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Enabling Breastfeeding: Making a Difference for Working Parents By Ruth Dennison
World Breastfeeding Week is a global initiative that highlights the importance of breastfeeding for the health and well-being of both infants and mothers. This year's theme, "Enabling Breastfeeding: Making a Difference for Working Parents," sheds light on the...
Why Ruth Dennison created The Breastfeeding Culture Safety Online Course
The Breastfeeding Culture Safety Course was created after witnessing the disparities in breastfeeding and the lack of inclusion for people from Black, Asian and Ethnic Minorities. I am a Black British born, sister and mother from a Jamaican family, I live and work...
Black History Birth
We have come to the last day of Black History Month. To end this month, I thought it would be a good idea to reflect on the history of birth within the black community. Below I have attached a few videos to give you a deeper insight into what birth looked/s like in...
Finding Balance in the Journey
I never imagined my breast feeding journey lasting this long. I thought that when I was back to work after 12 months, that would be it, my breast-feeding days would be over, something I would miss but at the same time, I would appreciate my uninterrupted sleep and...
What Does World Breastfeeding Week Mean To You?
It is World Breastfeeding Week, August the 1st - 7th. I love when I see how much people are celebrating this week, but when I look deeper, the most people who is celebrating this week is women who are currently breastfeeding or women who are working within this...
Infant Feeding Survey – We Need More Research!
I have put together an Infant feeding survey to look into the racial & cultural disparities of breastfeeding within the UK. I am currently in the process of planning Black Breastfeeding Week 2019, which will take place on Friday 30th August 2019 (save the date)....
What Postnatal Doulas Do
I am a Birth and Postnatal Doula. Today I want to share with you what Postnatal Doulas do. https://youtu.be/gaANRWUKKHM Postnatal Doulas usually start working with families in the first few weeks/months after birth. Some Postnatal Doulas do work with families with...
Nutrition and Food: Broccoli
Lately I’ve been enjoying broccoli. I’ve desired it regularly since having my last son and it’s in most of our meals. Broccoli actually is a versatile vegetable. We’ve had it at every meal. A simple tip is that you can enjoy the stalk in different meals and use the...
What is Yoni Steaming?
Yoni Steam, vaginal steaming, v-steam, womb steaming, pum-pum steam, chai-yok, or bajo these are the different names for this impressive ancient remedy that has been used for centuries by women all over the world to support deep reproductive wellness. I was lucky...
New Breastfeeding Affirmation Video
This breastfeeding affirmation video can be a powerful tool to help you change your mood, state of mind, and manifest positivity in your breastfeeding journey. Affirmations work best if you can first identify the unwholesome belief that is opposing them. When watching...