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Many new parents are often surprised by just how much their baby sleeps - waking only to feed. But once the novelty wears off, it is the waking, not the sleeping, that often causes parents the most problems.

It's well-known that newborn babies turn their parents into sleep-deprived zombies for the first few months of parenthood. But in many Western societies, we suggest to new parents there is something wrong with their baby's night-time behaviour. People will enquire whether the baby is "good", or "sleeping through the night", or "in a routine" - as if the answers to these questions are important indicators of future moral character.

In reality, they are thinly-disguised interrogations about parental competence, designed to reinforce cultural values about parental authority, regulation of biology, and the control of children.

And as a result, most parents don't discuss their infants' sleep with others, and when they do, they lie. While behind closed doors, anxious evenings are spent searching the internet for information on when babies ought to be "sleeping through" and whether their baby has a "sleep problem".

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Young babies rarely have sleep problems - but parents may perceive their babies' sleep to be problematic if it doesn't conform to "parentally convenient" schedules.

Before widespread internet access, parents voraciously consumed books with titles like "How to help your baby sleep through the night". These days, things have moved on - and for a fee, parents can purchase Skype consultations and personalised sleep plans.

These are delivered by sleep consultants, coaches and counsellors, who may offer a wide range of services to parents of babies aged under six months - and even to newborns. These range from structured bed-time routines to "bed-time fading". This is where an adult gradually shifts an infant's bedtime from the time he or she naturally falls asleep, to the time the parent prefers their baby to fall asleep.

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These therapies are used to manipulate babies' sleep patterns to more closely match their parents' preferences, along with coping strategies for parents, as they adjust their goal to have a three-month-old who "sleeps through the night".

But herein lies the problem, because babies do not need to learn, be taught or coached, how to sleep. They emerge from the womb fully capable of sleeping, as do all newborn mammals. They have been sleeping in utero for the last several months, and they spend much of the first few months outside the womb doing so, too.

Wide awake

In the first months of life, babies have no internal body-clock, and have tiny stomachs that empty quickly. So the frequent feeding of babies both day and night is a completely normal and biologically predictable phenomenon.

Human babies, particularly, are growing their brains at a dramatic rate during the year following birth. This is an energetically expensive activity that requires frequent refuelling - something they rely on their parents to provide.

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While the sleep coach industry (like the self-help books of 20 years ago) is symptomatic of a belief that infant night-waking needs to be addressed by "fixing the baby" - in reality cultural obsessions with inappropriate infant sleep expectations and "good" babies are what need to be fixed.

But it is totally inappropriate to offer or implement sleep training for babies under six to eight months of age, and well-trained sleep coaches will educate parents who request this.

Baby knows best

So parents who want help with their baby's sleep patterns should exercise caution when purchasing sleep consultancy. Because, as yet, there is no system for accreditation or regulation of sleep coaches in the UK, and no national training standards.

Sleep coaches can range from experienced ex-NHS staff and trained psychologists, to child-minders or nannies who have completed a two-day course and parents who have read a sleep training guide. Essentially, anyone can hang out a sign or put up a website, and call themselves a sleep coach/counsellor/consultant with little to no training or qualifications.

So parents who do want to go down this route should do their own background research, seek personal recommendations, and investigate the nature of the credentials of anyone whose infant sleep services they opt to employ.

And they should think carefully, too, about what they hope to accomplish by hiring a sleep coach, and why. Because if it is simply to bring a young baby inline with their own requirements, then it might be time for a rethink.

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Babies don't need sleep coaches - but sometimes their parents do

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Many new parents are often surprised by just how much their baby sleeps - waking only to feed. But once the novelty wears off, it is the waking, not the sleeping, that often causes parents the most problems. It's well-known that newborn babies turn their parents into sleep-deprived zombies for the first few months of parenthood.

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Attaching Your Baby at the Breast – Breastfeeding Series

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How do my breasts produce milk?

As soon as you're pregnant, your body starts to change to support milk-making. You may notice some of these changes in your breasts, like a slight tenderness and maybe a darkening of your nipples and areola. These changes are among the early signs of pregnancy (NHS Choices, 2016b).

