Bump Buds

22/01/2026

If you're pregnant or have a child under 4 years old, and are a low-earning family in receipt of certain benefits you can apply for an NHS Healthy Start card, which is topped up with money to spend on healthy foods such as fruits, vegetables and milk.
For more information including finding out if you're eligible, and to apply for a card, please see the post below or go to - https://www.healthystart.nhs.uk/.../applying-for-healthy.../

01/01/2026

🌟Happy New Year from the Best Start Team🌟

We look forward to welcoming you back to our service from the 5th January!

30/12/2025

📣Our pregnancy social groups will be back up and running next week! The dates for our first sessions of the year are:

🤰Monday 5th January- Health Resource Centre, Benwell, NE4 8BE - 3:00- 4:30pm

🤰Wednesday 7th January- Byker Sands Centre, Byker, NE6 2FF- 10:00- 11:30am

🤰Thursday 8th January- The Haven, Kenton, NE3 3RX- 4:00- 5:30pm

🤰Friday 9th January- The Galafield Centre, Newbiggin Hall, NE5 1LZ - 1:00- 2:30pm

As always, all of our groups are free to attend and there is no need to pre-book. Come along for non-clinical pregnancy support or just for the social aspect!

We would love to see you there!

25/12/2025

🌟🎄Merry Christmas from the Best Start Team! We hope you all have a lovely day, however you spend it!🎄🌟

Practitioner Jen has written a blog about breastfeeding over the festive period…

"Whether this is your first Christmas as a breastfeeding mam or your fifth, this time of year can be surprisingly tricky.. Don’t get me wrong – Christmas is magical for babies and children. You’re probably excited to dress your little one in their snowman onesie and watch their eyes widen at the sparkle of fairy lights. Christmas is wonderful, and even more so with little ones in tow.

This time of year often means busy family gatherings, and naturally everyone wants to see – and cuddle – the baby! But what does this have to do with breastfeeding?" ..... You can read more at:

https://www.healthworksne.org.uk/breastfeeding-at-christmas/

23/12/2025

📣A reminder that our service will be closed for the festive period from 4pm today (Tuesday 23rd December), and will reopen at 9am on Monday 5th January.

If you need support with your pregnancy during this time you can contact your midwife, health visitor, GP or other health care professional.

You can also access infant feeding telephone support from the National Breastfeeding Helpline who are open 24/7 every day of the year! You can reach them on 0300 100 0212.

We look forward to catching up with you all in the New Year 🌟

05/12/2025

Breast milk is 100% natural. And made just for your bairn.

Breastfeeding is welcome across Newcastle. If you need support and advice around breastfeeding, it is available - Visit
https://propergeordiescran.org.uk/

04/12/2025

Would you like to join our amazing group of peer support volunteers?
We run pregnancy and breastfeeding peer support training twice a year, and are now taking enquiries for our spring cohort beginning in April 2026.
Do you -
❤️ Have experience breastfeeding?
🧡 Live in Newcastle?
💛 Want to spend some time supporting families?
💚 Want to be part of a community of likeminded m**s?
🩵 Have a couple of hours a month free to volunteer?
💜 Have availability for training in spring/summer 2026?
If this is something you might be interested in, please contact our volunteer coordinator Sarah on 07826531575 or sarah.reynolds@hwn.org.uk

Would you like to join our amazing group of peer support volunteers?

We run pregnancy and breastfeeding peer support training twice a year, and are now taking enquiries for our spring cohort beginning in April 2026.

Do you -
❤️ Have experience breastfeeding?
🧡 Live in Newcastle?
💛 Want to spend some time supporting families?
💚 Want to be part of a community of likeminded m**s?
🩵 Have a couple of hours a month free to volunteer?
💜 Have availability for training in spring/summer 2026?

If this is something you might be interested in, please contact our volunteer coordinator Sarah on 07826531575 or sarah.reynolds@hwn.org.uk

19/11/2025

Wow! What an incredible night we had at our New Borns New Norms antenatal event last night! 🤩

We had a fantastic turnout on a very dark and rainy evening; thank you so much to everyone who attended. Also a big thank you to our lovely host One Strawberry Lane

We wanted to share some of the wonderful feedback which we received:

🌟"I am glad my mam and mother in law got to hear some up to date guidance, how to helpfully support and also unhelpful things to say. I think it was really helpful for that to come from someone else knowledgeable and not necessarily from me!"

🌟"I thought the woman presenting came across as very open and friendly, the environment felt supportive and that I could ask questions freely. I didn't feel nervous in that environment with the staff that were present."

🌟"Interactive, informative and well presented by a great team."

🌟 "The fact it was held after working hours was extremely helpful, it has been the only class my partner has been able to attend. It adjusted my expectations of normal baby behaviour, normalised them and was really helpful and informative- thank you!"

14/11/2025

📣We have an exciting group venue change to both of our groups which are scheduled to take place on Thursday 20/11.

Both our Fawdon Breastfeeding social group and our Kenton pregnancy social group will take place at the North Museum: Hancock as part of

The sessions will run all day between 10am-4pm on a drop in basis! We would love to see you there 🤱🤰

04/11/2025

📣🤰Are you expecting a baby?

Catch practitioner, Jen, on Hits Radio every hour from 3pm tomorrow promoting this fantastic event! 🎙

We are so excited that our FREE fun and interactive antenatal myth busting session- "New Borns; New Norms" is returning this November as part of ! If you are a new parent or adding to your growing brood we would love you to join us.
We know that EVERYONE has their own opinions about raising a baby- but what does the evidence actually say? Bring your nearest and dearest; partners, grandparents, friends & family along to tackle some of the most common myths, and explore what really helps babies to thrive.

The perfect mix of learning, laughter and real talk to help you feel confident and supported as you prepare for parenthood. This time we will be hosted by the fabulous One Strawberry Lane ; a state of the art venue right in the centre of town with refreshments provided!

📅18/11/2025
⏰ 6-7:30pm (with additional time at the end for questions)
📍One Strawberry Lane, NE1 4BX

To book please use the following link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/.../new-borns-new-norms...

❗️MORE TICKETS RELEASED DUE TO HIGH DEMAND- If you have tried to book and received a sold out message- please try again❗️

(Please note you must have a postcode within the Newcastle area to book! However, this does not apply to any guests that you bring)
Any questions please call or text: 07826531575

08/10/2025

💕Are you expecting a baby?🤰

We are so excited that our FREE fun and interactive antenatal myth busting session- "New Borns; New Norms" is returning this November as part of ! If you are a new parent or adding to your growing brood we would love you to join us.

We know that EVERYONE has their own opinions about raising a baby- but what does the evidence actually say? Bring your nearest and dearest; partners, grandparents, friends & family along to tackle some of the most common myths, and explore what really helps babies to thrive.

The perfect mix of learning, laughter and real talk to help you feel confident and supported as you prepare for parenthood. This time we will be hosted by the fabulous One Strawberry Lane ; a state of the art venue right in the centre of town with refreshments provided!

📅 18/11/2025
⏰6-7:30pm (with additional time at the end for questions)
📍One Strawberry Lane, NE1 4BX

To book please use the following link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/new-borns-new-norms-event-tickets-1775767842419?aff=oddtdtcreator

Places filled up very quickly at our last event so be quick!

(Please note you must have a postcode within the Newcastle area to book! However, this does not apply to any guests that you bring)

🌟Any questions please call or text: 07826531575 🌟

05/09/2025