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*** Trigger warning, this story is a personal experience of postnatal depression *** My experience of having my second baby was so very...

Without really thinking about it too much I decided I would breastfeed. I didn’t know much about it and I didn’t know anyone else who...

My son Edward was born with a tongue tie and like many other new parents with tongue tied babies we were desperate to help him. He was...

Trigger warning: birth story, stop-start labour From the minute a baby is conceived there is something that develops that can ruin...

I first volunteered with Baby Umbrella when my little boy was very young, unfortunately this coincided with the pandemic so the...

Six years ago I was a new mum, struggling to feed my baby - I was overwhelmed with advice but felt none the wiser. However, the care and...

Rowan’s arrival Rowan’s arrival into the world was swift! A planned, and much desired, home birth came off like a dream. Start to finish,...

As we launch our first poetry evening for Baby Umbrella, I thought I would try to explain what writing means to me and how it links to my...

Finally the sunshine has arrived and after a very strange year with so many restrictions, now is the perfect opportunity for you to get...

We are really excited that the government limit on support groups has increased from 15 to 30 adults! This means that we are now able to...

I’m a peer supporter with Baby Umbrella precisely because I remember the emotional and physical challenge that breastfeeding can present....

One of the things parents often say when they’ve recently had a baby, and even more so when they've had a difficult journey, is why did...

The last few weeks have been big! We re-launched face to face breastfeeding and early parenting support services under the Baby Umbrella...