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…
The Real Baby Milk Essential guide to feeding & caring for your baby is a fantastic resource to help new and established families. The guide covers breastfeeding, babies brain development, support if you are not breastfeeding or wanting to introduce formula to a breastfed baby. This exciting sale is on all orders of 500 copies … Read more…
Introducing your baby to foods other than breastmilk (or formula) is an exciting new stage of development. Lots of parents look forward to it, but some may worry about getting it right and continuing to help their baby to be as happy and healthy as possible. Read our top tips for the latest advice to … Read more…
Real Baby Milk has worked closely with the Neonatal Unit in the Royal Cornwall Hospital Truro, since the 2013 Hospital Peer Support project. In 2013 we worked closely with the unit to develop a Neonatal edition of the Essential Guide to feeding and caring for your baby. More recent work has included providing NNU-specific and … Read more…
Hospital Peer Supporters in Truro may have noticed a new system, for flagging up mums and babies who need a little more support and attention with feeding on Wheal Fortune recently. It is possible too that community groups will start to see mums and babies who have been part of this system so we thought it … Read more…
Campaign success! Full-time Infant Feeding Coordinator Post in Cornwall will NOT be lost. Helen Shanahan and Stephanie Heard would like to record their heartfelt thanks to everyone who signed the change.org petition and offered their support and good wishes during the campaign to continue their work as Infant Feeding Coordinators for Cornwall. Mums and families … Read more…