Welcome
Jane's Breastfeeding Resources is an information website dedicated to the promotion of breastfeeding. We believe mothers all over the world should have access to informed choices when it comes to feeding their children & to that end we continue to gather that information so our visitors can be best placed to make those choices. We have been running since 1996.
Hi!
Jane's Breastfeeding Resources is run by Jane, a mother of 3 breastfed children who is a Breastfeeding Supporter & Tutor with the Breastfeeding Network, a registered charity in the UK. She has been helping mothers to breastfeed for over 12 years.
Jane's husband, Garry, designed & runs the website.
Come & join us! We have a Breastfeeding Discussion Forum. If you wish to post or join in the discussions, you will need to register with the Forums separately. We are always looking for contributers to Jane's Breastfeeding Resources. We love to hear about your experiences of breastfeeding, if you'd like to share them with our visitors & can send us your thoughts, we'd love to hear from you....
Breastfeeding stimulates the release of the hormone oxytocin. This hormone stimulates uterine contractions & milk ejection and promotes the development of maternal behaviour & bonding between mother & baby.
Breastfeeding is free - in fact it saves you an estimated £450 across a year.
Breastfeeding is always available & instantly at the right temperature.
It's estimated that the NHS spends at least £35million per year treating gastro-enteritis in bottle-fed babies in England.
The World Health Organisation says:
"Breastfeeding is the best form of nutrition for infants. Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended for the first six months (26 weeks) of an infant's life as it provides all the nutrients a baby needs".
UNICEF estimate that 1.5 million babies worldwide die each each year because they are not breastfeed.
ear, chest & urine infections
gastro-intestinal infections
childhood diabetes
eczema & asthma
obesity
and helps protect you against ovarian cancer and breast cancer.
Breastfeeding in the News
Thursday, 13 November 2008 15:06
A stolen picture of Britney Spears' teenage sister Jamie Lynn breast-feeding her daughter has prompted a federal pornography investigation. According to the US Gossip website TMZ, federal and local authorities are on the look out for the man who tried to sell 12 family pictures.
The pictures include shots of the teen mother and elder sis, Britney, originally taken by the infant's father Casey Aldridge. Aldridge took pictures in the memory card so that they can be developed at his local Wal-Mart in Louisiana, reports The Sun.
Thursday, 13 November 2008 14:43
A group of mums at a breastfeeding cafe want to show positive images of breastfeeding - so they're posing for their own fundraising calendar.
Coventry University student social worker and mum-of-one Rosie Evans, aged 28, from Rugby, helped to re-launch the support group at Rugby Library in July. It is held every Friday between 11am and 1pm.
Now, the Rugby Breastfeeding Cafe is preparing a 2010 calendar to awareness and funds for breastfeeding support. Local photographers have donated all the portrait sessions.
Thursday, 14 August 2008 23:40
A young mum has told how she gave up breastfeeding after being thrown out of a Poole cafe for nursing her three-day old son.
Nicola Harle, 20, who had only just overcome a fear of feeding in public, burst into tears after the incident at Costa Coffee.
And by turning her away the coffee shop was breaking sexual discrimination laws which came into force on April 6, according to the Government Equalities Office.
Nicola told the Daily Echo: "It was humiliating. There were people at the other tables watching me as I tried to get him out from under my jacket while he was screaming, and tried to pick up our stuff. It's something a mother should never have to go through."
Thursday, 14 August 2008 23:38
Giving regular, short breastfeeds is more beneficial than the "baby-led" method, a British study suggests.
Allowing a baby to choose when it feeds, and for how long, is often recommended to new mothers.
A study of 63 mothers in Bradford found regular feeds of up to 10 minutes on each breast led to increased weight gain and a higher breastfeeding rate.
However, midwives said the method suggested in Archives of Disease in Childhood would not apply to everyone.
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If your organisation is not listed or we have incorrect details, please let us know via our Contact Page.
Want to Help Us?
We're currently on the lookout for extra staff to help with our website.
If you are passionate about breastfeeding & would like to put something back into the online community, we'd love to hear from you.
We'd like some help with adding News Stories & Articles & keeping the site updated & fresh. Website experience would be an advantage but is not necessary as simple tuition is available.
If you're interested in helping us or would like further info, please get in touch via our Contact Page.
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