National Police Breastfeeding Support Group

Supporting Police Officers & Staff on their breastfeeding journey

[Dr Keely Duddin @KeelyDuddin]

Grateful to have been invited to present on our maternity research within the context of policing at the OUs psychology and wellbeing annual conference. Thanks for having us!@kendal_e_wright
@OU_Psychology @GiniHarrison @Graham_Pike @OUPolicing @OU_police_res

[BAWP @BAWPUK]

There are many support groups…

Many are internal support groups, do you promote them within your force?

Blue Bumps & Babies @bluebumpsbabies

Blue Minds @BlueMinds_WG

National Breastfeeding Support Group
@NPBN_Police

#BAWPAwards24 #BAWPAwards2024 #BAWP #womeninpolicing

[Krystal Wilkinson @DrKrysWilkinson]

@BAWPUK @bluebumpsbabies @BlueMinds_WG @NPBN_Police Thanks so much for engaging and sharing ❤️
Externally, some of the specialist charities / orgs I signpost to: @Pandas_uk @ActionOnPP @BirthTrauma @tommys @dadmattersuk
#perinatalmentalhealth

[BAWP @BAWPUK]

👮🏽BAWP proudly presents the Award for Police Volunteer of the Year, sponsored by BT to Humaira Matloob

Biggest congratulations!!! 🎉

LinkedIn - Humaira Matloob

https://t.co/tcfb3D3Cra

@bt_uk

#BAWPAwards24 #BAWPAwards2024 #BAWP #womeninpolicing

[National Police Breastfeeding Support Group @NPBSG]

#NewProfilePic

[Krystal Wilkinson @DrKrysWilkinson]

For all the families ❤️
#WaveOfLight #BLAW2023
#BabyLossAwarenessWeek

[National Police Breastfeeding Support Group @NPBSG]

Here’s the link for our national survey re body armour and breastfeeding!!!

https://t.co/w371aLPLj2

[PTCentres @PTCentres]

Meet the team 👍

Clare and Jules will be leading our new Online Women's Health Programme!

They can offer support with:
- Ante and post-natal fitness
- Menopause
- Pelvic floor
- Nutrition
- Weight management
- Fitness training

Find out more here: https://t.co/qjUYkHLBC5

[PTCentres @PTCentres]

❓Did you know ❓

The Police Treatment Centres also treat PCSOs, Special Constables, Detention & Custody Officers and CSI / Police Staff Investigators!

Sign up now: https://t.co/xOaBN2x7fs

[National Police Breastfeeding Support Group @NPBSG]

Get involved!!!

[PTCentres @PTCentres]

📢This week we are launching our new Online Women's Health Programme📢

You can access fitness, nutrition and wellbeing advice from our multidisciplinary team of professionals!

Find out more and apply here: https://t.co/qjUYkHL3Mx

[National Police Breastfeeding Support Group @NPBSG]

Thanks to our colleagues from @leicspolice who are supporting their female officers who have chosen to breastfeed. This is important to make mothers feel valued in work! So much work going on… thanks to our Breast Buddies who volunteer their own time to help support others 🥰

[National Police Breastfeeding Support Group @NPBSG]

Today Kat & Keri have been at @BAWPUK CPD & awards event… so lovely to get together and have a chat about how our breastfeeding network is going in different forces! @_the_blue_line_

[National Police Breastfeeding Support Group @NPBSG]

And we are mentioned… thank you! Supporting all police officers and staff who are breastfeeding and/or expressing!

[BlueBumps&Babies @bluebumpsbabies]

So much work going on in the background to make the experience of pregnancy and maternity better for all our police officers and staff x

[Policing Insight @PolicingInsight]

In the third of a month-long series of articles celebrating #InternationalWomensDay2023 @kendal_e_wrightKendal & Dr @KeelyDuddin @OpenUniversity share an insight into a ground-breaking study exploring women’s experiences of motherhood in the police. https://t.co/Y7HHocEz4O

[BlueBumps&Babies @bluebumpsbabies]

Happy International Women’s Day!!!

In celebration, we have launched our first national newsletter for our police officers & staff!

It has been sent to all maternity leads in each force (& in some of our non h/o forces too!)

If you would like it DM me your work email!

[National Police Breastfeeding Support Group @NPBSG]

Happy International Women’s Day!!! Thank you to everyone who is supporting our network, me and Kat value you all! “When women support women amazing things happen”

Keri xxx

[BlueBumps&Babies @bluebumpsbabies]

We have some exciting news coming VERY SOON!!! 👀

[National Police Breastfeeding Support Group @NPBSG]

For all our police mummy’s!

[BlueBumps&Babies @bluebumpsbabies]

One for you @BlueMinds_WG xxx

https://t.co/uIPWJQ2RW5

[ScottMair @ScottMair9]

This is cool and real progress ..

[BlueBumps&Babies @bluebumpsbabies]

Just finished our third national session training our breast buddies, supporting women in policing who are returning to work whilst breastfeeding!

We talked about everything breastfeeding and also about mental health! @_the_blue_line_ @BlueMinds_WG