Oxfordshire Breastfeeding Support

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Our drop in session for families that live in The Leys will be closed on April 11th as the venue is still shut.

The session will run as usual on the 18th!

Happy 6th Rebirthday to OBS! We became an independent charity 6 years ago after many years as a group of Baby Cafes in different locations around Oxfordshire. Look how far we’ve come! Many thanks as always to team members, trustees, volunteers and funders, past and present 🥰 🥳 🎂 6️⃣

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Our spring closure is coming up at the end of this week!

Looking for a last minute way to celebrate Mother's Day?

Make a donation to OBS in the name of an important mum in your life and give the gift of breastfeeding support to families across Oxfordshire: localgiving.org/charity/obs.

There are still spaces available at next week's session at Barton!

Book at bit.ly/OBSbfgt

Whether you're still feeding, but not how you wanted or imagined, or it's been a while since you had your baby, these sessions are a safe and supportive space for you to discuss your experience with other mums and with our facilitators.

Can you help our small but mighty charity? We're looking for a Treasurer Trustee. Details and link to apply http://bit.ly/OBStrustee24 Closing date 10 March. Please Share!

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We know that for many, breastfeeding does not work out the way they wanted or hoped. Many carry heavy and complicated feelings with them about their breastfeeding experiences. Some describe feeling grief and even trauma.

After a few successful sessions in the autumn of 2023 we have funding to run two more in March:

13 March, 10-11:30 am at Barton Neighbourhood Centre

19 March, 12-1:30 pm Online on Zoom

Register at bit.ly/OBSbfgt

If these dates don't work for you, you can ask to be notified of any future sessions.

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🛒 Shopping the Boxing Day sales online?

Did you know that you can generate FREE donations for OBS if you shop using Give As You Live?

https://www.giveasyoulive.com/charity/obs

❄️☃️❄️☃️❄️ OBS WINTER CLOSURE 2023 ❄️☃️❄️☃️❄️

All our services will be closed from Saturday December 23rd - Monday Jan 1st inclusive. They will re-open as normal on Tuesday, January 2nd.

Sessions can be booked as normal during the winter closure. Bookings for in person sessions open 10 days in advance, and for virtual 1:1 appointments 7 days in advance.

While we're shut, there are lots of resources on common breastfeeding concerns on our website, as well links to other sources of support: https://www.oxbreastfeedingsupport.org/index.php/bfinfo

Wishing you and your families a happy and healthy holiday!

🌟🎉 WE DID IT! 🎉🌟

Thank you so much to everyone who so generously donated, shared the campaign, and supported us this week!

Donate at: bit.ly/OBSBigGive

Thank you, thank you, thank you for all of your generous donations as we hit the final stretch of the Big Give : we're now at 94% of our £1.5k target!

The Big Give Christmas Challenge ends tomorrow at noon, so we have less than 24 hours left to meet our target. We're so grateful for all of your donations, shares, and support for this campaign!

We're over 60% of the way to our target for the Big Give - can you help us to help more families across Oxfordshire? Thanks to generous match funding, donations are DOUBLED, so can go even further!

Donate at bit.ly/OBSBigGive or via the link in bio. Thank you!

Donate at: bit.ly/OBSBigGive

Thank you so much to everyone who's donated over the weekend! We're now at over 60% of our target for the Big Give , with just two days left to go.

So if you've been thinking about donating, now is the perfect time! And remember - thanks to match funding, the donation you make will be DOUBLED! If you've already donated, or can't right now, please do keep sharing this campaign to help us reach even more people. We couldn't do what we do without the help of our wonderful OBS community!

Donate at: bit.ly/OBSBigGive

😎 WOOOOAH! WE'RE HALF WAY THEEEEEERE! 😎

Thank you so much to everyone who has already donated and shared this campaign! If you haven't, please do consider making a donation - even a small donation goes twice as far during the ChristmasChallenge! - or sharing this campaign to help us reach more people and support breastfeeding across Oxfordshire.

Donations during the Big Give will be doubled, meaning it goes twice as far helping families across Oxfordshire!

Donate at bit.ly/OBSBigGive

Thank you so much to everyone who has donated so far during our Big Give campaign - we've already reached 44% of our target!

Make a donation today and it will go twice as far thanks to match funding!

DONATE AT bit.ly/OBSBigGive!

Thank you so much to everyone who has donated so far at the beginning of our Big Give week!

Make a donation today and it will go twice as far thanks to match funding! DONATE AT bit.ly/OBSBigGive!

The Big Give starts tomorrow!

Keep an eye out for our campaign launch video - if you've been to one of our sessions, you may spot some familiar faces!

Two days until the Big Give !

Did you know that as well as our sessions across the county and 1:1 online support, OBS also offers online Preparing to Breastfeed sessions for families expecting a baby, works with the Family Nurse Partnership to give specialist support for young mums, and has a low cost breast pump loan scheme?

There are lots of ways that your donation can help OBS to support families with breastfeeding!

Just three days until the Big Give !

£25 can pay for a family to have a 1:1 online consultation with one of our trained breastfeeding facilitators. And during the Big Give Christmas Challenge, if you donate £25 that will pay for TWO consultations thanks to donation matching!

Four days to go until the Big Give !

Did you know that OBS helps over 1000 families in Oxfordshire every year? Your shares and donations during the Big Give Christmas Challenge will help us to continue offering help and support in the future.

Five days to go until the Big Give !

Just £5 can pay for a family to attend one of our online Preparing to Breastfeed sessions. And a £5 donation during the Big Give Christmas Challenge can pay for TWO families to attend, thanks to match funding!

Just six days to go until the Big Give !

We have £750 of match funding this year and any donations up to that amount will be DOUBLED - so we can help even more families like L's across Oxfordshire.

It's nearly that time of year again! The Big Give Christmas Challenge is a nationwide fundraising event where charities can have the donations they receive during the Challenge DOUBLED! So if you've been considering making a donation to OBS, a donation during the Christmas Challenge will go twice as far!

Last year we raised £5k during the Big Give Christmas Challenge - enough to cover the cost of over 200 families attending our sessions!

Look out over the next week for some more information about the Big Give Christmas Challenge and how your donations can help OBS to continue to support families across Oxfordshire!

Has your inbox been filling up with tempting sale emails from your favourite shops? Maybe you're planning on a big essential purchase in the Black Friday sales or thinking ahead to buying gifts for the holidays?

Did you know that if you do your shop with Give As You Live, the brands you buy from with will donate part of what you spend to OBS at no extra cost to you?

You can shop through their website or app, and they even have a browser extension that will let you know if the shop you're browsing will make donations!

Not a Black Friday fan? Give As You Live includes major supermarkets, insurance providers, and even holiday companies, as well as your favourite online retailers. So even your weekly shop can raise vital funds to help us to continue to support families across Oxfordshire!

It's quick and easy to sign up at www.giveasyoulive.com!