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# Breastfeeding

This month
March 2024
HSE stops increasing breastfeeding targets, as they continue to be missed
The targets were set out in the national breastfeeding strategy, which has expired.
The HSE had a target to increase breastfeeding rates by 2 percentage points per year.
Breastfeeding rates are rising - but not fast enough to reach the HSE's targets over several years.
Last month
February 2024
Rebecca Moynihan: The exorbitant cost of baby formula should not be tolerated
All time
Seanad motion to call for breastfeeding lessons to be taught in Irish schools
Parents to get five days unpaid leave to care for sick children
Opinion: If breast is best - then why are Ireland's breastfeeding rates so low?
Mothers 'unlikely' to pass Covid-19 on to newborn babies via breastfeeding if precautions are taken
The importance of Rachel McAdam's viral breast pump pic can not be understated
'I feed my baby in cafés, airplanes & churches... it can be difficult, but it's so worth it'
A new study has found that adults who were breastfed as babies earn more than those who were not
I know breast is best, but here's why I stopped feeling ashamed about bottle feeding
Poll: Do you think breastfeeding is promoted enough?
Opinion: 'Fussing about low breastfeeding rates reeks of mother-shaming'
Khloe Kardashian says she has been shamed for not breastfeeding her daughter
13 reasons I'm secretly looking forward to breastfeeding again
Transgender woman able to breastfeed in first recorded case
Can I have a glass of wine? 8 questions about breastfeeding and booze - answered
'Shocked and disappointed': Pressure mounts to restore funding for breastfeeding support initiative
12 mothers share their best (and funniest) breastfeeding stories
Poll: Should Irish children be taught about breastfeeding in school?
9 things I wish I'd known about breastfeeding
Cllr Jennifer Whitmore: 'I'm shocked a breastfeeding politician was considered news'
Enough of the guilt: Breastfeeding isn't always an option or the right thing to do
Politician makes Australian history as she becomes the first to breastfeed in parliament
Ireland's breast milk bank is running very low on supply
Sabina Higgins invites 200 mothers and babies to a breastfeeding morning at the Áras
6 big questions about breastfeeding, answered by an expert
Sabina Higgins to host special breastfeeding morning at the Áras
Dublin Airport admits that controversial breastfeeding sign "could have been worded better"
Irish women who give birth at home are much more likely to breastfeed
DUP MP says that public breastfeeding is "exhibitionism"
This mam had the last laugh on coworkers who had been stealing milk from the fridge
This mam went viral after she stopped her own wedding to breastfeed her daughter
This 'Breastfeeding Welcome Here' sign is coming to a cafe near you
This mother found a clever way to hit back at critics of her breastfeeding photos
This mam found a clever way to hit back at critics of her breastfeeding photos
This mam's response to breastfeeding shamers has taken off on Facebook
'He’s used to it. He’s got bigger t*** than me!' - Robbie Keane responds to Roy
12 things I wish someone had told me before having kids
How breastfeeding has brought me closer to my baby daughter
A woman breastfed her baby live on Irish TV today