In very exciting news for ABA, our phone Breastfeeding Helpline has gone national! As you will know if you’ve ever called it yourself, previously when a mother called the Breastfeeding Helpline, she would get a recorded message with the names and numbers of counsellors who were available, would have to note these details and then make another call to speak with someone. Improvements made with the new Breastfeeding Helpline mean that now, mothers (and fathers and grandparents and caregivers) only need make one call to our new number, 1800 686 2 686 (1800 mum 2 mum), and they will be connected to the first available counsellor in Australia. The new helpline, a free-call number, has seen welcome improvements both for callers (of which we have about 1100 per week!) and for our volunteer counsellors. The Breastfeeding Helpline is supported by funding from the Australian Government under the Support Breastfeeding Mums initiative.
The Blue Mountains’ Australian Breastfeeding Association Welcomes You!
For more than 45 years, the Australian Breastfeeding Association has been helping mothers and babies enjoy all the benefits of breastfeeding.
The Association’s trained voluntary breastfeeding counsellors help thousands of mothers every year. As breastfeeding mothers themselves, they know breastfeeding may not always seem easy. Rolex Milgauss watch Their experience can reassure new mothers and give them the knowledge to understand how breastfeeding works.
With local Australian Breastfeeding Association groups throughout Australia, all mothers have access to the same support and information. Support and help is available by phoning or emailing a counsellor, or attending a local group meeting. Group meetings are also a good way of meeting other local mothers.
The Australian Breastfeeding Association is not just for women experiencing breastfeeding problems. In fact, being a member of the Australian Breastfeeding Association means you are more likely to breastfeed successfully and are able to prevent or overcome most problems.
The Lower Blue Mountains’ ABA covers Lapstone, Glenbrook, Blaxland, Warrimoo, Springwood, Yellow Rock, Valley Heights, & Mt Riverview.
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Welcome to the Blue Mountains Region
The ABA is well represented in the Blue Mountains with three local groups covering the Hawkesbury, Nepean and Blue Mountains areas offering counselling by qualified breastfeeding counsellors, group meetings, social events and breast pump hire. It is the mother-to-mother support offered by the Australian Breastfeeding Association that has attracted subscribers and visitors to our meetings for more than 45 years.
We come from all walks of life and have had different life experiences. Some of us are first time parents, others have been there before and know how each child teaches you new skills. One way or another we are all busy mothers coping with motherhood and we’re united in our desire to help mothers who wish to breastfeed their babies. ABA is not just for mothers with breastfeeding problems — through your own experience you may offer the encouragement and support another mother needs.