Expressing colostrum antenatally - things to ask your midwife

Posted on July 19th, 2008 by Jane HBFW

Does your baby have a chance of low blood sugar at or soon after birth?  See this list here for things that might increase the risk:
Babies with an increased chance of low blood sugar include:

Early or premature babies (born before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy)
Babies who are lighter in weight than expected for the number [...]

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Reasons To Be Proud

Posted on April 12th, 2008 by Jane HBFW

(Edited) I posted this the other day without introduction and I thought I ought to add something to explain why I feel this is an important addition to the site.  So often women think that breastfeeding is something you need to do for a long time in order for it to make a difference, so [...]

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How health professionals view breastfeeding - negative stories, please

Posted on December 9th, 2007 by Jane HBFW

Following on from the positive stories, here is the place to leave your stories of negative contacts with health professionals about breastfeeding.  From many I’ve already read, I know there’s a massive number of these - my hope is that by posting them here, under the banner of “unacceptable and ill-informed things for health professionals [...]

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  • Perhaps try getting your partner or a relative or friend to make the first call, in case you need to leave a message, since you may be emotional and it can be hard to key yourself up to ring for support, then get an answerphone message.
  • These lines are staffed by volunteers, often mothers of small children, so it’s not always possible for them to have a long conversation with you at the time you ring. But rest assured, they are very keen to help you (after all, they’ve spent a long time training to be breastfeeding counsellors) and if you leave a message, somebody will ring you back. You are not putting them out, you are not being a nuisance and they DO want to help you, so, please, if you need help, ring them.

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