Maternity and Baby Care Resources in Great Britain:

Find a nappy library near you: for hiring reusable nappies.

https://www.nappynetwork.co.uk/

Find a sling library near you: for sling hire and fittings/consultations.

https://www.carryingmatters.co.uk/sling-pages/

Safe Sleep information for baby:

https://www.lullabytrust.org.uk

Infant crying support:

https://iconcope.org

Blogs and general evidence based discussion:

https://midwifethinking.com

https://www.sarawickham.com

http://www.aims.org.uk

https://www.midwifery.org.uk/

http://www.realbirth.co.uk/ (podcast)

ttps://themidwivescauldron.buzzsprout.com/ (podcast)

Birth Trauma

https://www.birthtraumaassociation.org.uk/

Breastfeeding:

National:

Find a breastfeeding support group, private support, or NHS support:

https://maphub.net/BreastfeedingMap/map

Find a lactation consultant: https://lcgb.org/find-an-ibclc/

Find a tongue tie practitioner:

https://www.tongue-tie.org.uk/

Or hire me as tongue tie practitioner here: https://tonguetie.baby or here: https://tonguetiebaby.co.uk

Info on medications and breastmilk:

https://www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/drugs-factsheets/

Helplines/groups:

https://www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/

https://laleche.org.uk/

https://abm.me.uk/

All about breastmilk: https://www.human-milk.com/

Formula feeding information:

https://www.firststepsnutrition.org/making-infant-milk-safely

Milk bank info/donating breastmilk:

https://ukamb.org/

Breastfeeding twins and triplets: https://twinstrust.org/information/parenting/feeding.html

Support for premature babies: https://www.bliss.org.uk/

Breech Birth

https://breechbirth.org.uk/

Dad info:

https://thedadpad.co.uk

https://dadmatters.org.uk/

http://www.fatherhoodinstitute.org/

Find a doula:

https://doula.org.uk/find-a-doula

https://www.thedouladirectory.com

Find an independent or private midwife:

https://zest-midwives.co.uk/directory/

https://imuk.org.uk

Hire me here: https://supportingmotherhood.com

Formula feeding:
https://www.firststepsnutrition.org/making-infant-milk-safely

General pregnancy information:

https://www.tommys.org

Gestational Diabetes:

https://www.gestationaldiabetes.co.uk/

Group B Strep:

https://gbss.org.uk

Hyperemesis:

http://www.pregnancysicknesssupport.org.uk/

https://www.hyperemesis.org

LGBTQ+:

https://www.facebook.com/mx.seahorse (links to support groups for fertility, pregnancy, birth, parenting etc.)

https://www.brawbirth.co.uk/

https://lgbtmummies.com/

Medication in pregnancy and breastfeeding:

https://www.medicinesinpregnancy.org

https://www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/drugs-factsheets

https://bnf.nice.org.uk/

Mental health:

https://maternalmentalhealthalliance.org

https://pandasfoundation.org.uk/

https://www.app-network.org (postpartum psychosis)

Place of birth support:

https://www.birthrights.org.uk/factsheets/choice-of-place-of-birth

https://www.sarawickham.com/research-updates/is_home_birth_safe

Placenta Encapsulation:

https://placentaremediesnetwork.org/
https://www.placentanetwork.com/

Pre-eclampsia:

https://action-on-pre-eclampsia.org.uk/
https://www.preeclampsia.org

Pregnancy after loss:

https://pregnancyafterlosssupport.org

Pregnancy loss:

https://www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk

https://www.sands.org.uk

Rights in Pregnancy:

https://www.birthrights.org.uk

https://maternityaction.org.uk (Employment rights)

Twins:

https://twinstrust.org/

VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean):

https://vbac.com/

Contact

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Our Primary Service Areas:

Walthamstow, North London & East London, and the surrounding Essex and Hertfordshire borders (up to a 60-minute driving radius) and parts of South East London. Get in touch if you are outside of this area.

North & East London / Essex Borders: Walthamstow (E17), Wanstead & Snaresbrook (E11), Leyton (E10), South Woodford (E18), Woodford Green (IG8), Chingford (E4), Stoke Newington (N16), Highgate (N6), Islington (N1), Muswell Hill (N10), Crouch End (N8), Hackney (E8, E5), Romford (RM1, RM2, RM7).

West Essex: Loughton (IG10), Chigwell (IG7), Buckhurst Hill (IG9), Epping (CM16), Waltham Abbey (EN9), Brentwood (CM14, CM15), Woodford Bridge (IG8).

Hertfordshire Borders: St Albans (AL1, AL3), Hertford (SG13, SG14), Ware (SG12), Hitchin (SG4, SG5), Welwyn Garden City (AL7, AL8), Cheshunt (EN7, EN8), Bishops Stortford (CM23, CM22).

South East Border: Greenwich (SE10), Blackheath (SE3), Bexleyheath (DA6, DA7).

Email

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Supporting Motherhood provides specialist private midwifery care and Tongue-Tie Division. I offer personalised guidance, breastfeeding support, and reassurance for new parents at every step.

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• Anika Riesen, RM: NMC Registered Midwife.

• CQC Registered: For Tongue-Tie Division (via The Natal Network).

• Fully Insured: Specialist clinical cover via Zest (Birth care), RCN (Antenatal/Postnatal), and Westminster (Lactation/Tongue-Tie).

• Member: Association of Tongue Tie Practitioners (ATP)