Mammary glands

These glands are in your breasts and produce breastmilk. Each mammary gland contains the following parts that help you to make breastmilk (MIDIRS, 2011).

Alveoli

These are small clusters of sacs that develop when you are pregnant and produce your breastmilk (Sternlicht et al, 2006). Muscles that squeeze the milk into ductules surround these sacs.

Ductules

These are small channels carrying milk from the alveoli to the milk ducts.

Milk ducts

These are the network of channels delivering milk from the alveoli and ductules to your baby. When you're pregnant, these ducts grow larger and there will be more of them. The average breast has about nine milk ducts ready for breastfeeding (Geddes, 2007).

When will I start making milk?

During pregnancy your breasts increase in size as the mammary glands grow to support milk production. Sometime during the second trimester your body is ready to produce milk. You might notice a little milk leaking from your breasts in the final weeks of pregnancy (WHO, 2009).

Once your baby is born and you pass the placenta, your body releases the hormone prolactin. This tells your body to produce milk (WHO, 2009).

"You can start to feed your baby immediately after birth as soon as you're both ready."

Skin-to-skin contac t can help to stimulate your milk flow and your baby's natural feeding responses (NHS Choices, 2016b).

What is colostrum?

Colostrum is the first milk your breasts produce in the few days following birth. It is thick and golden yellow in colour (NHS Choices, 2016b). Colostrum is very concentrated and full of vitamins and antibodies. All of this helps your baby grow and fight off infections (NHS Choices, 2016b). It also helps expel meconium - the black, sticky poo babies are born with (NHS Choices, 2016b).

Your baby will only need about a teaspoonful at each feed because colostrum is so concentrated. To begin with your baby may want to feed often, perhaps every hour. They'll begin to have fewer, longer feeds after a few days. The more you breastfeed, the more your baby's sucking will stimulate your supply and the more milk you'll make.

After a few days the colostrum will be replaced by more mature milk, which is more liquid and greater in volume (WHO, 2009). Approximately two to four days after birth you may notice your breasts are warmer and fuller feeling; this is known as your milk coming in (NHS Choices, 2016b).

The let-down reflex

When your baby starts sucking at your breast, this releases the hormone oxytocin, causing the tiny muscle cells around the alveoli to contract and squeeze out breastmilk. This squeezing is known as the let-down reflex (WHO, 2009; NHS Choices, 2016b). Some women get a tingling feeling, which can be quite strong, while others don't feel anything. Both are normal.

You may notice your baby respond when your milk 'lets down'. Their quick sucks will change to deep rhythmic swallows as the milk begins to flow. Babies often pause after the initial quick sucks, while they wait for more milk to arrive (NHS Choices, 2016b). There may be a number of let downs every time you breastfeed, which you may or may not be aware of.

You may also feel some contractions in your belly during the first few days of breastfeeding your baby. These are known as afterpains and feel like mild labour contractions. They are caused by oxytocin shrinking your uterus (womb) back to its pre-pregnancy size (WHO, 2009; NHS Choices, 2016b).

Breastfeeding frequency

Mums start producing mature milk as soon as their baby is born. This happens whether their baby is ever placed at their breast or not. You may notice this surge in production as your milk coming in around two to four days after the birth. Your breasts may look and feel fuller than before (NHS Choices, 2016b).

After this, you continue to make milk as a result of milk being removed from your breasts. This happens either as your baby drinks the milk or by you expressing it with your hands or a breast pump (WHO, 2009).

When breastfeeding is going well, this is what drives the milk supply. As milk is removed, your body gets the signal to make more. Your baby will never fully empty your breasts. If your baby feeds a lot, your body increases the milk supply in response (NHS Choices, 2016b).

Young babies typically feed frequently, at least eight times in 24 hours (or more), often in clusters of feeds with small gaps in between. Counting the feeds is not realistic, as you might not know whether your baby is starting a new feed or ending a previous one (NHS Choices, 2016c).

Changes in your breast milk

The fat content of your milk gradually increases as the milk is removed. So when breasts are less full, the fat content is proportionately higher (Martin et al, 2016). Healthy, effectively feeding babies usually get the right milk intake and type of milk for them (Martin et al, 2016).

