Breastfeeding in public - the law

There has been some debate about the seemingly misguided legislation that will give women the right to breastfeed their babies free from harassment - well, until those babies are six months old.  It would then, surely, be open season on those mothers who breastfeed their babies beyond this age.  However, Sandra Jane Tanner, PR and [...]

Government launches National Breastfeeding Helpline

 At last! I’ve been saying for ages that there needs to be more Government money in supporting breastfeeding and somebody who can actually make this happen has, well, made this happen!
 Public Health Minister Dawn Primarolo has revealed a £150,000 a year package which will support the new helpline.  The Association of Breastfeeding Mothers and the Breastfeeding Network are [...]

Breastfeeding and dummies and SIDS - what to do when the advice appears to conflict

I thought it was worth having something on here about dummy usage, since one of the things lots of new mums hear is “Save your nipples, give him a dummy!” and it can be hard to know whether this is good advice or not.
Whilst researching something else, I came across this excellent page on the [...]