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£900
raised of £2,500 target by 23 supporters

    Weʼve raised £900 to Secure funding to support the next 100 families that seek Specialist Breastfeeding and Sling Support in Sevenoaks and Tonbridge

    Funded on Tuesday, 1st December 2020

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    We are raising money to support the next 100 families who seek support at our Sevenoaks and Tonbridge Breastfeeding and Sling Groups where you'll always receive a warm welcome.

    These groups are independent and were started in response to our desire to meet local families' needs in a caring and compassionate way.

    Our groups are not funded by the NHS or County Council and we rely solely on small grants and donations as a non-profit Community Interest Company.

    Becoming parents isn’t always straightforward, and sometimes you just need a little helping hand. We offer specialist breastfeeding, sling and general parenting information and support to local families before baby arrives and once baby is here until you decide it is no longer needed. Our groups offer a safe, comfortable and social place for families to visit as often as they need to with no need to make an appointment. The whole family is welcome, the kettle is always on and cake is always available.

    We are a group of highly trained Lactation Consultants and Breastfeeding Counsellors with over 40 years of experience providing specialist breastfeeding support. We are also joined by a dedicated team of volunteer breastfeeding Peer Supporters who have completed a university accredited training programme. A number of us are also trained to support parents with using slings and carriers in a safe way, which many families have found as an invaluable skill in the early days after birth and beyond.

    Families tell us that they benefit from attending our groups in many ways -

    97% reported that the support they received helped them reach their breastfeeding goals.

    92% felt that accessing the sling library and using a sling or carrier had a positive impact on their parenting journey.

    94% felt that attending the group had helped them feel less isolated and/or lonely as a parent.

    97% told us that the support they received had a positive effect on their mental health.

    “It was a really supportive environment. It can be difficult to get out of the house with a tiny new baby and everything felt overwhelming. The group was a lifeline, somewhere I could come without being judged and receive genuine and practical advice and some tea and cake”

    Funding is becoming more and more difficult to raise through grants as we have an existing project that is working well and many new grants ask us to create something new to fund. Other grants can only pay for equipment. We need funds to pay for space, to pay our staff and to train our volunteers. We have already received funding for the next 12 months to pay for the room we use in Tonbridge, which is amazing, but we still need more to keep running.

    We are fundraising throughout February and March leading up to our Mother's Day Pamper Events and Raffle, so do follow us on Facebook to find out more about the prizes and treatments on offer.

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      23

      • Jessie Frost

        Jessie Frost

        Mar 31, 2020

        I haven’t used your services yet, but with my baby due in April I really hope you’ve managed to raise enough to keep them going! Best of luck xx

        £20.00

      • Alex Hilder

        Alex Hilder

        Mar 17, 2020

        Thanks for the fudge😘

        £10.00

      • Rachel Wallis

        Rachel Wallis

        Mar 15, 2020

        Karen and her volunteers provide an essential service to first and second time mums

        £30.00

      • Nina Rickman

        Nina Rickman

        Mar 14, 2020

        £20.00

      • Anonymous

        Anonymous

        Mar 14, 2020

        £50.00

      • Anonymous

        Anonymous

        Mar 14, 2020

      • Lynn Watson

        Lynn Watson

        Mar 13, 2020

        £10.00

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      Karen McCully

      Karen McCully

      I am a Lactation Consultant and Babywearing Consultant living in Sevenoaks and I help run the Sevenoaks and Tonbridge Specialist Breastfeeding and Sling Groups as well as Kent Sling Library and Kent Cloth Nappy Library as part of a non-profit organisation PSBreastfeeding CIC.

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