Northamptonshire LMNS works closely with The Milk&You project, which aims to give families access to excellent infant feeding support by working together with health and social care professionals, providing parents with a safe, supportive and equitable service.
Working as part of the Integrated Care System, Milk and You is a breastfeeding support group committed to listening to women and their families. They learn from community and partner organisations to sustain a county wide peer support service, which helps to support the increase in breastfeeding rates across Northamptonshire.
Discover Milk&You Northants on Facebook.
Breast Pump Loan Service
Milk&You are Northamptonshire's new breast pump loan service! The links to registration forms can be found below:
Breast Pump Loan Supply Form (jotform.com)
Milk&You Registration Form (jotform.com) (for all other breast pump/infant feeding queries).
Michelle
Project Manager
My role as Project Manager means leading on building and developing Milk&You as a service that meets the needs of Northamptonshire's families. I work closely with the county's NHS and Local Authority commissioners; infant feeding leads and children and young people's service managers to ensure breastfeeding is protected and promoted within the county. As a registered midwife, certified peer supporter, UNICEF The Baby Friendly Initiative Trainer and International Board Certfified Lactation Consultant I support our staff and volunteer teams with the every-day running of our services, deliver training to both staff and volunteers, support staff and volunteer wellbeing & development, as well as giving practical help to mothers to feed their babies in the way they want to. My main duties include ensuring our charity project meets funding requirements, providing expert advice to our stakeholders to help develop county wide infant feeding strategies and policies and keeping abreast of new evidence that can inform better breastfeeding support.
Emma
Team Leader
I joined Milk and You, as a Peer Support Volunteer in 2020, and have been employed as Project Worker since 2022.
My role includes administration, receiving phone calls and messages, welcoming new volunteers into their roles, and supporting families at our weekly Infant Feeding group.
Bethany
Peer Support Coordinator - Daventry & Towcester
Bethany is the Peer Support Coordinator for Milk&You, covering Daventry & Towcester areas.
She mentors volunteers and coordinates their roles, placing them in groups or with families for 1:1 support. She ensures parents are aware of the other branches of the service such as the donation bank, breast pump loan and buggy walks. Bethany has been a peer supporter since 2015.
Natasha
Wellingborough and East Northants coordinator
Hi, I am Natasha and I am the Wellingborough and East Northants coordinator for Milk&You. As well as supporting families in these areas, I coordinate a team of volunteers who run our local groups. I have training in Perinatal Mental Health and Birth Trauma support as well as being Diversity and Inclusivity lead.
Izzie
MUM Support Liaison Project Worker
My role within Milk and You is the MUM Support Liaison Project Worker, which involves helping pregnant and new mums with smoking cessation and stress relief support for our project MUM Support Solace. I support families by offering guidance and friendship through peer support to stay smoke free. This can involve cafe meet-ups, buggy walks, phone calls, texts, coming along to groups, donation bank, buddying up MUMS with one of our MUM Support Volunteers and more. I have been a peer supporter for Milk&You for 4 years now.
Oliver
Dads Area Peer Support Coordinator & Mental Health First Aider
I am currently leading the DADS AREA project, establishing a growing community and support network for new & expecting Dads across Northamptonshire. It's a space where Dads can share their experiences, ask questions and guide & support each other through their partners pregnancy up until their babies are 2 years old.
I facilitate regular online community drop-in sessions, as well as face-to-face meet ups and workshops and offer 1-to-1 support. I have lived experience as a Dad to a child who was breastfed through to natural term, so I am well equipped to offer guidance to Dads with any challenges they may face in early parenthood (such as feeding, bonding & attachment.) I am also a qualified Mental Health First Aider.
I love meeting new families at Baby Fayres and other events, establishing personal relationships with the Dads and promoting our services (both Milk&You and DADS AREA!). I also recruit and train volunteers for the DADS AREA project, supporting their wellbeing and development.