Waltham Forest infant feeding helpline

If you're concerned about feeding your baby, the Waltham Forest infant feeding helpline can offer guidance and support:

0207 961 9073

Available Monday-Friday 9am-5pm, Saturday 9-2pm. For out of hours support, please see here (Polish/Urdu).

If you are based outside the London Borough of Waltham Forest, you can call one of the national helplines below:

National Childbirth Trust (NCT)
www.nct.org.uk
0300 330 0700 (everyday, 8am - midnight)
National Breastfeeding Helpline
www.nationalbreastfeedinghelpline.org.uk
0300 100 0212 (everyday, 9.30am - 9.30pm, English/Welsh/Polish)
Association of Breastfeeding Mothers (ABM)
www.abm.me.uk
0300 330 5453 (everyday, 9.30 am - 10.30pm)
La Leche League GB
www.laleche.org.uk/get-support
0345 120 2918 (everyday, 24 hours)
Twins and Multiple Births Association (TAMBA)
www.tamba.org.uk
0800 138 0509 (10am - 1pm; 7pm - 10pm)
or email tambabreastfeeding@gmail.com to be put in touch with a peer supporter

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