Useful links and information

Local Support Groups

• Where to get breastfeeding support in 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)