The following helplines can provide you support and help you to find a peer supporter.
National Breastfeeding Helpline:
Phone: 0300 100 0212
Website: National Breastfeeding Helpline.
Opening times: 9:30am to 9:30pm, 7 days a week.
Staffed by volunteers from:
The Breastfeeding Network support line in Bengali/Sylheti is 0300 456 2421.
NCT Helpline:
Phone: 0300 330 0771
Website: NCT (National Childbirth Trust).
Opening times: 8am to midnight, 7 days a week.
La Leche League GB:
Phone: 0345 120 2918
Website: La Leche League GB.
Opening times: 8am to 11pm every day.
Start4Life:
Phone: 0300 123 1021
Opening times: 9am to 8pm from Monday to Friday, and 11am to 4pm at weekends.
Call rate information
Calls to 03 numbers cost no more than a national rate call to an 01 or 02 number. They must also count towards any inclusive allowances in the same way as calls to 01 and 02 numbers. These rules apply to calls from any type of line including mobile, landline or payphone.