Mother support groups and infant feeding organisations

If you would like to talk to a breastfeeding counsellor or meet other breastfeeding mothers, try contacting one of these organisations:

• The Association of Breastfeeding Mothers (ABM)
• The Breastfeeding Network (BfN)
• La Leche League GB (LLLGB)
• The Multiple Births Foundation
• The National Childbirth Trust (NCT)

Other useful organisations are:

• The Baby Cafe Charitable Trust - a growing nationwide network of drop-in centres for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers.
• Baby Milk Action - for information about the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and legislation to control the promotion of bottle feeding.
• Lactation Consultants of Great Britain - International Board Certified Lactation Consultants are qualified to promote and support breastfeeding in a variety of NHS and community settings, and also in private practice.
• United Kingdom Association for Milk Banking - provides information on the collection, storage and feeding of breastmilk to vulnerable infants.
• Breastfed Babies - a site set up by the Health Promotion Agency in Northern Ireland containing information and support for new and expectant mothers.
• Amazing Breast Milk - This site was created by NHS Knowsley, Liverpool PCT, NHS Sefton and NHS Wirral in response to a large scale consultation with families about infant feeding. It is designed to provide impartial guidance on breastfeeding and bottle-feeding, including an honest account of what breastfeeding is really like.