Breastfeeding Network Portsmouth

30/08/2025

🟣 BfN Groups in Portsmouth week commencing 1st September
☀️ School summer holidays timetable (normal timetable resuming next week)
🟣 Come and join us at our drop in groups across the city and online, for peer support, friendship, empathy, meeting other families, and breastfeeding support and information.
🟣 For one to one support via Zoom please email us with a brief outline of your questions or concerns and the first half of your postcode and our team will aim to reply within 48 hours 📧bfnsouthcoast@breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk

📆 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲
📍 The Parenting Network, The Bridge Hub, The Bridge Centre, Fratton, Portsmouth PO1 1SD
⏰ 12pm-1:30pm 📣📣📣NEW TIME📣📣📣

📆 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲
📍Somerstown Family Hub, Omega Street, Somerstown, Portsmouth PO5 4LP
⏰09:30am-11:00am

📆 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲
📍Portsmouth Maternity Centre, Milton Rd, Milton, Portsmouth PO3 6AD
⏰10:00am-12:00pm

⚠️Our support is variable to change, please check back for any amendments.
National Breastfeeding Helpline is also available 24/7 365 days a year
📞 0300 100 0212 and via social media messaging 💬

30/08/2025

29/08/2025

💜Please see below the message from Home-Start Portsmouth regarding the Family Festival, which was due to be held tomorrow💜

We are devastated to share that Family Festival 2025 has been cancelled.

After careful consideration, and following conversations with our partners and the local events team, the difficult decision has been made to cancel due to the forecast of high winds. The safety of our community must always come first and we wouldn’t be able to move forward with the event given the advice and guidance we’ve received 💜

We are incredibly proud of everyone who has worked so hard to bring this event together – from the community stalls and food traders, to local performers, entertainers, sponsors, and the incredible staff and volunteers at Home-Start Portsmouth,
The Roberts Centre, and Victoria Park Portsmouth 🧡

A huge thank you as well to all the Portsmouth families who planned to join us. We share your disappointment, but your safety is our priority. The good news? We’re already working behind the scenes on Family Festival 2026 and we can’t wait to bring you an even bigger and better day together. Save the date announcement coming soon!

28/08/2025

✨ It’s here! ✨
We’re thrilled to launch the Spectrum Lactation Image Library - and what better time than during Black Breastfeeding Week! 🥳

The library is still growing, and we hope it inspires more people to share images so together we can build a collection that truly represents us all.

Explore now: 👉🔗 https://spectrumlactation.org/image-library/

💫 Thanks to everyone who has helped us reach this milestone, we couldn’t have done it without you!❤

28/08/2025

We've co-signed this vital letter urging Jess Phillips to ensure babies and very young children are included in government plans to tackle violence against women and girls.

Infant feeding and care don't pause in crisis, and babies need support too. Their voices may be small, but the impact on them is lifelong.

We’re proud to stand alongside The For Baby's Sake Trust to call for protection for all, including the very youngest affected by domestic abuse.

If you need infant feeding support anywhere, any time in the UK National Breastfeeding Helpline UK is available 24/7 on 0300 100 0212 and via direct message.

27/08/2025

27/08/2025

26/08/2025

25/08/2025

As we pack down one incredible Festival, the next is just days away! The countdown is ON for Home-Start Portsmouth 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 🥳

This Saturday, join us, and many other wonderful organisations, and charities from across the city alongside Home-Start Portsmouth, Victoria Park Portsmouth and The Roberts Centre for a FREE family fun day packed with community stalls, live music, entertainment, games, crafts, food stalls, and so much more!

We’ll be there with a warm, welcoming space where families can rest, feed their babies, or enjoy a few peaceful moments away from the buzz 💜

📍 Victoria Park, Portsmouth, PO1 3HJ
📅 Saturday 30th August 2025
⌚ 10am–4pm

We can’t wait to see you there, it’s going to be a fantastic day! 🙌

23/08/2025

💜Are you passionate about breastfeeding?
💜Why not apply to join our FREE accredited training course?

💜If you...
💜Have lived experience of breastfeeding, this can be one feed, exclusively pumping, combination feeding, or exclusively breastfeeding.
💜Are interested in becoming a Breastfeeding Network peer support volunteer supporting families in Portsmouth.

💜To find out more visit https://www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/training/helper2026-16-portsmouth/

🟣Course start date: 6th January 2026
🟣Course end date: 5th May 2026
🟣Day and time of sessions: Tuesdays 12.15-14.15
🟣Course venue: Somerstown Family Hub, Omega Street, PO5 4LP

💜Closing date for applications: Tuesday 14th October 2025

🟣Please note that these volunteer positions require an enhanced DBS/PVG check including a check against the adult and child barred lists.