Families, Babies and Toddlers

  • Awe & Wonder 
  • Breastfeeding Support
  • Mini First Aid Suffolk
  • Suffolk Mobile Sling Library
  • Suffolk Cloth Nappy Library
  • West Suffolk Maternity Voices Partnership

Awe & Wonder 

I have been supporting baby play since 2016 with my sensory play classes, after leaving teaching when my little boy was born. Awe & Wonder has continually evolved with the addition of my Baby Massage & Mummy Nurturing classes and becoming a qualified parenting consultant with CalmFamily.

My workshops enable you to create your own toolkits to have a calmer relationship with your child/ren. They support you to feel more confident going forward with your parenting with a responsive and child led approach. I provide workshops and courses from antenatal, baby and up to toddler (1-5 years) and cover many areas where you may find tension.

Please take a look at what I offer and if you cannot see what you're after as an upcoming event please email me [email protected] to let me know your interest. I can offer these within my home with others as a longer workshop or a two hour 1-2-1 consultation in your chosen location to support your personal needs.
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Thank you
Kimberley, Parenting Consultant

Email: [email protected]
Website: ​www.awe-wonder.co.uk/
Facebook: ​https://www.facebook.com/aweandwonderbabyclasses/

Breastfeeding Support

La Leche League Helpline: 0345 120 2918 (24hrs) 
https://www.laleche.org.uk/

NCT Breastfeeding Helpline: 0300 330 0700 (8am - midnight)
https://www.nct.org.uk/baby-toddler/feeding/early-days/breastfeeding-support-nct

Association of Breastfeeding Mothers: 0300 330 5453 (9.30am - 10.30pm)
https://abm.me.uk/

National Breastfeeding Helpline: 0300 100 0212 (9.30am - 9.30pm) 
https://www.nationalbreastfeedinghelpline.org.uk/

The Breastfeeding Network
https://www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/

Breastfeeding Suffolk App
https://breastfeedingsuffolk.co.uk/
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Sarah Oakley Lactation

​Independent Nurse, Health Visitor, IBCLC and Tongue-Tie Practitioner, Holistic Sleep Coaching. 

I offer breastfeeding support, tongue-tie division and infant sleep services in Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Norfolk.
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Free drop in sessions held at: 
  • Ely MILKS Breastfeeding Support Group in Ely
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.sarahoakleylactation.co.uk
Facebook: @sarahoakleylactation
​Telephone: 07729 629 190 

Mother and Milk

Website: https://www.motherandmilk.co.uk/​
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: www.facebook.com/motherandmilkibclc
Telephone: 07498 319230
Alissa Pemberton Midwife, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), Certified Infant Massage Instructor & Gentle Sleep Coach

Holistic, family centred  support with:
- breastfeeding challenges including painful feeding, poor weight gain, over/undersupply, weaning + more
- establishing good sleep habits for your newborn
- dealing with sleep challenges for babies/children from
birth to 5 years of age

Bury St Edmunds Breastfeeding Support Group

Bury St Edmunds Breastfeeding Support are a team of fully trained breastfeeding supporters and counsellors on hand to support you and your family throughout your breastfeeding journey. Whether that be via our face 2 face groups or through online outlets we want to empower you to achieve your breastfeeding goals from pregnancy and beyond. 

Our group is run entirely by volunteers devoting their time to support families and provide free evidence based information. We rely heavily on the generosity of others but inevitably incur costs when it comes to venue hire, training and providing Covid Secure items. Any donations are gratefully received as this allows us to help more and more families.

Website: https://breastfeedingbse.wixsite.com/website/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BSEbreastfeedingsupport
Email: [email protected]

Mini First Aid Suffolk

As a parent or carer for babies and young children, do you know what to do if a baby or child chokes, is unresponsive or suffers a break or a burn? A Mini First Aid class will teach you the lifesaving skills that you need to know.

Mini First Aid Classes last for 2 hours and cost from only £20 per person. Taught in small groups, giving you plenty of opportunity to learn.

If you have a group of friends who all want to attend together, Mini First Aid will even come to you.

Email: [email protected]
Website: http://suffolk.minifirstaid.co.uk
​Facebook: www.facebook.com/minifirstaidsuffolk/

Suffolk Slings


We aim to enable parents and carers in the rural 
parts of Suffolk to access information about baby 
wearing and hire a range of wraps, slings and 
carriers at an affordable price. We attend various 
baby and toddler groups in and around Bury St 
Edmunds on a rolling programme. For details of 
where we are visiting next, and to book a timeslot, 
visit our Sling Library Sessions page on the website, 
or find us on social media.

Email: [email protected]
Website: http://linktr.ee/suffolkslings
Facebook: ​https://www.facebook.com/suffolkslings/

Suffolk Cloth Nappy Library

Suffolk Cloth Nappies are a small team of volunteer parents who want to support local families choosing to use reusable nappies on their children.  

Suffolk Cloth Nappies offer FREE hire kits, so if you are thinking of trying cloth nappies then contact: 
Email: [email protected]  
Website: https://www.suffolkclothnappies.co.uk/
Facebook: @suffolkclothnappiesBuryStEdmunds/

West Suffolk Maternity Voices Partnership

Would you like to help improve your local maternity services? 

We need families who have recently used these services and local maternity staff to join us, share their views and experiences, and help us co-produce our local maternity services. 

Fill in the survey at: www.healthwatchsuffolk.co.uk/maternitysurvey

Email: [email protected]
Website: www.westsuffolkmvp.org.uk
​Facebook: www.facebook.com/westsuffolkmvp/

Useful Contacts

Suffolk Family Information Service 0345 60 800 33
Children’s Centres http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/childrenscentres
Bury Library Children’s Centre - 01284 732266
Carousel Children’s Centre - 01284 748355
Hardwick Children’s Centre - 01284 733940
Home Start http://www.homestartmidandwestsuffolk.org.uk
Suffolk Parent Carer Network (SPCN) https://spcn.org.uk/
SANDS (support for anyone affected by the death of a baby)
Helpline 0808 164 3332 [email protected]