The Baby Business Midwives

05/12/2025

With Christmas celebrations just around the corner, you may be wondering whether it’s okay to have an alcoholic drink while breastfeeding 🥂

There’s often a lot of discussion around this, so today we’re sharing some key points to break it down clearly:

• Having occasional, small amounts of alcohol while breastfeeding is generally considered fine (for example, a glass of wine with a meal or a couple of drinks socially).

•You should not drink regularly or heavily (e.g. binge drinking) without thinking about how to reduce your baby’s exposure.

• If you plan to drink heavily, make sure your baby is cared for by a sober, responsible adult.

• Never share a bed or sofa with your baby if you’ve had any alcohol.

• Anyone who’s been drinking should avoid situations where they could fall asleep with a baby—whether that’s on a bed, chair, or sofa.

• You don’t need to “pump and dump” to remove alcohol from your milk. As your blood alcohol level drops, the amount in your milk drops too.

• You may want to express for comfort to avoid engorgement when missing feeds.

• If you want to minimise your baby’s exposure to alcohol, you can avoid feeding for 2–3 hours after drinking.

Find out more in our factsheet:
www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/factsheet/alcohol/

✨Having a drink this Christmas?✨
Thinking ahead can help you enjoy the holidays safely - plan your celebrations so you can enjoy a drink while making sure your baby is cared for.

[ID: Alcohol and Breastfeeding. Images of two glasses of wine. www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/drugs-factsheets.]

05/12/2025

With Christmas celebrations just around the corner this is some great advice 🎄⛄️🎁🥳

With Christmas celebrations just around the corner, you may be wondering whether it’s okay to have an alcoholic drink while breastfeeding 🥂

There’s often a lot of discussion around this, so today we’re sharing some key points to break it down clearly:

• Having occasional, small amounts of alcohol while breastfeeding is generally considered fine (for example, a glass of wine with a meal or a couple of drinks socially).

•You should not drink regularly or heavily (e.g. binge drinking) without thinking about how to reduce your baby’s exposure.

• If you plan to drink heavily, make sure your baby is cared for by a sober, responsible adult.

• Never share a bed or sofa with your baby if you’ve had any alcohol.

• Anyone who’s been drinking should avoid situations where they could fall asleep with a baby—whether that’s on a bed, chair, or sofa.

• You don’t need to “pump and dump” to remove alcohol from your milk. As your blood alcohol level drops, the amount in your milk drops too.

• You may want to express for comfort to avoid engorgement when missing feeds.

• If you want to minimise your baby’s exposure to alcohol, you can avoid feeding for 2–3 hours after drinking.

Find out more in our factsheet:
www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/factsheet/alcohol/

✨Having a drink this Christmas?✨
Thinking ahead can help you enjoy the holidays safely - plan your celebrations so you can enjoy a drink while making sure your baby is cared for.

[ID: Alcohol and Breastfeeding. Images of two glasses of wine. www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/drugs-factsheets.]

05/12/2025

I talk about this to all my families ❤️ Jackie x

04/12/2025

An awesome podcast to listen to ❤️

04/12/2025

Information that women are given about gestational diabetes isn’t supported by the evidence…

02/12/2025

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I think now that we are moving into the Christmas/Big Holiday seasons, I'm going to keep banging on about unnecessary inductions :)

21/11/2025

13,000 more hours of touch by 3 years of age! ❤️

Research tells us that babies who co-sleep in infancy, especially in those early years get around 13,000 extra hours of touch.

Thirteen thousand.

Because when you keep your baby close, day and night, they’re getting 10 to 12 extra hours a day of your skin, your warmth, your presence.

That’s not spoiling.
That’s wiring.

Touch is brain food.
It releases oxytocin, serotonin…
It lowers cortisol.

It teaches your baby’s body how to feel safe.
How to come back to calm.

We actually have studies showing
co -sleeping babies have lower stress reactivity meaning their little bodies bounce back from stress faster.

That’s not dependence.
That’s coregulation.
That’s safety being built from the inside out.

So the next time you’re contact napping,
bed sharing, doing whatever gets you both some rest and someone tells you you’re creating bad habits, remember this ~

You’re not creating a clingy baby.
You’re creating a resilient one 🖤

The Breastmilk Queen - Amy McGlade 🥰

15/11/2025

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🟣 BLOG POST
Back by popular demand. I've revised, updated and republished my VBAC blog post so you can all stop messaging me about it 😆
"A VBAC is simply a birth. The most likely outcome of going into spontaneous labour after a previous c-section is the vaginal birth of a healthy baby. If we stop making a mountain out of a molehill, and instead nurture self-trust and support physiology, more women will experience VBAC as a healing and empowering rite of passage."
https://www.rachelreed.website/blog/vbac

14/11/2025

Some ‘induction myth’ bingo cards by lovely Sara…

04/11/2025

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Hospital Won’t Tell You This — 6 Natural Ways To Help Your Cervix Dilate Faster 💥👇

Every pregnant woman deserves to know this truth:
Sometimes your body just needs a little encouragement to open up for labour.
Not force. Not stress.
Just nature + support 🤍

Here are 6 natural ways to help your cervix dilate faster — safely 👇

1️⃣ Relax your body & mind
Tension slows dilation.
Deep breathing, calm music, dim lights…
Your cervix opens more when your mind feels safe.

2️⃣ Gravity is your friend
Standing, walking, sitting on a birth ball — let your baby press down.
Upright positions = faster opening.

3️⃣ Warm shower or bath
Warmth relaxes muscles and reduces pain, helping dilation progress naturally.

4️⃣ Hip swaying & gentle movement
Think slow dancing or rocking on a ball.
Movement = better baby positioning = better dilation.

5️⃣ Stay hydrated & nourished
Labour is WORK.
Sips of water, coconut water, broth — keep your energy stable so your uterus stays strong.

6️⃣ Emotional support
A loving voice…
A reassuring hand…
Someone saying:
“You’ve got this mama.” 🤍
Oxytocin opens the cervix — fear shuts it down.

💡 Reminder
You don’t need “strength”.
You need calm, support, and trust in your body.

Your cervix knows what to do.
You are not weak.
You are not slow.
You are bringing a whole human into this world — THAT is power 💪🏾❤️

👉Medical Note:
If labour stalls, always follow your midwife/doctor’s guidance.
These are natural supports, not medical replacements.

💬 Tell me mama — which one are you going to try first?
Follow for more pregnancy and labour truths that hospitals don’t always teach 👶❤️
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02/11/2025

Some ways we can support you..

Midwives work in teams as the main healthcare provider for women & babies during:

🤰🏻 pregnancy
🤱🏻 childbirth
👩‍👧‍👦 the postnatal period

We thank ALL midwives for the vital lifesaving care they provide to mums & babies around the world—each step of the way.