If you are worried about your baby or yourself, please contact your midwifery or health visiting team, or NHS 111 (999 if it’s an emergency). GPs and hospitals are also there to support you. Please don’t delay contacting them if you are worried.
Your midwife or health visitor can support with you with infant feeding. See below for more details.
For evidence-based breastfeeding information on many common topics, please see our Recommended Resources for Parents page. We also have a list of Recommended Antenatal Resources and a list of Recommended Resources for Health Professionals.
The following organisations also offer breastfeeding support and/or information
NHS/Health Services
Your Midwifery Team. See their Youtube channel for helpful videos by their team.
The Infant Feeding Team for the most complex cases involving babies under 6 weeks old.
Your Health Visiting Team, which runs regular Baby Lunchbox drop-in infant feeding sessions, as well an Enhanced HV Infant Feeding Service by referral via the HV team to deal with more complex breastfeeding issues.
Other Local & National Breastfeeding Support Organisations
Abingdon Breastfeeding Café In-person 1:1 breastfeeding support
La Leche League Oxfordshire In-person and virtual support group meetings, and 1:1 help from local breastfeeding counsellors
Wallingford Baby Bar In-person social and 1:1 support sessions
National Breastfeeding Helpline 0300 100 0212. Live web chat also available.
La Leche League GB Helpline 0345 120 2918. Phone help and online help forms
Association of Breastfeeding Mothers
NCT Helpline 0300 330 0700
General Breastfeeding Websites
La Leche League GB – good breastfeeding information aimed at UK families
The Breastfeeding Network – especially good for information on taking medication while breastfeeding (see below)
Medication Use While Breastfeeding
Please check the free online factsheets from the Breastfeeding Network first. If you can’t find what you need, contact their Drugs in Breastmilk Information Service (via email or Facebook).
You can also look up medications on
The UK Drugs in Lactation Advisory Service
LactMed database from the US National Library of Medicine
e-Lactancia (from Spain, but available in English)
Private Breastfeeding Support
OBS does not recommend any specific private practitioners
Find a private International Board Certified Lactation Consultant
Find a tongue-tie practitioner registered with the Association of Tongue-Tie Practitioners