A grandmother holding her baby great-granddaughter and looking down talking to her and smiling. Text: Grandparents and breastfeeding - share your stories!
Sometimes breastfeeding support can come across the generations and often grandparents can be our biggest supporters. Can you share your stories of breastfeeding across the generations in your family? đ„°
"...It would have been hard to accept straight off; at least Iâve had a bit of time to come to realise that I need help. Perhaps thatâs made it easier. Just persevere. Take what comes, but if you need help, ask for it.â
#DisabilityPrideMonth
"...It was personally exhausting as well. I felt like I spent all day just breastfeeding â I was absolutely shattered! I suppose Iâve had to adapt to the fact that I do need help with certain things..."
Nadia breastfeeding her baby in her wheelchair in a square. Text: "Take what comes, but if you need help, ask for it" - Nadia
Our thanks to Nadia for sharing her story with us for #DisabilityPrideMonth
âMy proudest thing is keeping him alive! With my capabilities, Iâve done all right. Thatâs made me really happy. At first, it did take a bit of adjustment, to the intensity..."
(Photo credit: Lucy Griffiths)
"...But I successfully breastfed him until he was nearly three years old. The beautiful memories of breastfeeding Y will stay with me as some of the most precious of my lifeâ. (A, East London)
Read this inspiring story, and many others, on our website: laleche.org.uk/breastfeedin...
A colourful sunset sky. Text: " I would never have believed such a late start to breastfeeding was possible"
Breastfeeding at last!
âBaby Y did not latch on and feed from the breast until he was four months old. I so desperately wanted to breastfeed â but it seemed less and less likely as time passed. I would never have believed such a late start to breastfeeding was possible..."
"Breastfeeding was something I could do in a body that so often feels limited. Iâm so proud of our journey and everything we achieved."
Thanks to Jo for sharing her story with us #DisabilityPrideMonth
"It wasnât easy: there were cushions everywhere, lots of adapting, and moments where I had to distract myself from the intensity of it all. But my little ones had breast milk from the start, and I couldnât have wished for more for them..."
"Before my babies were born Iâd spent years learning how to support infant feeding & I always knew I wanted to bf. But when my twins arrived prematurely there was a lot of doubt from others about whether I could do it. Thankfully I had brilliant support around me & we did it. I bf for over 3 yrs..."
Jo with her twin duaghters when they were toddlers. Text: "Breastfeeding was something I could do in a body that so often feels limited"
It's #DisabilityPrideMonth - thank you to Jo for sharing her experiences with us.
"Iâm Jo â mum to 6-year-old twins. Iâm autistic with ADHD, and I live with chronic pain, hypermobility, a spinal injury, and an autoimmune condition..."
A newborn baby with jaundice lying on his back with arms above his head in a green sleepsuit. Text: Jaundice and breastfeeding
Jaundice in newborn babies can present challenges in the early days. Our article looks at the importance of breastfeeding going well to prevent jaundice and what to do if your baby has jaundice:
www.laleche.org.uk/jaundice
This issue features experiences of overcoming challenges, and a story of bf going much more smoothly than expected, and reflections on the change from 1 to 2 children and lots more!
To get your copy as part of your membership, why not join LLLGB today? You can join monthly (ÂŁ2.50) or yearly (ÂŁ30)
Two copies of the July-August issue of Breastfeeding Matters, one showing the front cover on top of the other which is open at My Breastfeeding Journey. Text: The new issue of Breastfeeding Matters is out now!
Have you got your July/August issue of Breastfeeding Matters, our membership publication? It's out now!
This issue begins with a preview of #BlackBreastfeedingWeek at the end of AugustâŠ
www.laleche.org.uk/join/
It's tomorrow! Please write to your MP and ask them to stay for the debate theyworkforyou.com/
ICYMI here's Helen Ball's first appearance on Episode 5 talking about Infant sleep and breastfeeding
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Helen talks about her new book âHow Babies Sleep: A Science-Based Guide to the First 365 Days & Nightsâ, bringing together science, anthropological insight & experience to help provide parents with info on what to expect during the first year. Order from our shop www.lllgbbooks.co.uk/store/p263/H...
