Clare Farquhar

Period of National Mourning

What should you do if you see a baby eating in public?

By Dr Aimee Grant & Prof Amy Brown Centre for Lactation, Infant Feeding and Translational Research, Swansea University If you live in the UK, seeing...

Six ways health professionals and peer supporters can help Autistic women meet their breastfeeding goals

By Dr Aimee Grant, Centre for Lactation, Infant Feeding & Translational Research, Swansea University If I asked you to close your eyes and think of...

Breastfeeding and Exercise

As we come towards the end of Move in May 2022, we are reflecting on the challenge undertaken over the month by many people.  We...

Running ‘Top Tips’ by Ashford Striders running club

Ashford Striders is a friendly, not-for-profit running club based in Ashford, Kent.  We meet twice weekly and offer a number of different runs for varying...

Move in May: our Community Champions experiences so far

Our community champions have got off to a strong start with being active for 30 minutes every day in May. Here, Cara and Jessica share...

5 ways to keep motivated for Move in May

As life gets busy, things can get in the way of your best intentions. Motivation can dip when there are lots of other priorities and...

Say hello to our Community Champions

As we get ready to Move in May for 30 minutes every day, we wanted to introduce you to our community champions who will be...

World Down’s Syndrome Day: Breastfeeding a Baby with Down’s Syndrome

Sarah is the breastfeeding lead for Positive About Down Syndrome, as well as a volunteer supporter for BfN and the National Breastfeeding Helpline, and mother...

Happy New Year from the Breastfeeding Network

Take a look at our plans for 2022

Budget 2021: the pledge for breastfeeding support

“Spending money in the early years generates massive cost savings for the future and nowhere is this more true than in breastfeeding support.” says Shereen...

Guest Blog: The story of a grieving mother – written 3 weeks postpartum.

Content warning: baby loss/stillbirth/lactation after baby loss. There is a photo at the end of this post. You spend time preparing for them. Studying childbirth,...