When your baby seems to have had sufficient on one breast, you can switch sides and offer the other breast. Your baby may show they've had enough of one breast by coming off it or slowing right down. Not all babies take both sides each time. Some are happy with one, while other babies show they want three, four or more sides at a session (NHS Choices, 2016c; NHS Choices, 2017).

"Breastmilk constantly changes to meet your baby's needs. It is responsive to changes in the mother's diet, bacteria and viruses in the environment and the baby's feeding behaviours."

Breastmilk content also varies according to the time of day. Evening milk contains more components that relax and aid babies sleep, while daytime milk contains different elements that stimulate activity (Sanchez et al, 2009).

Breastmilk can also change in response to the baby or mother's illness, with an increase immune cell levels to aid recovery (Riskin et al, 2012). After your child's first year in the world, the fat and energy content of breastmilk increases to meet their growing needs (Mandel et al, 2005).

Support to help you breastfeed

It can take time for you and your baby to get the hang of breastfeeding. Plenty of help and support is available to help you overcome any challenges. Getting breastfeeding support makes a huge, positive difference.

Contact your local NCT branch or call our Infant Feeding Line on 0300 330 0700 to find out what breastfeeding support is available locally. We have local NCT Breastfeeding Counsellors who can offer a call, virtual visit, or home visit, depending on their availability. You may also have a local drop-in NCT breastfeeding support group. Our breastfeeding support groups are a great place to meet other mums with babies of a similar age. Peer support is really beneficial to new mums.

NCT supports all parents, however they feed their baby. If you have questions, concerns or need support, you can speak to a breastfeeding counsellor by calling our helpline on 0300 330 0700, whether you are exclusively breastfeeding or using formula milk. Breastfeeding counsellors have had extensive training, will listen without judging or criticising and will offer relevant information and suggestions. You can also find more useful articles here.

You might find attending one of our groups helpful as they give you the opportunity to explore different approaches to important parenting issues with a qualified group leader and other new parents in your area.

Make friends with other parents-to-be and new parents in your local area for support and friendship by seeing what NCT activities are happening nearby.

Visit our breastfeeding support contacts page.

NHS Choices breastfeeding information.

National Breastfeeding Line (government funded): 0300 100 021.

Geddes DT. (2007) Inside the lactating breast: the latest anatomy research. J Mid Women's Health 52(6):556-63. Available From: http://breastnbabylactation.com/pdf/11_inside_lactating_breast.pdf [Accessed January 2018].

Mandel D, Lubetzky R, Dollberg S, Barak S, Mimouni FB. (2005) Fat and Energy Contents of Expressed Human Breast Milk in Prolonged Lactation. Pediatrics. 116(3):e432-e435. Available From: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/116/3/e432 [Accessed 1st January 2018].

Martin CR, Ling PR, Blackburn GL. (2016) Review of Infant Feeding: Key features of breast milk and infant formula. Nutrients. 8(5): 279. Available From: http://doi.org/10.3390/nu8050279. [Accessed 1st January 2018].

NHS Choices. (2016) Signs and Symptoms of Pregnancy. Available from: http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/pages/signs-and-symptoms-pregnancy.aspx [Accessed 1st January 2018].

NHS Choices. (2016) Breastfeeding the first few days. Available from: http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/pages/breastfeeding-first-days.aspx?tabname=Your%20newborn [Accessed 1st January 2018].

NHS Choices. (2016) Breastfeeding: is my baby getting enough milk? Available from: http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/Pages/breastfeeding-is-baby-getting-enough-milk.aspx [Accessed 1st January 2018].

NHS Choices. (2017) Your breastfeeding questions answered. Available from: http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/Pages/your-breastfeeding-questions.aspx [Accessed 1st January 2018].

Riskin A, Almog M, Peri R, Halasz K, Srugo I, Kessel A. (2012) Changes in immunomodulatory constituents of human milk in response to active infection in the nursing infant. Pediatr Res. 71(2): 220-225. DOI: 10.1038. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22258136 [Accessed 1st January 2018].

Sánchez CL, Cubero J, Sánchez J, Chanclón B, Rivero M, Rodríguez AB, Barriga C. (2009) The possible role of human milk nucleotides as sleep inducers. Nutritional Neuroscience. 12 (1):2 DOI: 10.1179/147683009X388922. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19178785 [Accessed 1st January 2018].

