Breastfeeding Support

Conwy Breastfeeding Friends - Peer Support Group

Peer supporters are parents like you, who have undergone specialist volunteer training, to provide you with an understanding ear, practical support and information relating to breastfeeding.

The volunteer team of local mothers will also link in with existing activities provided by local health practitioners and we have been working hard to set up collaborative working links with other peer support groups in North Wales.

Please contact the peer co-ordinators Cara or Lucy for more details.

**Update June 2011**

We are delighted to announce that we have a qualified Breastfeeding Counsellor - Amy de Silva - in the branch who can offer mother to mother breastfeeding support over the telephone to both NCT members and non-members.

You can contact Amy on telephone number (01286) 876 538. (Amy is a volunteer working from home with a young family. She will do her best to support you but cannot always be available. Please bear this in mind when contacting her). Remember you can also contact our new Peer Supporters or the NCT Breastfeeding Support line on 0300 330 0771 if you can’t get through straight away.

Many of the branch members who have breastfed would be only too happy to offer support and advice to anyone who needs it. By going along to an Open House or other events in the Calendar, you not only get to socialise but will also find a wealth of parenting knowledge from the other members you meet. In the meantime, we have put together a few useful resources that will point you in the right direction to get the help you need.

We have also included links to Bottle Feeding resources for parents who need some support with this. Again, your health visitor would be your best first contact for advice, but during the times you can't contact them we hope the links will help.

Local Breastfeeding Support Groups (updated July 2011)

Local Drop-In Support Groups

Conwy - These groups are usually hosted by a health visitor and can be a real life line in the early weeks of feeding. The groups also welcome pregnant mums who want advice and information.

Llandudno Bosom Buddies

**Update - Venue change from 7th July 2011!**

Now at Ty Hapus (behind Asda in Llandudno) Every Thursday from 10.30-12.00

Colwyn Bay Bosom Buddies

The Pod, Eirias Park, Every Monday from 13.00-14.00

Conwy Breastfeeding Friends Peer Support Bumps & Babies Drop-In

The HUB, Madoc Street, Llandudno, Every Wednesday from 10.00-11.30

Gwynedd and Ynys Mon Breastfeeding Peer Supporters

Multiple locations throughout Gwynedd and Anglesey

Bethesda Breastfeeding Clinic **This group has closed**

This Breastfeeding Support Clinic is now only available by appointment at a weekly clinic held in Ysbty Gwynedd. You need to contact your midwife or Health Visitor to arrange a referral to this clinic run by Sharon Breward MBE.

Flintshire and Wrexham Breastfeeding Support

Flintshire NCT branch have a breastfeeding counsellor - help is available for non-member too!

Health visior lead support is available at Multiple locations throughout Flintshire county. Drop in and telephone support available.

Flintshire Feeders Peer Support group has its own blog! Check for group details and events!

Wrexham Peer supporters are available to help too!

Chester Area

The Chester branch of NCT also keep a list of regular breastfeeding support groups throughout Cheshire.

The Wirral

The Wirral NCT branch has three qualified breastfeeding counsellors who can help

Telephone Helplines

Conwy Breastfeeding Friends - 0844 243 6026 (Mon-Fri 7pm-9pm, Sat-Sun 10am-9pm)

NCT Breastfeeding Support Line - 0300 330 0771

National Breastfeeding Helpline - 0300 100 0212

La Leche League - 0845 120 2918

Breastfeeding Friendly Scheme - Local Venues

Conwy Breastfeeding Friendly Premises - This list includes libraries, retailers, cafes and more who will welcome and support breastfeeding mothers. Not all have dedicated nursing rooms, but most will have a quieter space for you to feed your child. If you have a negative experience while visiting one of these premises, please conact the current audit . An online version of these leaflets are also available here.

**Update** Aberconwy NCT are currently undertaking an audit of all the premises in Conwy that orginally signed up to the Breastfeeding Welcome scheme. The branch was successful in attaining grant funding to carry out this important survey. Findings to be released soon - July 2011!

If you are living in Gwynedd or Ynys Mon, you can find out more about the Breastfeeding Welcome scheme and venues here.

Online Resources (scroll down to see more)

These links are for information only. Aberconwy & Colwyn NCT is not resposible for the content of externally hosted resources.

NCT Feeding Your Baby

La Leche League and LLL Breastfeeding Answers

Association of Breastfeeding Mothers

Welsh Government Breastfeeding Pages

Llaeth Mam Newsletter

Breast Buddies Forum

The Breastfeeding Community Pages (please phone group contacts for location changes)

NHS Breastfeeding Pages

The Breastfeeding Network