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? 🥰

Our thanks to Nadia for sharing her story with us for #DisabilityPrideMonth “My proudest thing is keeping him alive! With my capabilities, I’ve done all right. That’s made me really happy. At first, it did take a bit of adjustment, to the intensity..." (Photo credit: Lucy Griffiths)

Breastfeeding at last! “Baby Y did not latch on and feed from the breast until he was four months old. I so desperately wanted to breastfeed – but it seemed less and less likely as time passed. I would never have believed such a late start to breastfeeding was possible..."

It's #DisabilityPrideMonth - thank you to Jo for sharing her experiences with us. "I’m Jo – mum to 6-year-old twins. I’m autistic with ADHD, and I live with chronic pain, hypermobility, a spinal injury, and an autoimmune condition..."

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

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 August… www.laleche.org.uk/join/

It's tomorrow! Please write to your MP and ask them to stay for the debate theyworkforyou.com/

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 – infant sleep researcher Professor Helen Ball, who they first spoke to in Episode 5. Links & more ⬇️

#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

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...

Our campaign has been featured in the BMJ! "Campaigners have urged the UK govt to take action over high prices and “misleading marketing” of infant formula products that they warn are exploiting parents and risking children’s health." #FairFeeding #BabiesBeforeProfits www.bmj.com/content/389/...

As part of RSE Day, we’re featuring an insightful guest post from college student Lola, who shares her thoughts on the lack of education around breastfeeding in schools — and what she believes needs to change. Read it here: www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/rse-day-2025... #EducationSky #RSEDay

We love this photo! Thanks for sharing with us 🥰 "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!"

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...

Tonight’s 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

Would you like to share your breastfeeding story? We’d love to publish it in our bi-monthly member publication #BreastfeedingMatters. You can write your story, or we can interview you and work with you until you’re happy with it - like we did with Zarina…

Thank you to N and A for sharing their story of both breastfeeding their baby daughter laleche.org.uk/a-tale-of-ba...

It's hot in some parts of the UK! 🌞 Even in very hot weather your exclusively breastfed baby doesn’t need additional water, but they will probably want to breastfeed more. It's good to offer. www.llli.org/breastfeedin...

Thank you to Aisha for sharing her story with us: "I still can’t quite believe my wife and I have nourished and sustained both of our children with our bodies alone..."

Even in very hot weather your exclusively breastfed baby doesn’t need additional water, but they will probably want to breastfeed more. It's good to offer! llli.org/breastfeedin...

Good afternoon from the APPG on Infant Feeding and Inequalities chaired by @jessbrownfullermp.bsky.social. Today we're hearing from @helengray.bsky.social about the 2024 WBTi report Action on feeding babies in the UK, a follow up from the first, baseline report from 2016 #APPGIFI

Special Podcast Episode In Memory of Naomi Stadlen 1942-2025 In February, Sarah and Maria recorded a conversation with Naomi Stadlen in preparation for a Breastfeeding Matters episode. We are very sad we didn’t get to release the episode we were planning with her before her death on 6 June

Have you emailed your MP to ask them to attend on Wednesday? www.theyworkforyou.com Or email edmund.legrave at parliament.uk to get the Teams link to join online #APPGIFI

If you find out your baby is cleft-affected (they have a cleft lip, cleft palate, or both), you may feel unsure about breastfeeding. There may be more options for feeding your cleft-affected baby than you think! laleche.org.uk/breastfeedin...

Today is Father's Day in the UK. Happy Father's Day! What special moments does your baby share with their Dad? Share with him or tag him in the comments.

Anyone can become disabled at any time. It’s one of the few minority groups you can always join. Even if you do everything “right”. Even if you’re young and healthy. Even if you “try hard” It’s not a moral failing. It’s a part of life. Engage in disability justice.

I will also email, but please attend this meeting @sarahbool.bsky.social as my MP. Supporting infant feeding and reducing inequalities is important to me. I will be joining online.

