Fife Breastfeeding Cafe

26/10/2026

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Need support and you can't get to a face to face group? Groups not really your thing?

The team over at the National Breastfeeding Helpline UK can support you any time, day or night, by phone or also via social media if you prefer!

Don't forget - the nightshift team are awake all night - if you are perhaps worried that you might be waking someone up by calling at 3am, please know that you 100% won't be waking anyone up 🛌💤

They are super knowledgeable and are a great resource. You can speak on the phone or message via social media 💜

26/10/2026

2nd November 2026 our next real nappy workshop with Charlotte Hastie

07/09/2026

Real Nappy workshop next week and free nappies available to take away at every Monday morning BF Cafe Drop in birth to potty size pictures 1 n 2 and baby birth and size 1 in pictures 3 n 4

01/09/2026

Did you know you can get online breastfeeding support in Scotland?
🔵 Virtual Tuesdays (tomorrow evening, Tuesday 2nd September) 🤱☔️
🔵 Every Tuesday, The Breastfeeding Network offers an Online Breastfeeding Support group, which is for anyone in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🤱
🔵 Offering mums online 1:1 or group support where ever they may be
🔵 Sessions are free - use the link below to receive your log in details:
https://www.eventbrite.com/o/58624689183 (or you can find the link in the Fife Linktree)
🔵 Booking closes at 5pm on the day of the group - please book before then.
🔵 Our peer supporters are mums who have breastfed their own children and gifted their time to train with Breastfeeding Network to support others (support can be offered via private break out rooms if needed)
🔵 Virtual sessions are a great alternative or additional way to attend groups from a location of choice.
🔵 We have enjoyed meeting mums for near and far, chatting around the trials of getting to groups, returning to work, siblings, breastfeeding and weaning, baby poo... and all things mum 🤣 hair…. Endless washing….cost of living…. Favourite foods…..music….sleep (or lack of) 💤💤
🔵 Very occasionally we may have to roll all support into one group - these sessions are run by our volunteers, and sometimes we just dont have enough volunteers for the sessions to run as 1:1 as well as a group setting. We do our very best 💚

14/08/2026

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🌟 WELCOME TO SPOTLIGHT WEEK! 🌟

As Health Visitors, we work alongside families to support children’s health, development and wellbeing from pregnancy through the early years. 💛

Throughout our Spotlight Week, we’ll be sharing some of the evidence based resources and organisations that we use within our Health Visiting practice to support the families we work with.

Each day, we’ll shine a spotlight on a different resource and share a little more about what they offer, the information available and how families can access their support. 📚✨

Our resources this week include:

🌙 The Lullaby Trust – safer sleep and baby safety
🛟 Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT) – preventing childhood accidents and injuries
💙 Bliss – support and information for babies born premature or sick
🏡 Parent Club – trusted information and support for parents and carers
💧 ERIC – information and support around children’s bladder and bowel health

We hope our Spotlight Week helps families discover some of the reliable, evidence-based resources available to support through pregnancy, parenthood and the early years. 👶💛

Keep an eye on our page each day as we shine a spotlight on a different resource! 🌟

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27/07/2026

Scottish Stawbs this am at Monday morning BF Cafe Drop in here at 191 st clair street. Older children welcome. We have a separate play room and a quiet room available. Bring the family. It would be lovely to see you.

25/07/2026

Dinnae miss this..

10 Days to go until Fife’s National Playday Roadshow! 😁

Come along and join the fun during the first week of August and take part in a variety of different activities for children, young people and families to enjoy!

Active Fife , Fife Active Schools , Early Years, Fife Council Out of School Clubs and Play on Wheels will be joining the fun with us providing a wide variety of playful activities. 🎾⚽️🎨🎭


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25/07/2026

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The guidance is to avoid snacks until after 1 year, because it could displace milk feeds which are still their primary nutrition.

Also worth noting that purpose made 'snacks' for babies, like carrot puffs and mini rice cakes, can be high in sugars, sweetners and salts, and don't have much, if any, nutritional value.

This all comes without judgement from me, just information sharing x

25/07/2026

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Can I still have my beauty treatments while breastfeeding?

💜Yes!💜

Beauty products are not readily absorbed by the body, the levels that could reach your breastmilk would be insignificant, if detectable at all.

While breastfeeding, you can:

💜 Have your hair coloured, permed, straightened or bleached
💜 Have your nails done (false nails and nail varnish)
💜 Have a spray tan
💜 ... and many more!

You can read our full Beauty Treatments and Breastfeeding factsheet here:
www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/factsheet/beauty-treatments/

If you're worried about having a specific beauty treatment, please talk to our Drugs in Breastmilk team 💜

📩 [email protected]
💬 Or drop us a message on Facebook or Instagram

✨Please share to help us reach those mums who need to pamper themselves✨

[ID: Can I still have my beauty treatments while breastfeeding? Image of a mum getting her nails done while breastfeeding.]