Help us with our 2011 breastfeeding calendar!

Newcastle Breastfeeding Resource and Sure Start have teamed up to produce local breastfeeding calendars for the last three years. Help us make the 2011 calendar our best one yet! All proceeds from the calendar will go to BAPS local breastfeeding support.

If you would like to be in this year’s calendar, send your images of breastfeeding in interesting or unusual places or ways to:

newcastleBF@gmail.com

Dredge your hard-drives, trawl your cell phones – old images are just as welcome as new ones. Images representing different times of year are especially welcome, as breastfeeding is not a seasonal activity.

Landscape-orientation photos work better than portrait ones, and please make sure you send only images you have permissions over, so that we don’t upset anybody with copyright problems.

The deadline for submissions is the end of August. We’ll vote on the submitted photos at the beginning of September at one of the Baby Cafés (to be confirmed which one).

More calendar information is available from newcastleBF@gmail.com.

More information on Sure Start breastfeeding support is available from Sure Start peer support co-ordinators on 0778 639 1369, or from Newcastle Families Information Service on 0191 277 4133.

This information is available to download here.

Breastfeeding photo exhibition at the City Library!

We’re celebrating National Breastfeeding Week with a photo exhibition, June 24th-30th at Newcastle City Library.

Mums from Newcastle have donated images to Newcastle Breastfeeding Resource over the last three years, for use in our annual breastfeeding calendar. We’ve teamed up with Sure Start to share the photos with you all and celebrate all the mums and babies who have contributed.

We all know breastfeeding is the healthiest start for babies—but this exhibition shows that it’s also about getting on with life, building a bond, and how breastmilk is the ultimate portable babyfood. At the park, reading a book, on holiday or even at the swimming pool, we’ve shown that life does not stop just because we’re breastfeeding.

Newcastle mums have chosen their twelve favourite images from those sent in each year in order to make each calendar—now see the full gallery of photos at the City Library.

The photo exhibition will be on display June 24th-30th, including textiles and other media produced by local families for Breastfeeding Week. Come and check out our breastfeeding chillout area and pick up some information on breastfeeding support available in Newcastle.

For more information email me at newcastleBF@gmail.com or contact Sure Start on 0191 273 9549. Download this information as a leaflet here.

It's calendar season once again!

SureStart West Riverside has pledged funding for the third annual breastfeeding calendar for the area. Previous years have been massively successful in raising awareness and celebrating the mums and babies who've contributed. We hope that this year's will be the best one yet!

If you'd like to contribute images to this year's calendar, send them to me before the end of August. Once all the images are in, we will have a voting day at the Baby Cafe Canning Street in early September, to choose the 12 favourite images for the calendar.

We want to show that life doesn't stop just because you're breastfeeding - and we need your images of breastfeeding in interesting or unusual places. On holiday? Out and about? Nursing twins? Upside down? Get the photos coming in! Email me at newcastleBF@gmail.com

Details:

• landscape photos work better than portrait in the calendar
• please only send photos you have permission to use - OK with the photographer, and OK with any people in the image. We don't want to upset anyone.
• all funds raised from the calendar will go to Newcastle breastfeeding support (BAPS)
• for more information, email me at newcastleBF@gmail.com
  
• the SureStart/BAPS contact person is Natasha Moulding.

Breastfeeding support in Newcastle

Breastfeeding support available in Newcastle and North Tyneside

For general enquiries about breastfeeding support in Newcastle phone 0778 639 1369 to reach Sure Start staff who will have information.

Socialise with other breastfeeding mums, and get information and support at:

Mondays

• La Leche League Tyne and Wear - Fenham meeting. Nunsmoor Children's Centre, Nunsmoor Road, Fenham. First Monday of the month 10am-noon. Details of their next meeting can be found on http://www.llltyneandwear.edgoose.co.uk/meetings.asp.
• Breastfeeding support - West: Bridgewater Sure Start Children's Centre, Delaval Road, Benwell NE15 6NL. Mondays, 1-3pm (not Bank Holidays) Tel. 2747308.
• Breastfeeding information and support group—Lemington Lemington Resource Centre, Tyne View, Lemington NE15 8DE. Mondays, 12-130pm Tel. 0191 2641959.
• Breastfeeding Support at Monkseaton Clinic, Chapel Lane, North Tyneside. Mondays, 1-230pm. Tel. 2510859.
  

Tuesdays

• Breastfeeding Support at the Baptist Church, Howard Street, North Shields. Tuesdays 1115am-115pm. Tel. 2196640
• Breastfeeding Support at Wallsend Children's Centre. Tuesdays 130-3pm. Tel. 2006999.
  

