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Oxfordshire Breastfeeding Support

@oxbreastfeeding.bsky.social
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Supporting Oxfordshire families to breastfeed and chestfeed: in-person, 1:1 virtual help, antenatal sessions & Facebook group oxbreastfeedingsupport.org

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Oxfordshire Breastfeeding Support @oxbreastfeeding.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
❄️☃️❄️☃️❄️ OBS WINTER CLOSURE 2025 ❄️☃️❄️☃️❄️ All our services will be closed from Wednesday December 24th - Thursday Jan 1st inclusive. They will re-open as normal on Friday, January 2nd.
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Oxfordshire Breastfeeding Support @oxbreastfeeding.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
THANK YOU! You’ve just raised another £25 in FREE donations for us by using Give as you Live! If you haven’t signed up yet, get started today and you could raise FREE donations as you shop the Black Friday sales and get ready for the holidays: www.giveasyoulive.com/join/obs
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Oxfordshire Breastfeeding Support @oxbreastfeeding.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
We're looking for people who are passionate about supporting breastfeeding in Oxfordshire to volunteer a few hours a month to help OBS thrive! You can find out more here: oxbreastfeedingsupport.org/about/recrui...
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Oxfordshire Breastfeeding Support @oxbreastfeeding.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Did you know that you can attend a free online baby first aid course tomorrow as part of #babyweek2025? www.tickettailor.com/events/babyw...
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Oxfordshire Breastfeeding Support @oxbreastfeeding.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
The @biggive.bsky.social Women & Girls Match fund is over and WOW: you've raised £5,081 for breastfeeding in Oxfordshire in just one week! Over 100 families can receive free, friendly, and clinically-informed breastfeeding support, all thanks to you, our wonderful, generous supporters. 🤩 #wgmf
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Oxfordshire Breastfeeding Support @oxbreastfeeding.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
🌟 Donate at: bit.ly/OBSBigGive 🌟 Just one and a half hours to go before the end of the Big Give! You guys have been amazing and have already used up all our match funds from the Women & Girls Match Fund.
A picture of a smiling baby with text reading "just 1.5 hours to go!" and a ticker showing that £5081 has been raised against a target of £5000 = 102%
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Oxfordshire Breastfeeding Support @oxbreastfeeding.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
🌟 Donate at: bit.ly/OBSBigGive 🌟 WOW! Thank you so much to our fab OBS community, who have already exceeded our target the day before the end of our @biggive.bsky.social #WGMF campaign, raising enough to pay for 101 families to receive support at one of our sessions!
A picture of a happy baby sitting on the floor with their arms in the air. The Women & Girls Match Fund triangle is behind them. The text reads: "We beat our target...with 19 hours to go! Amount raised: £5051, campaign target: £5000, 101%" The OBS and Big Give Women & Girls Match Fund logos are at the bottom.
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Oxfordshire Breastfeeding Support @oxbreastfeeding.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
🌟 Donate at: bit.ly/OBSBigGive 🌟 Less than 4 hours ago, we asked if you could help us reach £4,000 in our Big Give Women & Girls Match Fund campaign and WOW, thank you so much! 🤩 We're now up to £4320 - enough to support nearly 90 families at our sessions and 86% of the way to our target.
An image of a surprised baby with the word "Wow!". Below, a tracker shows that £4320 has been raised out of a target of £5000 - 86%
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Oxfordshire Breastfeeding Support @oxbreastfeeding.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
🌟 Donate at: bit.ly/OBSBigGive 🌟 Could your donation help us reach £4000 today? Until we reach our £5k target, all donations will be doubled with funds from the Big Give's Women & Girls Match Fund. That means we need just £120 in donations to reach £4000.
A picture of a breastfeeding mum drinking from a mug. The text reads: "Can you help us reach £4000 today?"
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Oxfordshire Breastfeeding Support @oxbreastfeeding.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
🌟 Donate at: bit.ly/OBSBigGive 🌟 Thank you so much to everyone who donated today - we're now up to £3,090! That's enough to pay for over 60 families to receive breastfeeding support at one of our in person sessions.
A tracker showing that OBS' Big Give Women & Girls Fund campaign has now raised £3,090 towards their target of £5,000. There is a picture of a smiling baby.
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Oxfordshire Breastfeeding Support @oxbreastfeeding.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
🌟 Donate at: bit.ly/OBSBigGive 🌟 Thank you so much to everyone who donated who donated overnight! We're now up to £2,800 - that's enough to give 56 families free, friendly, clinically-informed breastfeeding support at one of our in person sessions! #WGMF
A photograph of a breastfeeding mum and baby. The baby reaches up towards the mum's face. The text reads "Double the difference. bit.ly/OBSBigGive", with the OBS and Big Give Women & Girls Match Fund logos below.
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Oxfordshire Breastfeeding Support @oxbreastfeeding.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
🌟 Donate at: bit.ly/OBSBigGive 🌟 Thank you so much to everyone who donated today! We're now 55% of the way to our target.
A tracker showing that £2760 out of £5000 has been raised so far - 55% of the campaign goal. In the background, a breastfeeding mother kisses her baby's hand. The logos for OBS and the Big Give Women and Girls Match Fund are at the bottom.
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Oxfordshire Breastfeeding Support @oxbreastfeeding.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
🌟 Donate at: bit.ly/OBSBigGive 🌟 Please help us to keep helping families across Oxfordshire by donating or sharing our campaign this week!
