September 3, 20200Comments

Life as a military spouse – motherhood & finding support

So I was due baby number 3 in November 2019; at the same time my husband was due to deploy to Estonia. We had no idea if he was even going to be home for the birth. Suddenly all my plans for birth, wanting to breastfeed and parenting my new born were in tatters.

Parenting

Perinatal Mental Health

August 27, 20200Comments

On depression & becoming a mother

Fay shares her experience of life with depression & becoming a mother. The ups, the downs & the moment she decided it was time to reach out for support.

Parenting

August 23, 20200Comments

5 Simple play ideas for a lazy Sunday!

Stuck for ideas of what to play with your preschooler? With a lot of our favourite places closed or restrictions in place currently due to coronavirus we thought we'd share

Infant Feeding

August 21, 20200Comments

North Devon & Torridge Global Big Latch on 2019

Last year we hosted a Global Big Latch On event in Barnstaple along side La Leche League North Devon. Unfortunately this year COVID put a halt to our plans; but we've enjoyed blogging about the 2019 event & looking back at the pictures. Roll on 2021

Infant Feeding

August 20, 20200Comments

Breastfeeding In Lockdown story for #WBW2020

We asked mums using Early Nourishment CIC services in North Devon & Torridge to share their experiences of 'Breastfeeding in Lockdown' to celebrate World Breastfeeding Week 2020 #WBW2020 So my story

Infant Feeding

Training

August 19, 20200Comments

Diversity, Equality & Inclusion

What might influence a womens decision to breastfeed? Last night we were lucky enough to have our peer support update facilitated by Louise Oliver; EN director & founder of Diversity in

Perinatal Mental Health

August 17, 20200Comments

Beth’s story – reaching out for support (perinatal mental health)

At 21 I had my first daughter Phoebe. It was like my dreams came true overnight; the baby that we had longed for was going to be entering the world.

Uncategorized

March 19, 20200Comments

Early Nourishment Online

So we have been brainstorming & thinking about how we can extend the support we offer online to match what we normally do in person ?We present to you Early Nourishment

Uncategorized

February 3, 20190Comments

Torridge Breastfeeding Peer Support Training

Would you like to be a breastfeeding peer supporter?We are looking for a few more Torridge peer supporters.Training would be Friday mornings 9-midday from 1st March at Bideford Bay Children's

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