Saturday 25 June 2011

Big Bristol Breastfeed

The Big Bristol Breastfeed today in town was a lovely day and with so many gorgeous mums and babies! It was a pleasure to see everyone just getting together. Here is a photo for those who couldn't make it. See Big Bristol Breastfeed on Facebook for many more:

Thursday 23 June 2011

Big Bristol Breastfeed

We had a lovely time in the park today, despite the showers!

You are all invited to the Big Bristol Breastfeed this Saturday 25 July. We'll be meeting at Anchor Square (near Millennium Square), next to @Bristol anytime from 10am to 4pm, with a main gathering at 12pm. It promises to be a great day with lots of passionate Bristol breastfeeders coming together to raise awareness, so do come along with friends and family to celebrate Breastfeeding Awareness Week. 

To find out more, look for Big Bristol Breastfeed on Facebook. Here is a picture of the recent 'flashmob' gathering of breastfeeding mums in Manchester.





Wednesday 22 June 2011

Summer Social, 23 June

There is a Summer Social tomorrow, 23 June, which will be in Cotham Gardens Park if it is not raining, or even just a few showers.
If it is really wet, we'll head to Rimando's cafe on Gloucester Rd. See the Meetings Info page for directions.
See you there, the Bristol Leaders

Wednesday 15 June 2011

Saturday 11 June 2011

When you need to leave your baby

It was great to see lots of people at the meeting on 9 June. The meeting got a little hectic, so do remember that you can contact a Leader in between meetings if you had a concern that we didn't get a chance to talk about at the meeting.


It was lovely to see Lorraine and Callum again and to welcome Daisy to her first LLL meeting!






There are a few information sheets that LLL publish that are helpful if you are going back to work or if you need to leave your baby with someone else for a length of time. These are:


When Mum Can't Be There
Workday Practicalities
Working and Breastfeeding
Storing Your Milk
Hand Expression of Breast Milk
Choosing a Breast Pump


They cost 75p each and you can get them from here.



There are also some useful books in our library on working and breastfeeding, such as Hirkanis Daughters.


We look forward to seeing you on Thursday 23 June from 10.30am to 12ish for the next Summer Social in Cotham Gardens Park, or Rimando's Cafe if it is raining, to celebrate Breastfeeding Awareness Week!.


And don't forget the Big Bristol Breastfeed! This will be a great gathering of Bristol breastfeeding mums, also to celebrate Breastfeeding Awareness Week. It will be on Saturday 25 June from 10am to 4pm in Anchor Square, next to @Bristol. There is a mass breastfeed planned for 12pm. It promises to be a lot of fun so come along and spread the word. There is more info on the Big Bristol Breastfeed Facebook page.

Monday 6 June 2011

Working and breastfeeding

The meeting this Thursday will be at 53 Zetland Rd and the topic is juggling breastfeeding with working. This can mean retuning to work full time, fitting in some part time paid work or trying to fit in looking after your own needs and those of your family whilst you've got a little one at home with you. We'd love to see you and hear your experiences and any questions you may have on the subject. There will, of course, be plenty of time for other topics.

The meeting will start at 10.30am so come anytime from 10am to get settled and a cup of tea! Bring a little food to share if you can.

See you there, Charlie and Vicky