Advice and resources : Breastfeeding support

Overview

We offer weekly and monthly breastfeeding support. Come along and join us for a drink and a chat, make new friends and gain support and information for your breastfeeding journey.

These clinics are all on a drop-in basis. Please arrive before the finish time of the clinic to make sure we have time to offer you the full support that you and your baby need.

Our clinics

Weekly clinics

Every Thursday
2.15pm to 4pm
The Biscuit Factory, 1A Queens Walk (corner of Oxford Road), Reading RG1 7QE

Every Friday
9.30am to 11.15am
Central Family Hub, Park Lane, Thatcham RG18 3PG

Every Friday
1pm to 3pm (by appointment only)
Alders Children’s Centre Sandhurst GU47 0QE. Please call 0300 365 6000 to book.

Monthly clinics

This clinic is held once a month and is by appointment only. Please contact your Health Visiting Service if you would like to book an appointment.

1st and 3rd Monday of every month
9.30am to 11.00am
St Bernadettes Church, Horseshoe Road, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 7JL

3rd Tuesday of every month
1.15pm to 3.15pm
Brambles Children's Centre, Budges Gardens, Wokingham RG40 1PX

More monthly clinics

The clinics below are each held once a month. The first Thursday of every month is week one, which is held at Finchampstead Baptist Church. 

These clinics are held once a month and are by appointment only. Please contact your Health Visiting Service if you would like to book an appointment.

Week 1 - Thursday
1.15pm to 3.15pm
Finchampstead Baptist Church, Gorse Ride N, Finchampstead, RG40 4ES

Week 2 - Wednesday
1.15pm to 3.15pm
Starlings Childrens Centre, Colleton Dr, Twyford, Reading RG10 0AX

Week 2 - Thursday
1.15pm to 3.15pm
Red Kite Children's Centre, Chestnut Crescent, Reading RG2 9EJ

Week 3 - Wednesday
1.15pm to 3.15pm
Ambleside Children's Centre, Ambleside Close The Ambleside Centre Woodley, Sandford RG5 4JJ

External resources

The Breastfeeding Network provides peer-to-peer breastfeeding support in Wokingham and Reading. The peer supporters are all volunteers who have received training from The Breastfeeding Network to provide appropriate support, evidence-based advice, and signposting to other services.

You can find up to date details of their clinic sessions and video slots on Facebook, as well as The Breastfeeding Network website below.

• The Breastfeeding Network Reading Facebook
• The Breastfeeding Network Reading website
• The Breastfeeding Network Wokingham website

NHS support

Explore the NHS website for breastfeeding help and support. You'll find practical tips, expert advice, and resources to guide you through every stage of breastfeeding.

• NHS breastfeeding help and support