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  • Baby and toddler safety

    Safety for babies, including preventing falls, burns and scalds, choking and suffocation, strangulation, drowning and poisoning.

  • How to stop a child from choking

    Read this step-by-step guide of what to do if a child is choking.

  • How to stop breastfeeding

    Thinking of stopping breastfeeding? Find out how to wean your baby off the breast once you're both ready to stop.

  • Breastfeeding help and support

    Find out about the breastfeeding help and support available from midwives, health visitors, peer supporters, helplines, websites and support groups.

  • Expressing and storing breast milk

    Everything you need to know about expressing and storing your breast milk, including tips on hand expressing and electric breast pumps, and how to freeze, defrost and warm breast milk.

  • Sore or cracked nipples when breastfeeding

    Sore or painful nipples are one of the main reasons women stop breastfeeding. But with the right help and support, this problem can often be sorted out.

  • Breastfeeding and smoking

    Advice on the risks of smoking and e-cigarettes while you are breastfeeding and safe ways to quit, including nicotine replacement therapy (NRT).

  • Breastfeeding and going back to work

    Information for employees and employers on returning to work and breastfeeding, including tips on expressing and storing breast milk.

  • Sterilising baby bottles

    How to sterilise your baby's bottles and other feeding equipment safely and effectively, whether you're using boiling, steam or cold water sterilising equipment.

  • Baby teething symptoms

    Teething symptoms, including when babies get their teeth, what order they appear in, and how to make teething easier.