Sternlicht MD, Kouros-Mehr H, Lu P, Werb Z. (2006). Hormonal and local control of mammary branching morphogenesis. Differentiation 74(7):365-381. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2580831/ [Accessed 1st January 2018].

WHO. (2009) Infant and Young Child Feeding: Model Chapter for Textbooks for Medical Students and Allied Health Professionals. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2009. SESSION 2, The physiological basis of breastfeeding. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK148970/ [Accessed 1st January 2018].

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As soon as you're pregnant, your body starts to change to support milk-making. You may notice some of these changes in your breasts, like a slight tenderness and maybe a darkening of your nipples and areola. These changes are among the early signs of pregnancy (NHS Choices, 2016b).

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Unicef UK Baby Friendly Initiative: Meeting baby for the first time

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What is a tongue-tie (ankyloglossia)?

Most people have a frenulum - a piece of tissue under their tongue that stretches from the underside of the tongue to the floor of the mouth. Tongue-tie occurs if the frenulum either extends forwards towards the tip of the tongue, is attached close to the lower gum, or is short and tight so it interferes with normal tongue movement (Oakley, 2021).

What problems does tongue-tie cause for babies?

If a baby has a tongue-tie, they may not be able to extend or lift their tongue or move it from side to side. Some will be able to lift the sides, but not the tip (v-shaped tongue). Some will be unable to lift the posterior of the tongue (bowl-shaped tongue). In babies where they frenulum extends all the way to the tip, the tongue may look heart-shaped.

Tongue-tie can affect both breastfeeding and bottle-feeding. For some babies, the effects will be quite mild. For others, tongue-tie can make feeding extremely challenging or even impossible.

In order to breastfeed, a baby needs to be able to open their mouth wide, extend their tongue over their bottom lip and scoop the breast into their mouth. Then the tongue needs to massage the breast in a wave-like motion to remove milk from the breast (Oakley, 2021).

If your baby has a tongue-tie and you are breastfeeding, you might experience one or more of the following in your baby:

difficulty in latching

difficulty in maintaining a latch, with your baby frequently coming off the breast or slipping back to the nipple

a shallow latch

clamping down on the breast

clicking noises while feeding

unsettled behaviour during feeds

frequent or long feeds

poor weight gain or excessive early weight loss

colic/wind/hiccups/reflux.

If you are breastfeeding your baby and they have tongue-tie, you might find your nipples are sore and appear squashed after a feed, often appearing ridged, lipstick-shaped, flattened or blanched. If your baby isn't draining your breasts adequately, this can lead to engorgement, blocked ducts and mastitis. It can also have a negative effect on your milk supply. Feeds which are long or frequent can be very tiring (NHS, 2020; Oakley, 2021).

If you are bottle-feeding your baby, you might notice one or more of the following - your baby:

is very slow to take a bottle

chomps on the teat

needs to be fed very often in order to get enough milk

dribbles a lot during feeds

tends to push the bottle teat out

gags on feeds even when you slow the feed down

can only manage a teat that has a very slow flow.

(Oakley, 2021)

How is tongue-tie diagnosed?

Can I tell if my baby has a tongue-tie?

If you look in your baby's mouth, you might be able to see if they:

are unable to extend their tongue fully

have a tongue with a heart-shaped appearance at the tip

have difficulty lifting their tongue or moving it from side to side.

Tongue-tie is not just about how your baby's tongue looks. A tongue can look completely normal to an untrained eye yet still cause substantial problems with feeding (Young, 2011).

A tongue-tie is diagnosed by the baby's tongue function too - what they can do with their tongue. It can only be diagnosed by a qualified tongue-tie practitioner (NHS, 2020).

Tongue-tie types

Tongue-ties can be described as anterior (where the frenulum extends towards the front of the tongue) or posterior (towards the back of the mouth).

Tongue-ties might also be described using a percentage or a number (type I, II, III and IV). This percentage or number describes how far along the underside of the tongue the frenulum comes. So 100%, or type I, would indicate that the frenulum comes all the way to the front of the tongue.

