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Breastfeeding

Advice and support on starting breastfeeding, hygiene tips and common breastfeeding questions answered

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Breastfeeding services

Groups and support

Advice about support groups and other breastfeeding supports

Breastfeeding more than one child and fertility

How breastfeeding affects fertility and feeding multiple children

Expressing and pumping

Read about expressing milk and breast pumping

Starting breastfeeding

Find out how to start breastfeeding your newborn baby

Common challenges

Find answers to common breastfeeding queries

Health and lifestyle

Read advice on breastfeeding and diet and day-to-day life

Tips and techniques

Read about block feeding and other breastfeeding tips

Stopping or extending breastfeeding

The benefits of extended breastfeeding and how to gradually stop breastfeeding