Online and remote infant feeding support services
Social media peer support
You can keep up to date on infant feeding information, welcome scheme venues, services and events via one of our public social media pages that are hosted by the Breastfeeding Network Peer Supporters & Volunteers or by searching #SotonBreastfeeding
For peer to peer support you can also request to join our closed Facebook group. Here you can get support from other mothers and from trained Breastfeeding Network Volunteers. In turn you can also offer your own support and insights.
Online information
The Healthier Together website has lots of information on infant feeding and all other aspects of health in the early years. At the top of the site you will find ‘Recite Me’ which includes translations in a range of languages and accessibility features for those with visual impairments.
The Baby Friendly Initiative has lots of infant feeding information and research. It includes resources in multiple languages.
You can get breastfeeding information from the following peer support organisation:
- Association of Breastfeeding Mothers - support and training for mums and families
- The Breastfeeding Network - independent breastfeeding support and information, including information on medications while breastfeeding
- La Leche League - mother to mother, parent to parent breastfeeding support
- National Childbirth Trust - useful articles about feeding
- First Steps Nutrition - information on breastfeeding, formula milks and solid foods
- Basis Online - information on infant sleep
National Breastfeeding Helpline
The National Breastfeeding Helpline offers friendly, non-judgemental, independent, evidence based breastfeeding support and information to anyone in the UK who needs it. The helpline is provided by the Breastfeeding Network and the Association of Breastfeeding Mothers and is available 9.30am-9.30pm, 365 days of the year.
Telephone: 0300 100 0212
Support is available in Polish on the same number, press option 2.
Support is available in Bengali and Sylheti on a separate number, call 0300 456 2421.
০৩০০ ৪৫৬ ২৪২১ এই টেলিফোন লাইন টি বাঙালি এবং সিলেটি ভাষী মাদেরকে বাচ্চাকে মার দুদ খাওয়াতে সাহায্য করার জন্য বিশেষভাবে রাখা আছে. আপনার প্রয়জনে ভয়েস ম্যাসেজ রেখে দিলে আমাদের বাঙালি ভলান্টিয়ার যত তারাতারি সম্ভব আপনাকে ফোনে যোগাযোগ করবে
You can also chat via web or social media.
