Useful links and information
Local Support Groups
- Baby Brasseries breastfeeding support groups around Bedfordshire and Luton
- Flying Start Luton (further information about local feeding support)- moved this up from next section
- Information for parents and carers of new babies (padlet.com)
Websites / Phone numbers
- National Breastfeeding Helpline: 0300 100 0212
- Supporter line in Bengali / Sylheti – 0300 456 2421
- Polish: (W naszej ofercie nowy serwis z informacjami dotyczącym i karmienia piersią i emocjonalnym wsparciem mam w języku polskim. Zadzwoń pod numer 0300 100 0212 po czym wybierz 2)
- Baby Friendly Initiative (UNICEF)
- Association of Breastfeeding Mothers: 0300 330 5453
- www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk
- La Leche League
- Bliss – For babies born premature or sick
- Twins Trust
- Association of Tongue Tie Practitioners (ATP)
- First Steps Nutrition Trust – formula milk information
- Breastfeeding.Support
- BASIS – Baby Sleep Info Source
- Lullaby Trust
- Lactation Consultants Great Britain (LCGB) (working on a fee basis in private practice, providing additional support to families in their own homes)
Leaflets
(UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative)
- Caring for your baby at night and when sleeping
- Responsive bottle feeding
- Off to the best start
- Guide to bottle feeding
- You and your baby: supporting love and nurture on the neonatal unit
- Building a happy baby
Others
- Breastfeeding and Ramadan (Australian Breastfeeding Association)