In this episode, myself and the lovely Emma are joined by Cafe Milk Cafe Milk are a long-established breastfeeding support group, which have been running in Caterham, Horley and Redhill since 2007/8 (when was originally called Baby Cafe) Back in 2018/19, funding was lost when the children's centres closed. So a group of local mothers associated with the cafés decided to form a Community Interest Company to keep them running and the name was changed to Café Milk. In 2022, Cafe Milk applied to convert to a charity and this application was approved in 2023. They run three weekly drop-in cafés in Caterham, Horley and Redhill, running during school term times. Each session is two hours long and is supported by a qualified breastfeeding counsellor, a member of the health visiting team and trained peer supporters. During this episode both Aimee and Romi discuss how much the charity has helped local families and the valuable support it provides to parents and families every week. For more information on timetable and locations, please see following links:- Café Milk website: https://cafemilk.org/

Facebook page:- https://www.facebook.com/RedhillReigateandMersthamAreaBabyCafe Below are some other useful links from CFHS with feeding support:-

Children and Family Health Surrey Feeding support and advice line: Breastfeeding and infant feeding : https://childrenshealthsurrey.nhs.uk/services/infantfeeding Children and Family Health Surrey introducing solids website: Introducing family foods (6 months+) : https://childrenshealthsurrey.nhs.uk/services/infantfeeding/introducing-family-foods If you would like to donate to Cafe Milk, you can do so by texting CAFEMILK followed by your optional donation amount to 70470. Texts will cost the donation amount plus one standard network

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