Breastfeeding and Medication

12/10/2026

Sadly I have to share the news that my amazing daughter passed away this morning.

She allowed me to share her story of her first husband’s fight with cancer in talks . More recently “ mum I have cancer” was written about her first journey through breast cancer treatment.

Be breast aware my friends as breastfeeding lowers risk rather than prevent breast cancer. It’s still magic .

I’m beyond heartbroken as you can imagine. My first baby who tried so hard to stay with us 💔

09/10/2026

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-joins-forces-with-breast-cancer-now

07/10/2026

This makes me sad but also grateful for the inspiration that Chloe was on me and the breastfeeding world. I’m remembering today how she held my hand and reassured me when I felt nauseous on a flight back from Aberdeen where I had spoken at one of my first conferences. She laid the foundations for breastfeeding using evidence and care at a time when artificial feeding had become the norm. Rest in peace Chloe Fisher for a life well lived

We are very sad to hear of the death of Chloe Fisher MBE (1932–2026), a pioneering midwife, breastfeeding specialist and long-standing professional adviser to La Leche League GB.

Chloe’s work helped shape breastfeeding support across the world.

Qualifying as a midwife in 1956 – the same year LLL was founded – she helped establish the Oxford Human Milk Bank in 1974, and set up a pioneering Breastfeeding Clinic. Over a long career she challenged poor practice, traced the origins of misinformation, taught generations of midwives and breastfeeding supporters, contributed to research and publications, and lectured across the UK and internationally.

Chloe also advised La Leche League, the Association of Breastfeeding Mothers and the International Lactation Consultants Association, and was involved in breastfeeding education and policy work nationally and internationally. She was made Vice President of the Royal College of Midwives in 1991 and awarded an MBE in 1996 for services to infant care.

Chloe’s influence can still be felt in the way breastfeeding is understood and supported today. We remember her with deep gratitude and affection, and send our love and condolences to all who knew and worked with her.

05/10/2026

I love Liz’s books they are so informative but she’s right checking is easy to forget especially if you are pregnant or breastfeeding

04/10/2026

03/10/2026

Listening to BfN conference and the interview with Professor Mike Muller

https://waronwant.org/sites/default/files/THE%20BABY%20KILLER%201974.pdf

Have we made progress?

01/10/2026

Question Is breastfeeding while taking contemporary antiseizure medications (ASMs) associated with children’s neurodevelopmental outcomes, and does duration of breastfeeding matter?

Findings In this cohort study of 262 children of women with epilepsy and 80 children of healthy women, 6-year neurodevelopmental outcomes were comparable. Breastfeeding for 6 months or longer was associated with significantly improved adaptive behavior compared with no breastfeeding, while shorter durations did not differ.

This cohort study examines whether children who are exposed to antiseizure medications including levetiracetam and lamotrigine via breast milk have different neurodevelopmental outcomes at age 6 years than children without such exposures.

30/09/2026

Breast cancer risk reduction related to breastfeeding.

I hold my hands up that I’m struggling to read this whilst my daughter has a second primary breast cancer diagnosis despite having breastfed to term.

But the data is on a population base not individuals. No one should have to face this journey so the more people who know about this protective factor the better.

Conclusion Breastfeeding-related breast cancer risk reduction appears poorly integrated into routine health communication for women of reproductive age in the United Kingdom. The fact that breastmilk donors, a niche group of women who are highly motivated and capable of donating excess supplies of breastmilk, had a variable awareness of the maternal benefits of breastfeeding, is not only significant in its own right, but carries broader implications; if awareness gaps exist at this level of commitment, they are almost certainly more pronounced across the general breastfeeding population. As such, while these data are not intended to be representative of breastfeeding women in the UK, these findings offer a compelling case for reform of how breastfeeding benefits are communicated. Future research with broader and more diverse populations is needed to examine whether these patterns extend beyond highly motivated breastfeeding women, and to develop and evaluate targeted communication strategies.

29/09/2026

Discussion
To our knowledge, this cross-sectional study is the first national analysis of unmet and met prenatal breastfeeding goals following US full-term deliveries in the prior decade.3,4 Although the trends have improved from prior analyses,1,3 we identified a high prevalence of unmet goals in our national sample (40.3%). Those with unmet goals had higher odds of maternal comorbidities, breastfeeding challenges, and not receiving helpful breastfeeding support when needed.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2853807