What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Are you a mum age 24 and under? Do you live in South Leeds? Are you pregnant or have had your baby in 2021/22? During March Leeds Bosom Buddies and Women’s Health Matters are holding a series of listening workshops across inner city areas around their feeding experiences or planned
Lockdown Babies: Breastfeeding during a pandemic, how South Leeds support services keep going! Pandemics don’t stop babies being born and more than ever more mothers are choosing to breastfeed because of the protection against infections that it offers. But what happens when you need support? We know 8/10 mothers stop
Leeds mum encourages others to access online breastfeeding support during coronavirus pandemic This Breastfeeding Celebration Week (1-7 June 2020), a Leeds mum shares her experience of getting online support for breastfeeding and the benefits to breastfeeding. Steph (surname withheld) from Leeds said: “When I was pregnant with William, I was
Last year, seven ladies attended training to become breastfeeding peer supporters, known as Bosom Buddies. The training lasted 10 weeks and was organised through Health for All, assisted by Two Willows and New Bewerley Children’s Centres, and NHS maternity support. They and other peer supporters are now helping mums at
These smiling mums recently received certificates to mark them qualifying as official ‘bosom buddies’. The mums, from Beeston and Middleton, all breastfed their own babies and successfully completed a course which allows them to support other mums who may need some support. The bosom buddies were awarded their certificates at