Welcome to my Breast Feeding Website

A Private Professional Breast Feeding Support Service

covering Kent & parts of East Sussex



NATIONWIDE:



NATIONAL CHILDBIRTH TRUST

0870-444 8708

www.nct.org.uk


THE BREASTFEEDING NETWORK

0870-900 8787

www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk


LA LECHE LEAGUE

0845-120 2918

www.laleche.org.uk


ASSOCIATION OF BREASTFEEDING MOTHERS

0870-401 7711

www.abm.me.uk


BLISS ( Premature baby support network)

0500-618140

www.bliss.org.uk


CLAPA (Cleft Lip & Palate Association)

0207-833 4883

www.clapa.com


LCGB ( Lactation consultants of Great Britain)

Please see their website ( as above) for contact information.  There are no phone numbers, only e-mails addresses.

www.lcgb.org


ILCA ( International lactation consultants association)

In the US:  001-888-452-2478 or 001-919-861-5577

www.ilca.org



SUPPORT IN KENT:   free services and ‘drop in’ clinics run by helpers with varying degrees of training. ( Lactation consultants, La Leche League leaders, NCT counsellors)


ASHFORD: The Willow Centre, Brookfield Road

Tel: 0800-5877455  Thurs:  13:00-14:30


CANTERBURY:  The Birth Centre, Kent & Canterbury Hosp.

La Leche League breastfeeding group located in the midwifery clinic waiting room   Fridays only:  10:00-12:00


SHEPPEY:  Tummy2Mummy

Beaches Children’s Centre, Leysdown, ME12 4AN

Tel: 01795-511260  Weds: 13:00-14:30

Please note: The 1st wed of the month is an antenatal session.


SHEERNESS:  Seashells Children and Families Centre

Rose Street  ME12 1AW  Tel: 01795-889233  Thurs: 10:30-12:00

La Leche League breastfeeding group 1st thurs of the month is a discussion and 3rd thurs is an antenatal session.


SITTINGBOURNE: Bumps2Boobs

Milton Court Childrens Centre  Brewery Road

Tel: 01795-474396  Fridays: 10:30-12:00


PEER SUPPORT GROUPS AND MUMS HELPING MUMS


ASHFORD AREA:


LULLABIES: The Willow Centre, Brookfield Road, TN23-4EY  Tel: 0800-5877455   Mon: 11:30-13:00


BABY BOUNCERS:  Sure Steps Children’s Centre

Thurs: 13:00-14:30


RAY ALLEN CHILDRENS CENTRE:  Family Club

Mons: 10:00-12:00


BABY TWINKLES:  Squirrel Lodge Childrens Centre

Tues: 12:30-14:00


Under 25’s Group:  BLUEBELLS CHILDRENS CENTRE

Tues: 12:00-14:30



CANTERBURY AND NORTH COASTAL AREAS:



RIVERSIDE CHILDRENS CENTRE, Canterbury, CT2 7PH

Mother to mother support line: 07795-822996

HV Mary Bullivant:  01227-475551

Tues: 10:30-13:00 ( first hour for parents-to-be and parents with babies less than 3 months of age)



LITTLEHANDS CHILDRENS CENTRE: Hollowmead Road Canterbury, CT1 3SD   Tel: 01227-457087  Thurs: 12:00-13:30


BRIARY CHILDRENS CENTRE: Greenhill Road West, Herne Bay, CT6 7RS  Tel: 01227-742132  Fridays: 10:00-12:00


POPPY CHILDRENS CENTRE:  Kings Road, Herne Bay, CT6 5RG  Tel: 01227-289345   Mons:  9:30-11:30


JOY LANE CHILDRENS CENTRE: Joy Lane. Whitstable, CT5 4LT  Tel:  01227-263998  Mons:  9:45-11:45



DOVER AND DEAL AREA:



DOVER:  Mum2mum Breastfeeding Group,  The Buckland and Whitfield Children’s Centre, St Nicholas Church,The Linces, CT16 2BN  Tel: 01304-826110  Thurs:  10:00-12:00


DEAL:  Mum2mum Breastfeeding Group, Blossom Childrens Centre, Downs Primary School, CT14 7TL  Tel: 01304-362136  Weds:  13:30-15:00


DEAL:  Association of Breastfeeding Mothers Support Group,  St Georges Church,  St Georges Road, Deal, CT14 6BA,  www.dealbreastfeedingsupportgroup.co.uk/  Mons: 13:30-15:30


EYTHORNE:  The Sunflower Childrens Centre, Eythorne, CT15 4AN  Tel:  01304-831793   Fridays: 10:00-12:00


FOLKESTONE AREA:


FOLKESTONE:  B48s, 4 Town Walk, Folkestone, CT20 2AD

www.b48s.org.uk  Tel:  0800-6335893  Thurs:  10:00-12:00


CHERITON:  CATERPILLARS CHILDRENS CENTRE,  Chart Road, Cheriton ( behind Morehall Primary School) CT19 4PN  Tel:  01303-271838   Tues:  10:00-11:30


FOLKESTONE:  Breast Friends, Sure Start, The Village, Folkestone  Tel:  01303-856200  Fridays:  10:00-12:00



SWALE AREA:



FAVERSHAM:  St Marys Childrens Centre, St Mary of Charity CE Primary School, Faversham, ME13 8AP  Tel: 01795-591101  Weds:  13:00-15:00


SITTINGBOURNE:  Bumps2Boobs,  Murston Childrens Centre, Sittingbourne  Tel:  01795-436199  Tues:  12:00-13:30


SITTINGBOURNE:  Grove Park Childrens Centre, Hilton Drive, Sittingbourne, ME10 1PT  Tel:  01795-477446  09:30-11:00 on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month



THANET:



BROADSTAIRS:  Callis Grange Childrens Centre, Broadstairs, CT10 3DG  Tel:  01843-603287  Tues: 13:00-15:00


CLIFTONVILLE:  ‘Boobie-Doos’  Community Learning Centre, St Pauls Road, Cliftonville, CT9 2DB  

boobiedooscliftonville@yahoo.co.uk  Jeanette Roberts 07873-843751   Tues:  12:45-14:45


MARGATE:  The Six Bells Childrens Centre, Margate,CT9 1WH  Tel: 01843-254500  Weds:  13:00-15:00


RAMSGATE:  Newington Childrens Centre, Princess Margarets Drive, Ramsgate, CT12 6HX  Tel:  01843-855570  Weds:  10:30-12:00


RAMSGATE:  Newlands Childrens Centre,  Dumpton Lane, Ramsgate, CT11 7AJ  Tel:  01843-595110  Weds:  13:30-15:30


RAMSGATE:  Priory Childrens Centre, Canon Street, Ramsgate, Ct11 9SQ  Tel:  01843-587457  Tues:  10:30-12:00



AND FINALLY:  The local website for infant feeding help in Kent is www.ekbaby.nhs.uk



Please let me know if you find any of the above information to be wrong or out of date.  Thank you.


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