I hope you’ve enjoyed reading the last week’s Breastfeeding themed posts as much as I have enjoyed writing and editing them. In the past we have had themed mumpreneur profiles,  travel and eco mums for example, run over a month.  My ideas for the future could include a month of franchisees, a month of party planner profiles, with relevant articles and tips. Next year, I could theme a week around Real Nappy Week.
Do you prefer themes lasting a week or a month, and are there any themes you’d like to see on …

Name of Business: JoJo Maman Bébé
Maternity & Nursing – Baby & Child – Nursery & Toys
Your Name and Age: Laura Tenison MBE, Founder & Managing Director, age 42
Tell us about your family
I have two children and would have liked to have at least four! I am married to a criminal defense barrister.
What did you do before coming up with your business idea and how was it making the transition?
Before launching JoJo I was working in Brittany, France. I have always been involved with design, fashion and retail.
What were your own …

I am Lisa Cole, 40-something single mum and I live in Bristol. I have a degree in Fashion and I have run a scrapstore, managed trainee railway engineers and taught art to adults with mental health problems. My CV is eclectic!
I started www.lactivist.co.uk in 2003 when I was critisised for breastfeeding my tiny son. I was left speechless, I had found breastfeeding very hard to start with and I knew I was doing the very best for him. So, later that day, I used my design skills to make a …

NCT’s network of UK branches are calling on shops, cafes and leisure facilities to do everything they can to let local breastfeeding mums know they are welcome. Saira Khan, mum, entrepreneur, television presenter and runner up in the BBC’s Apprentice series is supporting this push as NCT’s ambassador for breastfeeding.
Nine out of 10 mothers stop breastfeeding before they want to. The NCT, the UK’s leading parenting charity, wants to see Government policies that support women to breastfeed for as long as they want, by making it easier and more acceptable to …

Having my baby changed my life. Born in March 2008, she became the apple of mine and my husbands eye. I decided to breastfeed my daughter and I needed something to wear when I was out and about which kept my dignity as well as not flashing to every passer-by! I searched online for clothes and though there were some items, there was nothing that I could see that I liked.
As we were out that afternoon, I kept thinking that other mums must have the same issues finding clothes and …

 

My name is Keira O’Mara and I am 31.  I am married to Dan, 35, who is a Mental Health nurse and we have a little boy Sam who is nearly 2.  We live in Birmingham.My business is called Mamascarf. Mamascarf is a breastfeeding scarf allowing mums to feed discreetly in public whilst providing essential support without the need for a cushion.
I have just given up a job in Customer Marketing.  It was really hard having to effectively do two jobs and be a mum and I was extremely tired …

Breastfeeding doesn’t have to be the stressful experience you might imagine. Here are ten top tips to encourage and help new mums breastfeed successfully, from Maggie Howell, founder of Natal HypnotherapyTM, birthing expert and breastfeeder of 4 children.
 1. Pick up on and respond to your baby’s cues to feed. Ignore the clock!
2. Accept that your baby’s need to breastfeed may not always be connected to being hungry – it may be for comfort, because they are tired or they simply want to have a snuggle.
3. Feed regularly during the night. …

In a society where only 3% of babies are exclusively breastfed at five months, (Unicef 2005), breastfeeding can seem like a political act.  Certainly where I live, it’s so unusual to see a woman breastfeeding that I can’t help doing a double take when I see it.  Kate Evans – better known for her excellent cartoon books on climate change and the ‘war on terror’ – has produced a funny, subversive, supremely helpful and reassuring book for those who want to breastfeed but don’t necessarily find it all plain sailing …

From Monday 11th May – Sunday 17th May 10% off all our nursing Bras and Nursing tops at www. glowmaternityandbaby.co.uk   
 
 
 

Have you visited www.lactivist.net? Run by Moomum with a number of guest contributers (including me), the site will keep you up to dare with news on breastfeeding.
There is a special offer from the Lactivist shop for readers of Family Friendly Working. For 10% discount on any of their pro breastfeeding t-shirts  quote familyfriendly at the checkout. This offer is valid until the 31st July 2009