Ditch the naff party games and bond with Great-Aunt Agatha by the fireside this Christmas by crafting some woolly breasts! While they often look quite comical, they are actually an essential item in a peer supporter’s tool kit, as we use them to demonstrate practical skills such as positioning and attachment, hand expressing and the … Read more…
As a dad myself, I know that a partner’s support can make a massive difference to anyone’s experience of breastfeeding. Taken from Amy Brown’s book, published by Pinter & Martin ltd, here is some advice on how a partner can help: Top 10 ways for partners to help 1. Feed the mother. This might mean literally cutting … Read more…
Re-worked using European standands of Easy Reading, we have restructured and rewritten the Essential guide to feeding and caring for your baby to make it much easier to read and follow. Tired new parents, people whose first language is not English and people with intellectual disabilities can find it challenging to understand and to learn … Read more…
On 14 November, we will pack up our cars and make our way up to Liverpool to set up our stand at the annual UNICEF Baby Friendly Conference. This year it is at the ACC Liverpool on 15th and 16th November. Being our 12th stand at the conference, we are really excited to see the … Read more…
More White Wool Please! A baby’s brain will develop depending on the positive and negative influences it gets in the first few months. This video demonstrates how this happens in a nice simple demonstration.
The are still some tickets remaining for the Real Baby Milk Conference on the 25th January 2019 with key note speaker Professor Amy Brown. Active peer supporters can book free tickets. £16 for health care workers or other interested parties. Click here to book your tickets Click here to view the Conference draft outline Thank … Read more…
Suzi (pictured with LO), Shelley and George found great motivation and perseverance to launch a new Breastfeeding group within RNAS Culdrose Community Centre, Helston. Breast Intentions Breastfeeding Support Group is running as a supported group under RNAS Culdrose in partnership with Real Baby Milk. We asked them how they went about it. What made you want to start a … Read more…
Materials: 4:00mm Crochet Hook Light coloured double knitting wool Dark coloured double knitting wool Toy Stuffing Abbreviations: Ch. Chain dc. Double Crochet sl. st. Slip stitch htr. Half treble 2 htr dec: wool on hook, insert hook into next st., wool on hook then insert hook into next … Read more…
The ‘Essential guide to feeding and caring for your baby in Dorset’ is now available. This new 2018 edition has up-to-date information from Unicef Baby Friendly Iniative and the latest details about local breastfeeding groups in the Dorset area. Printed copies of the guide will be avaiable in April. Download the Dorset Essential guide as … Read more…
Why express by hand? It can be used to help the baby attach to the breast It can help to prevent or relieve engorgement It is particularly useful for milk in very small quantities, e.g. colostrum It can be used to help clear blocked ducts It can be more effective than a pump It’s free! … Read more…