How long should you breastfeed on each side

The decision about how long to breastfeed is very personal and can depend on a number of factors.  We provide information and support to help you make the decision that is right for you and your baby.

Both the World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNICEF recommend that a baby is exclusively breastfed for the first six months (around 26 weeks), and for breastfeeding to continue beyond that time along with solid food for two years or more.  The reality is that although most babies are breastfed at the beginning, very few babies in the UK continue to be breastfed beyond the first few months as we have one of the lowest breastfeeding rates for any developed country.

This means that our society is not used to seeing breastfeeding and so schools, colleges, employers, families and communities lack awareness of breastfeeding.

This can make the decision to breastfeed and to keep breastfeeding a more difficult one for a mother, particularly during times of change like returning to study or going back to work.

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