The Breastfeeding Matters podcast cover image featuring tiled brightly coloured cartoon boobs. Text: The LLLGB podcast Episode 21. 'How Babies Sleep' with Professor Helen Ball. Available on Spotify and Apple
Our new podcast episode is out now! In this episode our volunteer breastfeeding counsellors Sarah Fletcher and Maria Yasnova catch up with one of LLLGB professional advisors â infant sleep researcher Professor Helen Ball, who they first spoke to in Episode 5.
Links & more âŹïž
#CallToAction!
We call on the U.K. and devolved governments to act on ALL the recommendations of the Competition and Markets Authority!
Tag your MP or send them this post. Or drop them an email asking them to read the report and support it.
I have also emailed but please attend this debate as my MP @sarahbool.bsky.social. Infant feeding support and policies and funding to protect breastfeeding are important to me
Jess Brown-Fuller also chairs the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Infant Feeding & Inequalities and you can invite your MP to join that too.
If you need your MP's contact details check theyworkforyou.com and be sure to include your postal address in your email.
Please also share!
TheUK Parliament seen from across the River Thames. Text: On 1 July, there is a debate led by Jess Brown-Fuller MP in the House of Commons on "Infant Feeding". Please ask your MP to stay for the debate - and ask them to share your views on why infant feeding matters
MP @jessbrownfullermp.bsky.social has arranged a debate in the House of Commons *next Tuesday July 1st* on Infant Feeding. This is a great moment to tell your MP how important breastfeeding support @wbtiuk.bsky.social's recent report recommendations are to you & to ask them to stay for the debate!
This was one of the suggestions from our parliamentary policy event - #breastfeeding should be on the curriculum! Every child and teen should learn how our basic physiology works, long before they are in the sleepless nights of new parenthood.
#WeAreAllMammals
Join us on 16th July at 1pm for the online launch of our Infant Feeding and Work Study report and toolkit! The study explored how breastfeeding mothers can be better supported in the workplace. More details and to register see: research.reading.ac.uk/accommodatin...
News: Formula milk: Overpriced and misleading products are risking child health, say campaigners. Published 26 June 2025
Our campaign has been featured in the BMJ!
"Campaigners have urged the UK govt to take action over high prices and âmisleading marketingâ of infant formula products that they warn are exploiting parents and risking childrenâs health."
#FairFeeding #BabiesBeforeProfits
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
26 June 2025. #RSEDay. www.RSEday.com. RSE Day. Celebrating relationships & sex education. Guest Blog Post. What I Didnât Learn About Breastfeeding at Schoolâand What Should Change
Quote. Schools are such an important part of the solution. Theyâre one of the few places where everyoneâregardless of backgroundâcan be given the same, accurate information. By teaching all children about breastfeeding in a way thatâs positive, inclusive, and stigma-free, we help level the playing field.
Education has the power to reduce the stigma around breastfeeding. Talking about breastfeeding doesnât have to be awkwardâit can be matter-of-fact, respectful, and empowering
As part of RSE Day, weâre featuring an insightful guest post from college student Lola, who shares her thoughts on the lack of education around breastfeeding in schools â and what she believes needs to change.
Read it here:
www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/rse-day-2025...
#EducationSky #RSEDay
Two mums breastfeeding while sitting cross-legged on a colourful picnic blanket at a festival on a warm day. They each have a large bunch of long balloons tentacles tied to their backs, one in red, the other in blue. No text
We love this photo! Thanks for sharing with us đ„°
"We had a wonderful time at #CardiffPride & were given these wearable balloon tentacles after the parade! As we were wearing them around the event, when the boys wanted some 'yonk' - we obviously had to capture the moment & what a fantastic memory!"
Lottie breastfeeding her toddler while sitting on the grass in running kit after she completed her first triathlon. Text: Exercise and breastfeeding
If you are thinking about exercise & you feel physically ready after having your baby, then breastfeeding isn't a barrier. Our article looks at exercise & breastfeeding and features two elite athletes who tell us how they manage bf alongside training & competing.
www.laleche.org.uk/exercise-and...
A mother and father smile at their new baby. Title: âWBTi U.K. Report 2024â
Tonightâs the night!
Our policy event at Westminster hosted by @jessbrownfullermp.bsky.social. Featuring Kate Quilton, Prof Nigel Rollins, Prof Amy Brown and @helengray.bsky.social
#BabiesBeforeProfits #FairFeeding
