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Benefits for Dad and Partner

  • Less stress and worry as breastfed babies are healthier. Your partner will be healthier too!
  • A sense of achievement as your partner relies on you to make breastfeeding work – just by listening to her concerns and being positive you are offering the support she needs
  • Feeling part of the team - your partner will need your help around the house and you can ensure she is taking good care of herself
  • More sleep for you in the first weeks as you won’t have to get up to take your turn – expressing and bottle feeding are usually recommended only when breastfeeding is established
  • The knowledge you are helping your child have a good start in life as breastfeeding provides physical and mental advantages to babies
  • Having a baby can leave you with an overwhelming feeling of responsibility. If your partner is breastfeeding, you can relax a little more in the comfort that they are getting the healthiest start in life. Plus breastfeeding reduces your financial responsibility
  • Convenience as breast milk doesn’t run out and is ‘portable’ so you don’t have to carry a lot of equipment with you and worry about how to make bottles when on holiday
  • Less unpleasant nappies as breastfed babies’ stools don’t smell too bad – unless until solids are introduced
  • Less fiddling around with baby equipment, such as washing, sterilising and preparing bottles
  • Less routine and constraints on your time – you won’t need to rush home at set times to feed the baby or bring a lot of stuff with you if you are planning a family day out or a visit to relatives.

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An Aptaclub initiative to support & encourage breastfeeding in Ireland

Ireland has one of the lowest breastfeeding rates in Europe, research has shown that one of the reasons cited by mothers for this is lack of support. That is why we created a website to support breastfeeding and help mums with their nursing for as long as they wish. For over 50 years we have been committed to learning from the natural benefits of breast milk with an ongoing programme of research that now involves over 250 scientists, paediatricians and nutritionists. Although our nutrition products include infant products, we have always stressed, both in our literature and advertising, that breast milk is the perfect food for babies. It is because of this we strongly believe that www.mumslikeus.ie, a comprehensive website to support other national breastfeeding initiatives means we can work together to provide the support to mothers during this challenging and exciting time in order to improve and sustain breastfeeding rates in Ireland the long term. This is in line with the Aptaclub mission to make a difference to the long term health of babies in Ireland..

How Mumslikeus can help parents

Breastfeeding offers amazing, life-long, health benefits for mums and babies, is kind to the environment and, last but not least, is natural, free and convenient.

It is easy to feel bombarded by conflicting advice and feel uncertain about your baby’s wellbeing. We have created this online community to assist you at every stage of your breastfeeding journey through expert information, peer support and interactive tools. If requested, we can send you emails touching on what to expect at particular stages of your journey so you are prepared and fully supported all the way.

Dads and partners too can feel isolated and it is often hard to see a partner struggle and feel unable to offer any support. For this reason we have included a section for dads and partners who want to find out all about breastfeeding and how to help their partner throughout the journey.

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If you feel there is anything missing or you’d like us to address a specific concern, please get in touch and let us know how we can better support and encourage your own successful and rewarding breastfeeding experience. Email ask@mumslikeus.ie or call our dedicated careline between 8.30 and 5.30pm Monday to Friday – Freephone 1800 283054.

An Aptaclub initiative to support & encourage breastfeeding in Ireland