By Sam Morris (Volunteer Helper and Deputy Clinical supervisor for the BfN Drugs in Breastmilk Service and Registered Pharmacist, and Sarah Edwards (BfN Scottish Programme Manager).  Too often, our DiBM pharmacists are still contacted by parents who have been incorrectly told that they will not be able to breast...

As part of our 2025 Advent, Alex Davies, from our NBH@Night team, shares a personal memory of supporting a mum at Christmas. I’ve been working in the field of Breastfeeding Support for just over 18 years. I often tell parents, especially antenatal parents, that breastfeeding isn’t hard because breastfeeding is hard. Breastfeeding can feel hard […]

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We are working with For Baby’s Sake to create resources that help our volunteers and teams to identify and support callers experiencing domestic abuse. The annual 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is a global call to action—an opportunity to pause, reflect, and renew our commitment to creating safe, nurturing environments for every family. […]

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Governments of the four nations (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales) have announced actions to alleviate child poverty caused by the cost of infant formula. You can find this here. We encourage you to read the government’s response directly; there has been some misunderstanding and misrepresentation of this in the media. [1] Infant formula is […]

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This Down Syndrome Awareness Month, we’ve teamed up with Down Syndrome UK to share facts, bust myths, and remind parents that you don’t have to do this alone. One of our own peer supporters, Veronica, also shares her experiences breastfeeding a baby with Down syndrome, and how this experience has influenced the way she now […]

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