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Supporting mothers in their breastfeeding journeys in Eastbourne and surrounding areas.

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With local breastfeeding rates beginning to rise, it’s clear that support makes a difference, yet many families still struggle to find the help they need to meet their own feeding goals. We soon realised that everyone deserves access to the right support and the right to make informed decisions about feeding their baby. We believe that each family should be able to have the breastfeeding journey that works for them whatever that looks like. We believe everyone deserves trustworthy, compassionate, and consistent support. We’re here to walk beside you, however your journey looks.

Make a Donation​

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Your donation can help us cover essential costs and provide vital breastfeeding support, from running cafés and clinics to training volunteers and offering one-to-one guidance for families.

Get Support​

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Our regular clinics offer a safe, supportive space for breastfeeding mothers to ask questions, seek reassurance, or get help with any challenges they may be facing.

Become a Peer Supporter ​

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 Becoming a peer supporter is a rewarding way to share your experience and help others on their breastfeeding journey, whether you’ve overcome challenges or simply want to offer support, your story can make a real difference.

Our Values

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At the heart of everything we do are the values that guide our support, shape our services, and reflect our commitment to the families we serve:

 

  • Compassion – We offer a safe, understanding space where every parent feels heard, supported, and valued.​​

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  • Inclusivity – We welcome all families, respecting each individual’s journey, background, and experience.

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  • Empowerment – We support informed choices through evidence-based guidance and respectful, non-judgemental care.

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  • Community – We build connection through shared experiences, peer support, and mutual encouragement.

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  • Integrity – We uphold confidentiality, transparency, and trust in everything we do.

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  • Accessibility – We aim to make our services approachable and adaptable to meet the varied needs of our community.

Breastfeeding Cafés

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Our weekly cafes offer a safe, friendly and understanding environment for breastfeeding mums to connect, chat and feel supported. We chat over tea (or coffee) and cake, discussing a different topic each week.

Drop-In Clinics

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We run regular clinics for mothers who may be looking for reassurance or help with any challenges along the way. Whether you're experiencing difficulties or just want to ask a few questions, our clinics offer a safe, private, and confidential space.

Events​

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Throughout the year, we host larger community events to celebrate key awareness days and annual milestones, bringing families together for fun, connection, and support.

Our mums have said...

My partner and myself recently attended the breastfeeding support clinic. We can't not express how thankful we are for the service we received. It's our first time breast feeding and we were after some advise on tongue tie, positions, pumping and bottles. As well as reassurance that we are doing it right! 
On arrival we were greeted by Amy who is a mental health support peer. Amy was lovely very welcoming, and knowledgeable. Very easy to talk to and approach! We instantly felt safe and like we has made the right choice to come.
Following this we met Vivian, who was also warm and welcoming! We started by chatting about our baby and what we were looking for from the session. We then got straight into things. We were both over the moon with all the information, guidance, support and knowledge we received. We feel much more settled in what we are doing and how to progress forward. We had so many questions and Vivian didn't hesitate to explain each one to us.
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We highly recommend attendance to the clinic days or the cafe to receive some support if you're unsure on anything or just want some reassurance!
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The SCBfS Team

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Vivien

Trustee

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Certified Lactation Counsellor

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Dannielle

Trustee

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ABM Breastfeeding Peer Supporter

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Sasha

Trustee

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Postnatal Mental Health Peer Supporter & Babywearing Peer Supporter

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Sam

Trustee

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Chief of Calm and Chaos

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Amy

Volunteer

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Postnatal Mental Health Peer Supporter

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Roxy

Volunteer

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Postnatal Mental Health Peer Supporter

With Thanks to Our Supporters!

With heartfelt thanks to our recent donors.
Your generosity helps us support more families every day. We are deeply grateful for your care and commitment.

Support Our Work with a Donation

As a charity, we rely on donations to help cover our core running costs and deliver the services and support we offer to families. Donations give us the flexibility to respond to need, grow our projects, and offer the best possible support where it’s most needed.

 

Every donation, no matter the size, makes a difference. If you’ve attended one of our cafés, received support, or simply found helpful information here on our website, please consider donating. 

£5

Could buy a box of gloves

£15

Could help cover costs of the Breastfeeding Café

£30

Could help pay the walk-in clinic’s hire fee

£50

Could help a mum receive individualised one-to-one support

£80

Could help us print and share information leaflets

£100

Could help us train two new volunteer peer supporters

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