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Local Support

Home Start

Home-Start Bristol & South Gloucestershire offers free, confidential support, friendship and practical help to parents in Bristol and South Gloucestershire who are going through a challenging time and have at least one child under the age of five.

Visit the Home Start website

Sirona Health Visiting 

Home-Start Bristol & South Gloucestershire offers free, confidential support, friendship and practical help to parents in Bristol and South Gloucestershire who are going through a challenging time and have at least one child under the age of five.

Visit the Sirona website

Mothers for Mothers

Maternal mental health and emotional wellbeing support, advice and information to women, birthing people and their families in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

Visit the Mothers for Mothers website

South Gloucestershire Breastfeeding Peer Support Service

Barnardo’s in partnership with South Gloucestershire Council, run free, drop in breastfeeding groups every week in six local areas

Visit the Barnardo's website

HANDi app

Aims to provide advice and support to parents and carers when your child is unwell.

Visit the HANDi app website

DadPad

The DadPad app has been developed with local NHS teams – with feedback from real-life dads – to give new dads and dads-to-be the knowledge and practical skills necessary to support themselves and their partner, so that babies get the best start in life.

Visit the DadPad website

South Gloucestershire Children's Partnership

Child safeguarding

Visit the South Gloucestershire Children's Partnership website

National Support

The National Childbirth Trust

Their mission is to support parents through the first 1,000 days, to have the best possible experience of pregnancy, birth and early parenthood.

Visit the The National Childbirth Trust website

ICON

Baby crying is normal, you can cope. Please follow the ICON guidance for coping with crying.

Visit the ICON website

The Lullaby Trust

The Lullaby Trust raises awareness of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), provides expert advice on safer sleep for babies and offers emotional support for bereaved families.

Visit the The Lullaby Trust website

TAMBA (Twins and Multiple Births Association)

Tamba is a UK based charity helping people around the world. They were set up by parents of multiples and interested professionals in 1978.

Visit the TAMBA website

Baby Centre

BabyCentre® reaches more than 45 million mums globally each month in nine different languages, including eight in 10 new and expecting mums online in the UK.

Visit the Baby Centre website

Cry-sis

Support for parents with crying and sleepless babies.

Visit the Cry-sis website

The National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome

The National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome commits to prevent shaken baby syndrome / abusive head trauma and promote the well-being of infants through supporting and educating families, caregivers and professionals.

Visit The National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome website

The Lullaby Trust

The Lullaby Trust exists to keep babies safe and to keep grieving families supported. 

Visit the Lullaby Trust website