alcohol your baby receives has not been proven to be harmful. Things to consider Do I need to pump and dump? Can alcohol affect milk supply? Do I have to pump and dump … [Read more...] about Alcohol & breastfeeding (quick read)
Breastfeeding & contact cases
Contact (custody) cases are often a balancing act. An English or Welsh Court will primarily have regard to the overriding objective in all England and Wales family law cases, which is: “what is in the best interests of the child”. This includes consideration of a list of factors including the baby … [Read more...] about Breastfeeding & contact cases
Expressed Milk and Airlines
Mothers may be told by an airline that they cannot take expressed breastmilk (EBM) in their hand luggage on a plane. LLLGB is sometimes contacted by mothers this has happened to. Having to unexpectedly discard the milk they have expressed for their child can be very distressing. Can I take … [Read more...] about Expressed Milk and Airlines
Smoking & Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding your baby is still the best choice you can make, even if you can’t stop smoking. Breastfeeding provides significant health benefits for mothers and babies. For babies, it reduces their risk of diabetes, certain cancers, respiratory infections, diarrhoea, and many other health … [Read more...] about Smoking & Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding and Jury Service
If a woman is summoned for jury service while still breastfeeding it has sometimes proved stressful to get exemption from serving. There can be a lack of understanding and knowledge and an assumption is made that formula can be substituted. If a simple explanation that a woman is breastfeeding and … [Read more...] about Breastfeeding and Jury Service