Helen writes apropos bf and exercise study: 'You can just picture the
headlines in the papers when this 'research' is
published, breastfeeding will come out badly'

Yep. Or there will be stupid rules about not exercising before or after
feeding unless a certain time gap elapses, or needing to replenish salts or
something, or saying it's okay as long as you don't jog or row or cycle, or
wear a green t shirt or eat a donut or get too hot or cold or sweaty or
don't tie your hair back....or something.

There are enough stupid rules about lifestyle and breastfeeding - and
enough things for women to worry about that they hear on the grapevine
(I've had calls from women asking if they could eat Camembert cheese and
breastfeed...seriously. They think they can't because of the supposed
listeria risk in pregnancy and they've heard it's the same situation with
bf).

Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc Newcastle upon Tyne UK