Having A Baby In Lothian

26/12/2025

While many are celebrating at home, our incredible staff are here caring for our communities. Your dedication during the festive period is much appreciated💝

From all of us at NHS Lothian—thank you for your unwavering support and service!

26/12/2025

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At the Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh, proud parents Hannah, 35, and Jack Bowers-Orso, 31, welcomed the birth of their baby boy at 2am.

24/12/2025

Today’s theme is and this one was very tricky indeed.

We’ve opted for this Santa riding through a hospital on his sleigh, dressed in his finest Father Christmas gear. I’m afraid we don’t actually know which hospital this photograph belongs to but it looks like they knew how to do Christmas right 🎅

24/12/2025

Our team are taking a well earned break before returning in the new year. If you need anything please contact us via email and we will reply once back.

Thank you to all of our supporters, we cannot wait to come back in the new year ready to fundraise and improve staff wellbeing & enhance patient care! 💜

Find the relevant contact here✉️ https://nhslothiancharity.org/contact-us/

24/12/2025

GP practices and many community pharmacies won't be available on the festive bank holidays so make sure to collect your prescriptions and know what to do if you need urgent care.

👉 Check out our festive hours and advice on our website: https://services.nhslothian.scot/rightcare/public-holidays/

If you need emergency care out with opening hours, please call NHS 24 on 111.

24/12/2025

Caroline Hiscox, Chief Executive and John Connaghan CBE, Chair for NHS Lothian would like to thank all NHS Lothian staff and wish them a merry Christmas.

24/12/2025

Need support and it's Christmas and you dont really know where to turn becuase there's no groups and services are limited? The team over at National Breastfeeding Helpline UK can support you any time, day or night!

Don't forget - the nightshift team are awake all night - if you are perhaps worried that you might be waking someone up by calling at 3am, please know that you 100% won't be waking anyone up 🛌💤

They are super knowledgeable and are a great resource. You can speak on the phone or message via social media 💜

24/12/2025

Merry Christmas from everyone in NHS Lothian and our followers. We will update you on our first Christmas baby when we have the details.

Hope you are all on the Nice list...

18/11/2025

Did you know you can get online breastfeeding support in Scotland?

🔵 Virtual Tuesdays (Tomorrow, Tuesday 18th November) 🤱☔️
🔵 Every Tuesday, The Breastfeeding Network offers an Online Breastfeeding Support , which is for anyone in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🤱
🔵 Offering mums online 1:1 or group support where ever they may be
🔵 Sessions are free - use the link below to receive your log in details:
https://www.eventbrite.com/o/58624689183 (or you can find the link in the Midlothian Linktree)
🔵 Booking closes at 5pm on the day of the group - please book before then.
🔵 Our peer supporters are mums who have breastfed their own children and gifted their time to train with Breastfeeding Network to support others (support can be offered via private break out rooms if needed)
🔵 Virtual sessions are a great alternative or additional way to attend groups from a location of choice.
🔵 We have enjoyed meeting mums for near and far, chatting around the trials of getting to groups, returning to work, siblings, breastfeeding and weaning, baby poo... and all things mum 🤣 hair…. Endless washing….cost of living…. Favourite foods…..music….sleep (or lack of) 💤💤
🔵 Very occasionally we may have to roll all support into one group - these sessions are run by our volunteers, and sometimes we just dont have enough volunteers for the sessions to run as 1:1 as well as a group setting. We do our very best 💜

17/11/2025

17/11/2025

Are you due your baby before the end of January? Do you live in Midlothian?

If so we have the perfect antenatal session for you, just a week away.

The sessions cover infant feeding, with a focus on breastfeeding, bonding with your baby and what to expect in the early days of parenthood. They are also a great opportunity to meet other local mums due around the same time as you.

These sessions are perfect from around 34 weeks onwards and you can bring along a supportive person- whether that's your partner/mum/friend etc.

The sessions also include the chance to opt in for 1:1 phone support with feeding once your baby has arrived.

You can reserve your place here: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/the-breastfeeding-network-midlothian-104661138221

If you have any questions please send us a message or email us at midlothian@breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk.

23/09/2025

The Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency confirm that taking paracetamol during pregnancy remains safe and there is no evidence it causes autism in children.

Read more in their latest update.

➡️ https://www.gov.uk/government/news/mhra-confirms-taking-paracetamol-during-pregnancy-remains-safe-and-there-is-no-evidence-it-causes-autism-in-children