Breastfeeding Support Norwich & Norfolk

09/09/2026

📍 A note if you’re coming to see us at Stoke Holy Cross

Unfortunately due to there’s no wifi & patchy phone signal our sign-up forms are not loading at Stoke Holy Cross Church Hall, so we are asking that If you’re planning to come along, to please fill in your Consent to Attend form BEFORE you leave home (or while you’ve still got signal), so you can walk straight in and get settled :

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We’re pinning this post so it’s easy to find before every session. All our other venues are unaffected.

09/09/2026

📍 A note if you're coming to see us at Stoke Holy Cross

Unfortunately there's no wifi & patchy phone signal our sign-up forms are not loading at Stoke Holy Cross Church Hall, so we are asking that If you're planning to come along, to please fill in your Consent to Attend form BEFORE you leave home (or while you've still got signal), so you can walk straight in and get settled :

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We're pinning this post so it's easy to find before every session. All our other venues are unaffected.

Please click the link to complete this form.

08/09/2026

✨ What's on this week ✨

📅 Wednesday 9th September
🕥 10.30-12.00
⛪ Stoke Holy Cross Church Hall, NR14 8NX

📅 Friday 11th September
🕥 10.00-11.30
⛪CFM Early Childhood and Family Services Base, NR3 3PY

Both groups are:
🆓 Free to attend
✨ Drop in - no need to book
🤱🏼 Provide non-judgemental evidence based support
🚗 Free parking
☕ Refreshments available

We can support you from pregnancy 🤰🏼 right through to weaning plus everything in between 💛
We can also support with pumping and mixed feeding 🍼

01/09/2026

We’re back at our usual venue this week ✨ Our team of IBCLC’s, Breastfeeding Counsellors, midwives and Peer Supporters will be at the CFM Family Base on Hunter Road on Friday morning, ready to support you wherever you are on your breastfeeding journey ✨

💙 Friday 4th September
💙 10-11.30

✨ CFM Early Childhood and Family
Services Base, NR3 3PY ✨

🆓 Free to attend
✨Drop in - no need to book, simply arrive anytime between 10:00-11:30
🤱 Our volunteers provide non/judgemental evidence-based information and support
🚗 Free parking
☕️ Refreshments available
🫄 We support families from pregnancy
right through to weaning plus everything in between…
🍼 including support with pumping and mixed feeding too

27/08/2026

Incredible Nurture Nest with Nurse Favour shares her story 💛 We All We Got: Black Breastfeeding Week 2026

My name is Favour, and I’m a proud mama of 2.

I was born and bred in Lagos, Nigeria where I had my first baby. Then I relocated to the UK, where I welcomed my second.

Breastfeeding in both places was different. The support looked different too. And yes, I experienced challenges in both.

But looking back, I see it clearly: We all we got.

In Lagos, my community was my family. Solely. My mum, my mother-in-law, my sisters. They were the ones who showed up for me.

In the UK, my community grew. It was still my mum. But it was also my community midwives, the peer support I found at our BSFNN drop-ins, and the sisters from my local church who would come around with pepper soup.

What stayed the same? Love. Patience. And the quiet joy of nourishing my babies with my own body.

To my Black sisters: wherever you are, you don’t have to do this alone. Whether your village is family at home or sisters with pepper soup, or that community support group, lean on them. Be that person for someone else too.

Your body is powerful. Your milk is enough. Your story is strength.
Every feed, every day, every attempt — it’s all worth celebrating.

Because we all we got. And together, we’re nourishing the next generation 💛

26/08/2026

This week is Black breastfeeding week and we are celebrating the incredible Black women and parents in our community 💛

The systemic issues Black families face within our maternity and early years systems in the U.K. can create barriers which may make it harder to achieve feeding goals and negatively impact on experiences of breast/chestfeeding and lactation.

There is so much work to do to dismantle the systemic racism that exists within these systems and ensure care is genuinely equitable, accessible and supportive to all families. Everyone working in this space has a part to play and a duty to ensure we are doing all we can to be the safest pair of hands to hold families through their feeding journeys. At Breastfeeding Support Norwich and Norfolk we are committed to doing this work and creating a welcoming space for Black families to access support at any point on their feeding journey.

In spite of these challenges, the most recent infant feeding survey (2024) found that Black women were significantly more likely to establish and continue breastfeeding than women from any other ethnicity. It found that 99% of Black mothers initiated breastfeeding, of all ethnicities Black mothers were most likely to be exclusively breastfeeding at one week (64%), 41% were exclusively breastfeeding at 6 months and 84% of Black women were breastfeeding at 6 months. This is pretty incredible!

The survey also showed that there is still work to do with White mothers more likely to get help putting their baby to the breast from a midwife (92%) compared with Asian mothers (84%) or Black mothers (86%) and a higher proportion of mothers from Black backgrounds (9%) not experiencing skin to skin contact within the first 24 hours compared with all mothers (6%).

This week we are celebrating the Black women and parents in our community and also shining a light on the systemic change needed to ensure the safety and experience of Black families is prioritised 💛

25/08/2026

Come and see IBCLC’s Lucy and Jess this Friday for support at any point in your feeding journey. We’re at Newmarket Road again this week which is easily accessible by bus with plenty of parking available 💛 no need to book, just arrive anytime between 10:00-11:30. Remember the National Breastfeeding Helpline is available 24/7 on 0300 100 0212 if you need any support in the meantime 💛

19/08/2026

Come and join us on Friday for support at any point in your feeding journey!

We are at a different venue this week (Newmarket Road Surgery) which is easily accessible by bus and has plenty of parking available.

Our dedicated team of volunteer peer supporters, breastfeeding counsellors, IBCLCs and midwives will be there with a listening ear and evidenced based information to support you 💛

And if you can’t make it, remember there is 24/7 support available via the national breastfeeding helpline on 0300 100 0212 💛

14/08/2026

Come and see us this morning at Newmarket Road surgery for support at any stage of your feeding journey 💛