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Breast feeding Stories: A collection

For World Breastfeeding week 2021 some of our committee and service users shared their stories on social media. We have collected them into this post and hope you enjoy them.

A tour of the Human Milk Bank, Oxfordshire

I was also so lucky to be given a tour of the ‘Human Milk Bank’ at the JR when I dropped off my supply and meet the people behind this amazing resource.

New Bump in Town : Third Trimester

Well I am in the third trimester and on the downhill slide now! I’m officially 3 weeks away!

Keeping your Toddler occupied during Lockdown

Chatterbabies creater Laura Davies has come up with some ways for parents of toddlers to entertain their children during this difficult time.

Coronavirus : Helpful links and Information

Some links which may help clarify what is going on with Coronavirus and where you can access help in Oxfordshire.

New Bump in Town : Covid-19 (Coronavirus) and Pregnancy

Some musings on being pregnant in the middle of the coronavirus epidemic.

New Bump in Town: 17 Weeks, Physio and PGP

If you’ve had Pelvic Girdle Pain or SPD (symphysis pubis dysfunction) you’ll know it’s horrible. If you haven’t, it’s horrible.

New Bump in Town : Week 16, Meet your Obstetrician!

Due to my higher BMI (31 – I blame the Dairy Milk), several previous miscarriages and my age I have been referred to midwifery with obstetric care. So my husband and I headed off to the John Radcliffe with plenty of time and, as we are now old hands at this, made sure we leftContinue reading “New Bump in Town : Week 16, Meet your Obstetrician!”

Introduction : There’s A New Bump in Town!

Newly pregnant and having a baby in Oxfordshire!

We went to a Baby Show!

And it was brilliant! The nice people at the Bumps and Babies company very kindly gave us a stall at the Kassam Stadium for the Oxfordshire Baby and Toddler Show 2020. Ably assisted by the amazing Stacey and Pauline (both midwives at Wallingford Birth centre) we had a brilliant show, meeting women and their partnersContinue reading “We went to a Baby Show!”