A posterior tongue-tie, which may be described as a 10% tongue-tie, can restrict tongue function just as much as an anterior one. That means these anatomical descriptions of how the tongue looks don't always relate to how severely a tongue-tie will affect tongue function and your baby's feeding (Oakley, 2021).

Tongue-tie diagnosis

Some babies have a visible frenulum that doesn't cause problems with feeding (UNICEF, no date). Tongue-tie shares many of the symptoms of other breastfeeding problems, so it's not always easy to determine whether these problems are caused by a tongue-tie or something else.

A full feeding assessment should be done before or as part of a tongue-tie assessment (Oakley, 2021). If you and/or your baby are experiencing feeding difficulties, a feeding assessment and some breastfeeding support from a breastfeeding counsellor or trained breastfeeding professional is recommended. Support to improve your baby's attachment to the breast may resolve the problem (UNICEF, no date).

A baby's inability to open their mouth widely and extend their tongue may also be caused by tension around the mouth and neck, resulting from birth tensions or interventions during labour. This might be resolved by manual therapy, such as osteopathy or chiropractic from a registered practitioner (ATP, no date; Oakley, 2021).

If the breastfeeding professional (breastfeeding counsellor, midwife or health visitor) suspects your baby has a tongue-tie, they will refer you to a local tongue-tie practitioner. Tongue-tie practitioners will do a formal assessment of tongue-tie based on how the tongue functions as well as how it looks (e.g. the Hazelbaker Assessment Tool for Lingual Frenulum Function). Most midwives and health visitors are not tongue-tie practitioners so are unable to make a diagnosis of tongue-tie themselves.

Tongue-tie treatment

What is tongue-tie division?

Your baby could have a tongue-tie division, which can release their tongue so it can move more freely. This involves cutting the frenulum (NICE, 2005).

Tongue-tie division is a safe procedure that can improve the breastfeeding problems that tongue-tie causes (NICE, 2005).

Does tongue-tie division hurt?

Tongue-tie division procedures are very quick and simple and are thought to be almost painless (NICE, 2005).

Does tongue-tie division resolve feeding problems?

Most parents say their baby's feeding improves after a tongue-tie division and many find it resolves the problem completely (Buryk et al, 2011; Berry et al, 2012). But a few babies do continue to have feeding difficulties even after a tongue-tie division.

Do I need to get my baby's tongue-tie treated?

The decision on whether to have a tongue-tie divided is a personal one and different parents will make different decisions. Every tongue-tie is different too and the range of issues it causes can vary from very mild to severe. So how much the tongue-tie is affecting feeding and your life with your baby might influence your decision.

You might find it helpful to talk things through with an NCT breastfeeding counsellor too. They can help you explore your thoughts and feelings plus find ways of coping if you decide not to have the procedure done.

What else might help with feeding difficulties due to tongue-tie?

For some babies, it may be possible to improve feeding without having a tongue-tie division.

If babies are fed in a laid back position, they are more relaxed, can open their mouth wider and get a bigger mouthful of breast. But some babies are unable to extend their tongue enough to scoop the breast into their mouth, so this position doesn't make feeding easier. A side-lying position or koala hold might also help.

Babies can also be helped by using an 'exaggerated latch'. This is where you hold your baby close to but below the breast, and use your forefinger to tilt your nipple upwards. That way, when your baby tips their head back and is brought into the breast, your nipple can be flipped towards the back of their mouth (Oakley, 2021).

Babies who are bottle-fed might find feeds easier if paced bottle feeding techniques are used. Occasionally, finger feeding can be a more comfortable option than using a bottle (Genna, 2013). A tongue-tie can make it difficult for babies to form a seal around the bottle teat. A high palate, often associated with a tongue-tie, can trigger the baby's gag reflex. Shorter, wedge-shaped or flatter teats may be easier for babies with a tongue-tie to drink from (Oakley, 2021).

How can I find tongue-tie division services near me?

Only registered healthcare professionals who have received proper training in tongue-tie division should perform this procedure. In many areas, the NHS provides a tongue-tie division service. But provision varies across the country and parents in some areas have to travel long distances to reach a tongue-tie division service.

It can be even harder to find a tongue-tie division service when a baby is having problems bottle-feeding. Unfortunately, some areas might have no service available (Wise, 2015).

