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Breastfeeding Support
Your York-based Counsellors can be contacted on: 0844 243 6337
Most women want to breastfeed and many stop before they want to because of external pressures such as a lack of support. The NCT wants to work with parents and make sure the barriers that might be there are taken away -- the NCT supported the recent change in the Equality Act 2010 which now explicitly protects the breastfeeding mother, making it illegal to ask a mum to stop or to leave a public place (including transport) because she is breastfeeding.
Our branch's NCT-trained Breastfeeding Counsellors offer their services free of charge to all new mothers to help them establish and continue breastfeeding. They can offer information and support to parents on many aspects of baby feeding including weaning and returning to work etc.
Counsellors are mothers who have breastfed their own babies and have been trained to support, encourage and supply information to any expectant or new mum, dad or grandparent.
Your York-based Counsellors can be contacted on: 0844 243 6337
Calls are charged at national rates. At times you will hear a recorded message giving names and numbers of counsellors who are happy to take out of hours calls.
You can also contact the NCT's national breastfeeding helpline http://www.nct.org.uk/info-centre/getting-help/helplines
Breastfeeding drop-in groups in York and area
The North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trust: http://www.nyypct.nhs.uk/StayingHealthy/breastfeeding/index.htmI is a really useful resource and lists many of the local support groups available right across the region. The following breastfeeding support (peer supporter) groups operate in our area.
- York: Treasure Chest - http://www.treasurechest.org.uk/ drop-ins with a Breastfeeding counsellor and trainee
- Whitby: an ABM affiliated support group drop-ins and antenatal Breastfeeding workshops for mothers interested in breastfeeding (and their partners) http://www.whitbybreaststart.weebly.com
Peer Supporter Training
The York branch is looking to set up peer supporter training programmes across the area, particularly reaching out to the village areas surrounding York. To do this we are needing volunteers to help with fund-raising, accessing grants, assisting as project organiser and so on.
If you or anyone you know might be in a position to offer help, working with our qualified Breastfeeding Counsellors who have done extra training as Peer Supporter Trainers, please contact 07966673037 for further details.
Feeding Support E-Group
The York NCT Feeding Support Group is now up and running. Parents can join our Yahoo e-group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yorknctfeedingsupport Our aim is to provide feeding support to all parents in the York area. We have peer supporters and feeding counsellors who will try to answer any questions you have about feeding. Also, if you just want to talk about your experiences with someone, please get in touch.
Breast Pump Hire
If you wish to hire an electric Ardo Medical hospital size Breast Pump through the branch please see details in the section on equipment hire.
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