We are excited that Families and Babies (FAB) has been commissioned by Wakefield Council to deliver the Breastfeeding Promotion and Community Peer Support Service, supporting new families to enjoy their breastfeeding journeys and helping to normalise breastfeeding across the district.
FAB is also commissioned by Mid Yorks NHS Trust to support breastfeeding on the postnatal wards at Pinderfields Hospital helping to get breastfeeding off to a great start.
The FAB Wakefield team are based inside The Ridings Shopping Centre. We are on the Upper Mall, Unit 95. We are happy to be a drop-in comfy space to breastfeed while you are out and about, and if you need one-to-one support, you can make an appointment to see a peer supporter by ringing our 24-hour helpline on 01924 851901. See you soon 🙂
If you require breastfeeding support, please call our 24-hour breastfeeding helpline 01924 851901 to speak to a peer supporter for help over the telephone, to find your nearest breastfeeding group, or arrange an appointment at FAB or a home visit.
Are you pregnant? Do you want to know about bonding with your bump, skin-to-skin contact, and breastfeeding your baby? If so, why not sign up to our online antenatal course. The course is FREE to Wakefield residents (you can get a discount code from your midwife or by calling 01924 851901 and partners and supporters are also welcome to register. Please note this course does not cover labour and birth – you will need to discuss this with your midwife.
Our Breastfeeding Peer Supporters are available to chat to at a number of groups across the district, you can pop in to any of the groups without an appointment. Meet other mums, make new friends, share your experiences, get breastfeeding support or just ask the breastfeeding question that is niggling away at you. For updates of group closures, see our Facebook Page.
Mondays 9:30am-11am Upton Village Hall, 22 Harewood Lane, Pontefract, WF9 1JB
Mondays 1-2.30pm Butterflies Family Hub, Wakefield Road, Normanton, WF6 1BB
Tuesdays 1-2.30pm Kendal Drive Family Hub, 51 Kendal Drive, Castleford, WF10 3SP
Tuesdays (Term Time Only) 1-2.30pm Sunbeam Family Hub, Lupset Crescent, Wakefield, WF2 8RH
Wednesdays 9.30-11am Ferrybridge Community Centre, The Square, Ferrybridge, Knottingley, WF11 8PQ
Wednesdays 9:30-11am South Elmsall Library, Barnsley Rd, South Elmsall, Pontefract, WF9 2BP
Thursdays 1-2.30pm Cedars Family Hub, Barnsley Road, Hemsworth, WF9 4PU
Fridays 9:30am-11am Oakhill Family Hub Hardwick Rd, Featherstone, Pontefract, WF7 5NF
Fridays 1-2.30pm Pomfret Family Hub, Rookhill Road, Pontefract, WF8 2DD
We want to share that its OK to breastfeed in public in Wakefield and to add to Wakefield’s directory of Breastfeeding Friendly Venues.
To see the full list please click here.
Please tell us about anywhere you have had a great experience of breastfeeding your baby so that we can pass the message onto other new mums.
If you see this sticker in a shop, café or other venue it means they have already signed up and made a commitment to being breastfeeding friendly and they will welcome breastfeeding mums.
If you would like to become a breastfeeding friendly business in Wakefield please click this link.
We have a lovely base in Wakefield Centre with a charity shop! We sell low-priced, preloved baby clothes and baby items – as well as our own merchandise!
95 Cathedral Walk, The Ridings Shopping Centre, Wakefield WF1 1YD
Service Opening Times – 9am-3pm Monday to Friday
Shop Opening Times – 10am-4pm Monday to Saturday
If you would like one-to-one support at our base, please ring our helpline to book an appointment.
24 Hour Helpline:Â 01924 851 901
We are pleased to offer the following online courses:
Breastfeeding Peer Supporter Training w/c 02/12/2024
£250.00
Breastfeeding Peer Supporter Training w/c 04/11/2024
£250.00
Breastfeeding Peer Supporter Training w/c 07/10/2024
£250.00
Breastfeeding Peer Supporter Training w/c 02/09/2024
£250.00
Breastfeeding Peer Supporter Training w/c 05/08/2024
£250.00
Empowerment Project Entry Fee
£10.00
Breastfeeding Peer Supporter Training w/c 03/06/2024
£250.00
Breastfeeding Peer Supporter Training w/c 01/07/2024
£250.00
DBS Fee
£12.00
Breastfeeding Friendly Wakefield
£15.00
Antenatal Course
£15.00