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence - also known as NICE - supports considering tongue-tie division. Yet there is no common agreement among tongue-tie dividers on how to carry out the procedure or how far the membrane should be divided (NICE, 2005). This means the service different health professionals offer varies.

Online, you can see a directory of both NHS and private tongue-tie practitioners on the Association of Tongue-tie Practitioners (ATP) website.

What can I expect after my baby's tongue-tie division?

Babies are often unsettled in the first day or two after a tongue-tie division and might need more cuddles and nurturing. After the procedure, you'll probably see a white patch under your baby's tongue; this takes 24 to 48 hours to heal but it won't bother your baby (UNICEF, no date).

Do I need to do anything after the tongue-tie division?

Some tongue-tie practitioners recommend some tongue exercises or wound massage after a tongue-tie division. The exercises involve encouraging the baby to move their tongue through finger sucking and tongue-poking games. Massaging the wound with a clean finger may help prevent the tongue division knitting together and re-forming but there is no evidence to suggest that this is safe or effective (Oakley, 2021).

Will my baby's feeding improve after their tongue-tie division?

Parents often expect that feeding will improve immediately after a tongue-tie division.

Feeding can be more difficult for the first day or two after a tongue-tie division because it takes time for your baby to adjust to their new, freely-moving tongue (Oakley, 2021).

Some babies might need further support even after a tongue-tie division. If things have not improved after a few days, you might find it helpful to get extra support to improve feeding - see below.
This page was last reviewed in March 2022.
Further information

Our support line offers practical and emotional support with feeding your baby and general enquiries for parents, members and volunteers: 0300 330 0700.

You might find attending one of our NCT New Baby courses helpful as they give you the opportunity to explore different approaches to important parenting issues with a qualified group leader and other new parents in your area.

Make friends with other parents-to-be and new parents in your local area for support and friendship by seeing what NCT activities are happening nearby

Attending a Baby Cafe or other breastfeeding support drop-in can be a good way to access support with feeding your baby. You may also find other parents there whose babies have had a tongue-tie.

Pictures of babies with tongue-tie can be found on Catherine Genna's website.

The Association of Tongue Tie Practitioners has a list of locations where tongue tie can be divided.

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Click on the link to check the safety of medications when breastfeeding.

http://www.midlandsmedicines.nhs.uk/content.asp?section=6&subsection=17&pageIdx=1

(NHS drugs in lactation advisory service)

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There are a number of venues in and around the area that offer support with breastfeeding, free of charge. Many of them are run by volunteers who have breastfed and have special training in supporting breastfeeding.

Drop-in Clinics
Camberley Children’s Centres and NCT BFCs offer face to face breastfeeding support at The Orchard Children’s Centre  (01276 691018) Wednesdays from 10:00am to 11:30am.

Breastfeeding support is available with a community midwife at Bagshot Surestart Children’s Centre on Thursdays, call 01276 473093 to book an appointment.

Frimley Park Hospital midwives run a breastfeeding support clinic at Hale Children’s Centre, Upper Hale Road, Hale, Farnham, Surrey. GU9 0LR. Tel no: 07974324379 every Monday and Thursday between 1pm and 4pm.  Your community midwife can make an appointment for you (it is no longer a drop-in).

NCT National Breastfeeding Line –  0300 330 0770 (option 1 then option 1)
Every day (including weekends) 8am – Midnight
Enables women with breastfeeding problems anywhere in the UK to talk to a trained NCT breastfeeding counsellor. By phoning this number callers will be put through to a counsellor who is available immediately to talk to them. It also offers the opportunity to receive an NCT information pack, if wanted.

Local NCT Breastfeeding Counsellor
maurabfc@googlemail.com
(01276) 472135
Maura Clark is the Breastfeeding Counsellor for the Windlesham Lightwater and Bagshot Branch. She is particularly happy to take calls from parents who have attended her antenatal sessions regardless of where they actually live. Email is probably the best way to make an initial contact and we can then arrange for telephone or face to face support as required.

Breastpump Hire
Local Children’s Centres have pumps for hire to mothers with breastfeeding problems

Bagshot CC 01276 473093
The Orchard CC, Camberley 01276 691018