Wednesdays

• Breastfeeding support - Montagu and North Moor: 11-13 Arlington Avenue, Montagu Estate, Kenton NE3 4TS. Wednesdays, 1-3pm (not Bank Holidays) Tel. 2134100.
• Breastfeeding information and support group - Fenham: Fenham Children's Centre, Sacred Heart School, Convent Road, Fenham NE4 9XZ. Wednesdays, 11am-1pm. Tel. 2748616.
• Breastfeeding Support at Wellspring Medical Centre, Killingworth. Wednesdays 1230-2pm. Tel. 2164921.
• Breastfeeding Support at the Ouseburn Community Centre, Mowbray Street, Newcastle NE6 5PA. Wednesdays 1230-230pm Tel. 275 9950
  
• MONTHLY Breastfeeding Support at Howdon Children's Centre, Wallsend. First Wednesday of the month 130-3pm. Tel. 2006666.
  

Thursdays

• Breastfeeding support - Byker: St Martin's Centre, Roman Avenue, Byker NE6 2RJ. Thursdays, 1-3pm (not bank holidays) Tel. 2764002.
• Breastfeeding information and support group - Denton: Denton Children's Centre, West Denton Primary School, Hillheads Road, Denton NE5 1DN. Thursdays, 930-1130am (not bank holidays) Tel. 2674211/ 2772033
  

Fridays

• Breastfeeding Support at Shiremoor Children's Centre, Shiremoor. Fridays 1-230pm. Tel. 6432110.
  

Also
Ante-natal, post-natal and breastfeeding support available at

• Mountfield SureStart, Halewood Ave, Kenton NE3 3RX. Tuesdays, 10-1130am (not bank holidays) Tel. 2134100.
• SureStart Info Point, Adelaide Terrace, Benwell NE4 8BE. Fridays, 1-3pm Tel. 2739549.
• St. Mary’s Church, Mapledene Rd, Fawdon NE3 2RR. Thursdays, 1030am-noon. Tel. 2134100.

Around the region:

• Bosom Buddies - groups in Blaydon, Wardley, Felling, Gateshead, Chopwell, Chowdene and Birtley. Tel. 4335646 for more details.
• La Leche League, Tyne and Wear A La Leche League group with meetings in Fenham and Washington. Details of their next meeting can be found on http://www.llltyneandwear.edgoose.co.uk/meetings.asp
• Bibs Online - breastfeeding support in Northumberland. Services vary from weekly drop-in sessions to individual support. Contact tel. 0779 907 1871 (Central Northumberland) or tel. 0791 959 2281 (Blyth Valley) or email info@bibsonline.co.uk for more information.
  www.bibsonline.co.uk
  

It's calendar season once again!

SureStart West Riverside has pledged funding for the third annual breastfeeding calendar for the area. Previous years have been massively successful in raising awareness and celebrating the mums and babies who've contributed. We hope that this year's will be the best one yet!

If you'd like to contribute images to this year's calendar, send them to me before the end of August. Once all the images are in, we will have a voting day at the Baby Cafe Canning Street in early September, to choose the 12 favourite images for the calendar.

We want to show that life doesn't stop just because you're breastfeeding - and we need your images of breastfeeding in interesting or unusual places. On holiday? Out and about? Nursing twins? Upside down? Get the photos coming in! Email me at newcastleBF@gmail.com

Details:

• landscape photos work better than portrait in the calendar
• please only send photos you have permission to use - OK with the photographer, and OK with any people in the image. We don't want to upset anyone.
• all funds raised from the calendar will go to Newcastle breastfeeding support (BAPS)
• for more information, email me at newcastleBF@gmail.com
  
• the SureStart/BAPS contact person is Natasha Moulding.
  

Breastfeeding Awareness Week 2009: May 11th-17th

Lots of great events organised for Newcastle: more information from Natasha Moulding at SureStart Bridgewater (0191) 2747308. Have we missed an event listing? Let me know.

The breastfeeding drop-in sessions listed will all be celebrating: everyone welcome. Note: The regular breastfeeding support sessions not listed here should still be running - but they haven't told us about organising anything special that week.

Monday May 11th

• 10:30am-2:30pm Information stand at the ante natal/ scanning unit at the RVI
• 1-3pm Baby Café at Canning Street Primary School - Benwell NE4 8UE
  

Tuesday May 12th

• 10:30am-2:30pm Information stand at the ante natal/ scanning unit at the RVI

Wednesday May 13th

• 9am-1pm Breastfeeding awareness event and baby social Throckley Primary Care Centre

Thursday May 14th

• 10-11:30am Breastfeeding drop-in at the Lemington Resource Centre NE15 8DE
  
• 1-3pm Baby Café at St Martins Centre - Walker/Byker NE6 2RJ
  

Friday May 15th

• 11am-1pm the second annual Big Breastfeed - on the Millenium Bridge, with bunting. Bring your babies and nurse for Britain. More information here.

SureStart are asking people to help make the bunting for the Big Breastfeed: Anybody who is interested in creating a piece of the bunting is welcome to contribute to this great event. It should represent what breastfeeding means to you - eg. a time, a picture, a saying - anything personal to you - use your imagination. Each piece needs to be a triangle of fabric, with sides 30cm in length. You need to get it to Natasha ((0191) 2747308) by Friday 1st May.