The Breastfeeding Show

As NCT Breastfeeding Counsellors we think a lot about how we talk about the health outcomes of breastfeeding. It’s not unusual in an antenatal session for someone to ask us a question about the pros …

In this episode we’re looking at how to choose and use formula milk safely.

Full show notes and details of the citizen science project can all be found on our substack.

Megan and Frances interview Karen about her new book, Why Mixed Feeding Matters, published by Pinter & Martin in September 2023.

The book is packed with useful information for different approaches t…

Naomi Stadlen books: Why Grandmothers Matter, and What Mothers Do (Especially when it looks like nothing)

Papers:

Srisopa, P., Walsh, S., Amoo, T., Gyamfi, A., Henderson, W. A., & Lucas, R. (2022).…

First steps nutrition website https://www.firststepsnutrition.org/

Tim Spector https://tim-spector.co.uk/

Emma Pickett’s book Breastfeeding Older Children

Chris van Tulleken’s book - Ultraprocesse…

Karen, Frances and Megan discuss the new ABM Mastitis Protocol.

This is the protocol: https://www.bfmed.org/assets/ABM%20Protocol%20%2336.pdf

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27820535/ (Cabbage leav…

Featuring Kathryn Stagg IBCLC, author of Breastfeeding Twins and Triplets

https://www.aims.org.uk/journal/index/29/4

https://www.basisonline.org.uk/twins/

https://twinstrust.org/

https://breastfe…

Brown, A. (2019) Informed is best. London: Pinter & Martin https://pinterandmartin.com/informed-is-best

Maxwell, C et al (2022) ‘Why have a bottle when you can have draught? Exploring bottle refus…

Basisonline, a website run by the University of Durham sleep lab containing evidence-based research on babies sleep - https://www.basisonline.org.uk/

The evidence on the effect of how a baby is fed …

Your rights when you return to work: https://maternityaction.org.uk/advice/continuing-to-breastfeed-when-you-return-to-work/

HSE website: https://www.hse.gov.uk/mothers/employer/rest-breastfeeding-a…

In this episode, we’re talking about the subject of feeding older babies, with former chair of the Association of Breastfeeding Mothers, Emma Pickett

Emma’s book Supporting Breastfeeding Past the Fi…

What to do if your baby is choking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oswDpwzbAV8

What does gagging look like: https://youtu.be/uRrbZuP-pjk

Start4Life Introducing Solid Foods booklet [pdf]: https://w…

Oral Anomalies In Newborns: An Observational Cross-Sectional Study. de Oliveira AJ, Duarte DA, Diniz M 2018 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339688830_Oral_Anomalies_In_Newborns_An_Observatio…

The baby sleep info source: https://www.basisonline.org.uk/

Rudzik, A., & Ball, H. L. (2016). Exploring Maternal Perceptions of Infant Sleep and Feeding Method Among Mothers in the United Kingdom: A…

How to collect colostrum: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=242126123722025

Books: Breastfeeding Special Care Babies, by Sandra Lang Impact of birthing practices on breastfeeding: protecting the mot…