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

Supporting your motherhood journey.

Our Primary Service Areas:

Walthamstow, North & East London, and the surrounding Essex and Hertfordshire borders (up to a 60-minute driving radius).

North & East London / Essex Borders: Walthamstow (E17), Wanstead & Snaresbrook (E11), South Woodford (E18), Woodford Green (IG8), Chingford (E4), Stoke Newington (N16), Highgate (N6), 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), Broxbourne (EN10), Hoddesdon (EN11), Cheshunt (EN7, EN8).

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

Email

hello@supportingmotherhood.com

+44 7706191892

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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.

Your Safety & Care:

• 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)