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Find more information about breastfeeding your premature or sick baby here, including how to get started and how to find support.
This week is World Breastfeeding Week and we're there to support mums who are looking to breastfeed or express milk for their babies.
On 12 September 2012, our baby boy Charlie arrived at 31 weeks. Weighing 1.56kg, he was soon whipped off to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
One of the most positive things a mother of a premature baby can do is breastfeed, but it's not always easy.
Anna’s baby Drake first had to be tube-fed, then bottle-fed with expressed milk and formula top-ups before finally Anna’s dream of breastfeeding her baby came true when…
Find out about some common challenges with breastfeeding or expressing here, and what can help.
Elizabeth had her heart set on breastfeeding. When Paisley arrived early, these plans changed and she had to learn to express milk instead.
These charities and organisations can provide information and support to help with feeding and infant nutrition.
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Join Bliss and Unicef UK's Baby Friendly Initiative at the Royal Institution in London on 19 May 2015 for a one day conference highlighting the importance of…
The UK association for Milk Banking (UKAMB) is a charity that works to provide safe and screened donor breast milk across the UK.
Northumbria began their Bliss Baby Charter journey in early 2015 and has made great progress.
Trying to breastfeed turned out to be a surprisingly difficult part of Amy’s neonatal journey as her milk supply was slow in coming in and her baby, James, had trouble…
Around the world, 15 million babies are born premature every year and one million will not survive. Shockingly, prematurity is the leading cause of death in children…
Katy describes her experience of hand expressing, using a breast pump, formula and breast feeding as she did whatever she could to help her baby put on weight.
Bringing home a baby who has been in special care is difficult. But if you have multiples, the difficulties in coping can quickly become overwhelming.
Read our response to a new study which has found that involving parents as much as possible in the care of their babies can have a positive impact on both the baby’s and…
Your baby may be fed using tube feeding while on the neonatal unit. Find out why this might be and information about caring for your baby while they are being tube fed.
Our Families Kept Apart report revealed a widespread lack of facilities and support for parents at neonatal units across England.
Find out about the important signs to look out for when preparing to wean your premature baby.
Take a look at our tips to help you prepare to leave the neonatal unit with your premature or sick baby.
Getting support with your mental health from a professional can really help many people. Find out more about how this can work when your baby is on the neonatal unit.
Giorgia's son Arlo was born 11 weeks premature during the height of the pandemic. She explains how the parental restrictions and neonatal experience have impacted her…
The National Maternity and Perinatal Audit (NMPA) report, released today, reveals concerning findings about the availability of staff, facilities and specialist services…
Bliss can confirm that we have been approached by Nutricia Early Life Nutrition - a company which produces specialist preterm fortifiers and preterm formulas - with an…
The priority setting partnership sets out the top 15 research priorities for preterm birth.
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Read some commonly asked questions about baby transfers.
