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Guide for working mums and mums-to-be
By Kimberley Smith on 08/09/2010 17:43:54
Want to know more about working during pregnancy, maternity leave, maternity entitlement, childcare, returning to work, expressing milk and being a working mum? Phew! Well, start here...
need to consider practical information about your legal rights and we have some top tips for returning to work after maternity leaveFeeding from afar - expressing & storing breast milk and helpful feeding productsIf you'd like to keep feeding your baby
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Women encouraged to continue breastfeeding from the office
By Kimberley Smith on 29/11/2010 15:22:49
Government asks employers to provide facilities for their breastfeeding mums to feed their babies or express milk at work
The Government has announced that employers should be expected to provide facilities for breastfeeding mums in their workforce. Measures would include providing private areas where mums could breastfeed or express milk and storage facilities
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Expressing breastmilk - essential guide
By Laura Lee Davies on 06/09/2010 02:30:02
Expressing breastmilk is useful even if you're solely breastfeeding. It allows your partner to feed and bond and can help make you more comfortable. Here's our guide on how to express milk successfully and conveniently.
's Guide to Breastpumps.I am happy breastfeeding, why do I need to express?Well, you absolutely don't need to express your milk at all if you don't want to. If you plan to solely breastfeed up to one year, when your child will start to drink regular, full
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Mum feeds her friends breast milk cakes
By Susie Boone on 23/04/2010 14:02:08
Coffee morning mums get more than they bargain for with breast milk cupcakes
A Bristol mum is being called the Nigella Lawson of breast milk cooking after using her milk to cook cakes, lasagne and vanilla cheesecake.Abi Blake, mum of 8-month-old daughter Tilly, expresses any excess milk after finishing feeding Tilly
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Storing breastmilk
By ThinkBaby on 03/08/2010 10:41:03
Storing expressed breastmilk can make you more comfortable and give you a back-up supply for your baby
Why express breastmilk? Expressing breastmilk is the act of removing milk from your breast, either by hand or using a manual or electric pump. You can store it for a later date. You may want to express milk if:• Your breasts feel
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Buyer's guide to breast pumps
By Laura Lee Davies on 07/09/2010 00:18:05
Manual or electric, a breast pump is great for continuing breastfeeding even when you're away from your baby.
in the cost of a steriliser too. To help you pick, check out our buyers guide to sterilisers.Don't feel down hearted about your early attemps with a breast pump - mothers who have excellent flow when feeding and those who have successfully expressed milk
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Producing breast milk
By Laura Lee Davies on 11/06/2007 02:04:16
Why does breast milk sometimes dry up and what can you do to increase the flow?
each day and that they should massage their breasts and/or express and store milk - or express and discard milk - in order to prevent blockages or engorgement.)Why does milk production sometimes decrease despite feeding?Sometimes triggers like illness
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Medela launches bottle that mimics breastfeeding
By Cassandra Kempster-Roberts on 06/07/2010 13:54:43
Medela’s brand-new Calma bottle designed to help babies move from breast to bottle and back to breast again
for getting milk from the breast. So why is that good news? Well, it means moving between breast and bottle is easier, because your baby uses the same feeding technique for both.The Calma has stemmed from years of research. Donna Geddes, a lactation researcher
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Review: Dr Brown's Natural Flow feeding bottle
By Sarah Lawson on 27/06/2006 09:30:00
The patented vent makes it look like a laboratory kit, but this bottle reduces gas and discomfort for a feeding baby.
's Natural Flow bottles are designed with a whizzy-looking internal vent to combat those pesky air-bubbles that occur whether you're giving your child formula or expressed milk. As well as possibly exacerbating colic, gassiness after feeding can cause your
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Buyer's Guide to Sterilisers
By Laura Lee Davies on 07/09/2010 02:02:46
Sterilisers are essential to ensure everything to do with feedng your baby is sterile and germ free before he turns 1. But should you get an electric, cold water or microwave steriliser?
Sterilisers - your optionsWhether you're using bottles to feed your formula milk, or expressed breast milk, bottles, teats, rings, lids and all expressing equipment needs to be cleaned thoroughly AND sterilised before each use, until your child
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