The next meeting of the APPG on Infant Feeding & Inequalities led by @jessbrownfullermp.bsky.social is next Wednesday, June 18th, 1-2 pm. Email her office c/o edmund.legrave @ parliament.uk for the Teams link & invite your MP! We’ll be hearing about the new WBTi UK report #APPGIFI

It's Day 5 of #ScottishBreastfeedingWeek & today's theme is all about breastfeeding out & about. Getting out and about when your new baby arrives can feel daunting. But breastmilk is the ultimate food for on the go! Tips here: laleche.org.uk/out-about-wi... #SBW2025 #BreastfeedingFriendlyScotland

Once bf is going well it often becomes a very important and enjoyable part of your relationship with your baby. And it continues to offer benefits to you both - to your health, mental and emotional well being, for as long as it continues. You are doing great! www.laleche.org.uk/still-nursing/

It's #DiabetesWeek this week and our thanks to Emma for sharing her story of breastfeeding her baby Dottie: "Dottie was diagnosed with T1 diabetes just after her 2nd birthday and breastfeeding was very much her favourite pastime at that age!…”

It's #DiabetesWeek. If you have diabetes you may be concerned about whether you can bf. The answer is yes - all mothers experience metabolic & hormonal changes after giving birth & if you are diabetic bf reduces the impact of these changes. See our article for more www.laleche.org.uk/diabetes-and...

It is with great sadness that we share the news that retired LLLGB Leader & author Naomi Stadlen died on Friday after a long illness. Naomi spent over 30 years listening to mothers talking in groups in her role as counsellor, psychotherapist and LLL Leader 1/2

Today is the start of #ScottishBreastfeedingWeek2025 and it begins looking at the laws that protect you when bfing. In Scotland, bf & bottle feeding are both protected by the Breastfeeding etc. (Scotland) Act 2005. It is entirely legal to bf in public spaces in the UK 1/2 #SBW25

We love this poem by Jessica Starr and you can hear her read it at the very end of our latest podcast episode. We talked all about adjusting to becoming a mother & the early weeks of parenting and this poem was a favourite of ours! Listen on Apple podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...

Thank you to Fatima for sharing her story with us for #PrideMonth 🏳️‍🌈: "My wife has been a strong and unwavering supporter of our breastfeeding relationship, and my biggest advocate..."

It is #VolunteersWeek and we want to celebrate & thank all of our amazing volunteer Leaders (breastfeeding counsellors) who volunteer their time, experience and care to help you reach your breastfeeding goals. Thank you for all you do, your commitment, your time, your passion and your care!

Breastfeeding is portable and it means anywhere you can go, you can breastfeed! Where is the most unusual place you have breastfed? Thank you to one of our followers who shared their photo of breastfeeding underground in a cave! #OnTheGo

Ep 19 of our #BreastfeedingMatters podcast is out now! Sarah & Maria talk with fellow LLLGB Leaders Sophia Berman & Justine Fieth about their personal early parenting journeys. Links to listen ⬇️

"Every time I try to put my baby down to sleep, he cries!” Most new parents, unless they have been around newborn babies a lot before, are surprised & sometimes confused by how intensely their baby needs to be held. Help to make sense of your newborn’s behaviour here: laleche.org.uk/fussy-evenin...

As your baby grows and you become more confident, breastfeeding usually becomes much easier. You may find you are able to use that time to do other things too. What you can do or have you done at the same time as breastfeeding?

The Intl Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes aka #WHOCode aka #BMSCode aka #InternationalCode was adopted on 21 May 1981. LLLGB fully supports it as an essential safeguard to make sure families receive accurate info on infant feeding w/out the pressure of aggressive marketing tactics...

Shelby tells her how finding her local LLL group helped her to grow in confidence after difficult early weeks with her baby: “My partner heard about LLL group meetings and he encouraged me to go…”

Have you got your new issue of #BreastfeedingMatters, our member publication? In our May/June edition: - Breastfeeding my cleft-affected baby - Celebrating Pride month - Stories from mothers who combined breastfeeding with working in the NHS. 1/2 www.laleche.org.uk/join/

Breastfeeding is meant to be comfortable and enjoyable—so experiencing painful or sore nipples is a clear sign that something isn’t quite right. Our article helps you troubleshoot causes of nipple pain and what steps you could take that might help #FindSupport www.laleche.org.uk/nipple-pain/

La Leche League GB is launching a new free newsletter for healthcare professionals and breastfeeding supporters. it will be approx quarterly, and brief! You can sign up here if you’d like to receive it and you’re very welcome to share the link with colleagues: bit.ly/LLLGBhcp

Around 4 mos, just when you thought it was going smoothly, babies can seem to change again - becoming more fussy, sleeping differently & often being more distractible when nursing. Our article looks at what might be going on & how to cope with the '4 month fussies' www.laleche.org.uk/what-happens...