Moat Breastfeeding Group

08/09/2026

It's nearly that time of week, time for the group!
We will be on hand to answer all your breastfeeding queries, help with positioning, help with getting that pain free latch and anything else you throw at us! We can also support with bottle feeding too.

We know how vulnerable you can feel when things aren't going to plan, so come along and let us listen and guide you if that's what you need.

We also have a special guest popping in - Emma from Little One Snug - Hastings Sling Library / Babywearing Consultancy who will provide you with all the support you need to carry your little one from a tiny newborn to toddler hood. So bring your slings and get them checked and adjusted so that you are really comfortable with them, rather than just making do! As always this is a free service we are offering, thanks to our wonderful sponsors.

📅 Wednesday 8 September
🕰️ 10.30-12pm
🏠 Robertsbridge Youth Centre, TN32 5BU

26/08/2026

As mentioned last week, we are closed this week too (Wed 26 Aug). normal service will resume on Wednesday 2 September.

In the meantime see below for the local groups you can attend and also the National Breastfeeding number who will help you day or night. As always, do get in touch if you need support. We can provide support via phone.

Looking forward to seeing you all next week (2 September).

Nikki & Natalia

Ps the last photo is unrelated but is there to stop this post getting lost as it is v similar to last weeks!

18/08/2026

We are closed this week and next. We usually operate all summer long but unfortunately this year we have to close for two weeks, our apologies.

If you need help in the meantime, you are welcome to message us, contact your midwife or health visitor or midwife or attend one of the breastfeeding groups (see photos below) in either Hastings or Rye that continue to run over the summer or contact the National Breastfeeding Helpline (see photos).

13/08/2026

It was so lovely to see new faces, and those who've been before, at the group yesterday.

Did you chat to Stevie? Stevie joined us from East Sussex Maternity & Neonatal Voices, and chatted to lots of you about your experiences, both positive and slightly more challenging.

MNVP are great at both feeding back to the relevant parties and helping instigate change to make things better for the future.

So if you have given birth in the last 12 months in East Sussex Healthcare Trust (Conquest, Eastbourne Midwifery Unit, or Homebirth) and would like to give some/more feedback, complete the form below.

If you gave birth in Kent, contact and Tunbridge Wells MNVP.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScouR4Wr1MPrw3Quz9Zd6zaVRSYzcbDT6rjXnoB-PLofR_FRQ/viewform?fbclid=IwAR1x57YpKaQ8rzouV1VC-V6gL_h7qHPzHm16Gt9xbmsVPCdnAy762O_Uvyg&pli=1

Our survey is open to anyone who has used the East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (ESHT) maternity & Neonatal service within the last 12 months and may take up to 30 minutes to complete. All questions are optional so you can answer as many or as little as you want. We would like to hear your experience...

11/08/2026

We are meeting tomorrow, Wednesday, for the last time before September.

Come along meet other mums, get your questions answered and leave feeling armed with the knowledge, calmed and ready to face the next week of breastfeeding your little one.

This week we will have the lovely Stevie joining us from East Sussex Maternity & Neonatal Voices who do a fantastic job of collating feedback and then helping to make changes to improve the experience of having a baby in East Sussex.

We look forward to seeing you all.

05/08/2026

If anyone in the UK would be happy to share their story about how high formula milk prices have affected them please do get in touch and I can give you more details.

You can use a different name and details or even have your voice changed.

They are looking for stories that might include experiences such as:

- Feeling your mental health was affected or relationships

- Getting into debt or having to ask others for help

- Feeling really let down by both a lack of breastfeeding support and now a lack of intervention on prices

- Resorting to watering down feeds

It will all be very supportive and non judgemental.

04/08/2026

Yet another reason why groups like this one are so important. We need to shout from the rooftops, so that people don't even have to think twice about where to get support!

We need to make sure that the word is spread about groups like ours that provide EXPERT support.

People need to know that this group is provided free of charge to everyone, regardless of economic status. We find private funding to ensure this is always the case! And these private funders ask for nothing in return.

We welcome all methods of feeding. We will provide support for all.

So if you know someone about to have a baby, who might know someone who might have a baby, who may know a friend who may know someone about to have a baby, talk to them about this group. Let's get the word out there!

And if you know someone who will struggle to get to us because of financial or logistical reasons (or any other reason), tell them to contact us directly and we will do our utmost to help them access the support they need.

We are here to help!

01/08/2026

A member of the Evalina London Hospital NICU has been in touch to share this wonderful free music therapy to our wonderful families

30/07/2026

29/07/2026

If you're looking to get more active or get some inspiration for lovely walks, pop along to the Robertsbridge Footpath stall this Sunday from 1-4pm at the Robertsbridge Bonfire Society Flower and Fun Dog Show which is being held at Village Hall on Sunday (2 August) from 1-4pm.

We are launching “Walking Robertsbridge”, our brand new guide to 20 walks in and around Robertsbridge, produced by Robertsbridge Footpath Group this Sunday 2nd August. Come and find out more at our stall at the Robertsbridge Bonfire Society Family Flower and Fun Dog Show at Robertsbridge Village Hall from 1pm-4pm. We also invite everyone to join us on an easy 3 mile circular walk to Salehurst Abbey and back starting from outside The George Inn at 9am on Sunday 9th August. The walk will be led by Barny Acheson, a member of Wild About Burwash. All ages welcome (no stiles), including well behaved dogs on short leads. No booking required, just turn up whatever the weather!