NCT Croydon offer a range of additional services to support you during your pregnancy, labour and beyond.
Please note that you do not need to be a member to benefit from these services... members and non-members alike, if you are interested and want to know more, read on, and get in touch!
Breastfeeding Counselling Services
A breastfeeding counsellor is a mother who has breastfed for at least six months and received extensive training in helping mothers both face-to-face and on the telephone. The breastfeeding counselling service is free. However you decide to feed your baby the NCT website has lots of useful information on the benefits of breastfeeding, information on bottle feeding and, when the time comes, weaning and introducing solids.
We are lucky to have a number of NCT breastfeeding counsellors in Croydon, if you are completing one of our antenatal classes, you will meet one of them as part of your course. Once your baby arrives, they will be on hand should you need breastfeeding support. They often also support the daily Baby Cafes, more details of which can be found on our page Local Support & Baby Cafes. You can reach any of the counsellors by email or on their personal contact numbers below.
Breastfeeding Counsellor |
Contact Number |
Patricia Wise |
01737 552 295 |
Kate Manvatkar |
01883 370869 07879 696866 |
Jo Wittams (you will receive a response within 24 hours) |
020 8665 1150 07834 036293 |
Aurelija Mulier (you will receive a response within 24 hours) |
07886 121423 |
Joanna Doherty |
07957 423396 |
NCT Product Hire
We are pleased to be able to offer a Breast Pump and Valley Cushion hire service in our area. Please contact Rachel Cummings for Valley cushion hire on 07730 012291. If you are looking to hire a hospital grade breast pump you can also speak to one of our breastfeeding counsellors Kate Manvatkar on for more information about Ameda pump hire.
Bra Fitting Service
We would love to offer this service to our members, however we do not currrently have any volunteers available. If you are interested in supporting NCT Croydon by volunteering as a Bra Fitter please get in touch to get involved!