Breastfeeding mothers pose for provocative calendar

This brave group of new mothers have posed for a daring new calendar promoting the joys of breastfeeding. The women struck a variety of provocative poses to prove that new mothers could still be "young, trendy and sexy" and that breast feeding was healthy and nothing to be ashamed of.

One photograph shows a half-naked couple embracing with their newborn baby at the breast. Another features a pregnant woman breastfeeding her four-year-old daughter after a bath. And one shows a pretty brunette in a revealing bra putting on make-up while breastfeeding her son.

Rosie Evans, 28, organised the calendar in aid of the Warwickshire-based support group Rugby Breastfeeding Cafe, which offers advice and support for new mothers. The social worker and counsellor said she wanted to break the taboo surrounding breastfeeding, and show new mums that they could still feel attractive. She said: "We wanted to challenge views people might have about breastfeeding.



"It can get a very bad press and some women feel like they shouldn't breastfeed in public. But breast milk is liquid gold and there is nothing wrong with doing so. I hope this calendar shows how empowering it can be and tell people about it. It shows that you can be young, trendy and sexy and still be a breastfeeding mum. It also shows that mums can enjoy breastfeeding, that mums can breastfeed for as long as they and their children like. That's why the women in some of the pictures feel sexy about it."

The Rugby Breastfeeding Cafe – who promotes breastmilk smoothies on their website – hope the calendar will be displayed in GPs surgeries, shops, restaurants and schools. Rosie said: "The more normalised breastfeeding becomes the better it will be for mothers.

"It is a perfectly natural and beautiful part of motherhood and should be celebrated." The calendar goes on sale in September and will cost between £8 and £10.