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Our new Breastfeeding Buddy service is to guide mums-to-be and new mums in Knowsley.

14/02/2026

Happy Valentine's Day! 💘

12/02/2026

It's Valentine's week! So let's talk about oxytocin, the love hormone!

Oxytocin drives the letdown reflex and has so many benefits including supporting bonding, reducing blood pressure, reducing sensitivity to pain and reducing anxiety and depression.

How do we get it? Think that warm cuddly feeling. Skin to skin, dancing, music that makes you happy, comforting smells and sounds.

What gives you that warm fuzzy feeling?

11/02/2026

Join us today at The George Howard Centre! Our Whiston drop in session is today.

Join us from 10am - 12pm.

No need to book, stay as long or short as you'd like - join us for a chat, a brew and feeding support.

Will we see you there?

10/02/2026

Join us for our usual groups of a brew, chat and feeding support...but this week with added Valentine's activities ❤️

09/02/2026

Many medicines can safely be taken whilst breastfeeding without harming your baby. It's always best to tell a health care professional that you are breastfeeding when discussing medications.

The safety of specific medications when breastfeeding can be found on The Breastfeeding Network Drugs in Breastmilk information service and Lactmed.

06/02/2026

Feedback Friday!

"Cannot express how incredible the service has been to us. In the beginning everything was such a blur of pain and chaos. But the BB team has been amazing at supporting us through our journey and continuing to allow us to attend the groups to meet other mums who have been in the same situation. The team themselves have been so supportive and caring to us every time we’ve attended, cannot recommend the group more!"

It's great to hear what our parents have to say about the service, and helps us to shape what we offer.

If you have any feedback for the service, please contact the service on 0333 005 0095 or 07759 708090.

04/02/2026

Join us at the next Pregnancy and Baby Event at Hilltop Children's Centre, 5-7pm on Thursday 12th February.

30/01/2026

Feedback Friday!

Have you been in touch with our service at all? Whether that's with a Buddy, attending one of our groups, or being part of our WhatsApp chat, we would love to hear what you have to say about the service, and helps us to shape what we offer.

If you have any feedback for the service, please complete the quick survey on https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Y5QNBL7 or contact the service on 0333 005 0095 or 07759 708090.

28/01/2026

Help! I think I may have mastitis, what should I do?

Start management at the first signs of breast swelling or inflammation. It’s often possible to deal with it at home without medical help.

* Over-the-counter non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication, such as ibuprofen, can be taken (if usually tolerated). Paracetamol can help with pain but ibuprofen will reduce the inflammation. re safe to take while breastfeeding.
* Trial cold or cool compresses between feeds.
* Continue to feed responsively, as often as baby needs. Avoid excessive milk removal with nursing or a pump.
* Rest as much as able. This will help your body recover from the inflammation.
* Trial different feeding positions. This can help with discomfort and help drain the breast effectively.
* Reach out for support - mastitis can be caused by inefficient milk transfer, so support with latching can be really beneficial

Avoid firm pressure or massage to the breast, or use of items such as an electric toothbrush to massage lumps or sore areas. This could cause tissue damage or increase inflammation.

If symptoms do not improve after 24 hours, despite using self-help measures, or if symptoms worsen, you should speak to your GP or health visitor. You may need to take antibiotics.

If you feel seriously unwell, dizzy, confused, develop nausea, vomiting or diarrhoea or slurred speech along with the symptoms of mastitis you need to seek urgent medical attention.

26/01/2026

Myth Busting Monday

It can be really tempting to want to build a freezer stash of milk "just in case".

Regular expression for a freezer stash in the early weeks can lead to a problem of oversupply. If you are exclusively breastfeeding, we generally recommend to hold off expressing until your milk supply is established (around 6-8 weeks). It can also be an added pressure or stress.

Antenatally, we may see lots of marketing that makes us think a breast pump is an essential piece of breastfeeding equipment, but not everyone needs to express their milk.

If you’re just planning to go out without your baby for a few hours at a time, you may be able to plan around baby's feeds, or adapt your plans to support not needing a huge stash.

See our other posts about safe milk storage and paced feeding. Reach out for additional support if needed.

22/01/2026

Mastitis is when your breast becomes swollen, hot and painful.

Mastitis usually only affects 1 breast, and symptoms often come on quickly. Symptoms can include:

* a swollen area on your breast that may feel hot and painful to touch – the area may become red but this can be harder to see if you have black or brown skin
a wedge-shaped breast lump or a hard area on your breast
* a burning pain in your breast that might be constant or only when you breastfeed
* ni**le discharge, which may be white or contain streaks of blood
* You may also get flu-like symptoms, such as aches, a high temperature (or feeling hot, cold or shivery) and tiredness.

See a GP if your symptoms do not get better 12 to 24 hours after treating it at home, or your symptoms do not get better 48 hours after taking antibiotics.

Please get in touch if you feel like you need extra support.

20/01/2026

We often hear questions about what vitamins babies should have, or what you should take as a new Mum.

NHS recommendations are:
💧 Breastfeeding Mums should consider a 10mcg daily Vitamin D supplement for themselves.
🤱 Breastfed babies should be given a daily vitamin D supplement from birth (8.5-10mcg daily). This is in addition to any supplements taken by Mum.
🍼 Babies who are having more than 500ml of infant formula a day should not be given vitamin supplements. Formula is already fortified with vitamins A, C and D and other nutrients.
👧 All children aged 1 to 4 years old should be given a daily supplement containing 10mcg of vitamin D.

🐟 Vitamin D is found in certain foods, including oily fish like salmon, sardines and mackerel, red meat, and some breakfast cereals – but it's hard to get enough from food alone.

Do you have any questions about supplements?

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Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

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https://everyonehealth.co.uk/location/knowsley/

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