Black text on a white background reading "I would probably have given up on breastfeeding if it wasn't for all the help I received from OBS. - Rosie, OBS service user. Donate and have it doubled. 8-15 October." The OBS and Big Give Women and Girls Match Fund logos are at the bottom.
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Oxfordshire Breastfeeding Support @oxbreastfeeding.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
🌟 Donate at: bit.ly/OBSBigGive 🌟 It's day 2 of our Big Give Women and Girls Match Fund campaign and we're already at 50% of our target! Until we hit our £5000 target, all donations will be doubled from match funds, so it can go twice as far!
A picture of a breastfeeding dyad. The purple Big Give Women and Girls Match Fund upside down triangle outline is behind them. The caption says "8 out of 10 new mums in the UK stop breastfeeding before they want to" and "donate and have it doubled 8-15th October" The logos for Oxfordshire Breastfeeding Support and the Women and Girls Match Fund are at the bottom.
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Oxfordshire Breastfeeding Support @oxbreastfeeding.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Have you been thinking about donating to OBS? Next week, donations made as part of our @biggive.bsky.social Women & Girls Match Fund campaign will be DOUBLED up to £2,500! So a £25 donation would become £50, enough to pay for a family to receive support at one of our sessions.
A breastfeeding baby looks at the camera. The text reads "donate and have it doubled" and "8-15 October". At the bottom, there are logos for Oxfordshire Breastfeeding Support and the Big Give Women and Girls Match Fund
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Oxfordshire Breastfeeding Support @oxbreastfeeding.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Making a donation to OBS just got even easier - the teams at our sessions can now accept donations via Tap to Pay on mobile!
An image of a hand holding out a phone with the landing page of OBS' donation portal. The screen says "Supporting Oxfordshire families on their feeding journeys". Another hand is tapping a bank card against the phone's NFC reader. The caption reads "You can now donate to OBS by Tap to Pay". Beneath, there are the logos of OBS and the Give A Little Champions app.
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Oxfordshire Breastfeeding Support @oxbreastfeeding.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
A picture of a happy baby in a hooded jumper sitting in a pile of autumn leaves. The text reads: "We're back! All OBS services are now running as normal"
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Oxfordshire Breastfeeding Support @oxbreastfeeding.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
It's our second summer closure next week (August 25th-31st) 😎 All of our services, including our Facebook group, will be closed, re-opening on Monday 1st September.
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Oxfordshire Breastfeeding Support @oxbreastfeeding.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
During August, OBS will be running at reduced capacity and we will be fully closed for the weeks of August 11-17th and 25-31st. For feeding support while we're fully closed, please contact your midwifery or health visiting team, or see bit.ly/OBSresources.
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Oxfordshire Breastfeeding Support @oxbreastfeeding.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
During August, OBS will be running at reduced capacity and we will be fully closed for the weeks of August 11-17th and 25-31st. For feeding support while we're fully closed, please contact your midwifery or health visiting team, or see bit.ly/OBSresources.
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Oxfordshire Breastfeeding Support @oxbreastfeeding.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
THANK YOU! You’ve just raised another £25 in FREE donations for us by using @giveasyoulive. I f you haven’t signed up yet, get started today at www.giveasyoulive.com/join/obs
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Oxfordshire Breastfeeding Support @oxbreastfeeding.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Our spring closure starts tomorrow! 🌷 While we're shut, there's lots of information on common breastfeeding concerns and other sources of support under the 'Resources' tab on our website: www.oxbreastfeedingsupport.org/bfinfo
Oxfordshire Breastfeeding Support Spring Closure. All our services including our Facebook group will be closed 12th-21st April
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Oxfordshire Breastfeeding Support @oxbreastfeeding.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Our spring closure is coming up soon! 🌷 All of our services, including our Facebook group, will be closed from Saturday 12th - Monday 21st April inclusive, reopening as normal on Tuesday, 22nd April.
Above a border of spring foliage, the words: "Oxfordshire Breastfeeding Support Spring Closure. All of our services, including our Facebook group, will be closed 12-21 April".
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Oxfordshire Breastfeeding Support @oxbreastfeeding.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
There are still a few spaces left at our next Preparing to Breastfeed session on Tuesday 25th February! Log on and bring your lunch for a relaxed session discussing what to expect with breastfeeding. Partners and supporters are very welcome to join in too. Book your spot at bit.ly/OBSAntenatal
Over an image of hands cradling a pregnancy bump, it says: "Join our next virtual Preparing to Breastfeed session: February 25th, March 25th, April 22nd. 12:30-1:30pm. Bring your lunch! Register at bit.ly/OBSAntenatal"
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Dr Aimee Grant @draimeegrant.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
New article in @theconversation.com summarising our recent research on Autistic people's experience of maternity care is now available: theconversation.com/autistic-wom...
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Autistic women face barriers to safe and supportive maternity care – new research
Autistic women report feeling unheard, misunderstood and even unsafe during pregnancy and childbirth, according to new research.
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Oxfordshire Breastfeeding Support @oxbreastfeeding.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Looking for some breastfeeding support but can't make it to one of our sessions? Did you know you can book a spot online for a 1:1 video or phone call with one of our breastfeeding facilitators? Book at www.oxbreastfeedingsupport.org/index.php/se...
An image of a smiling woman in a hijab waving from the screen of a computer. The text reads: "Can't make it to one of our sessions? Spaces available this week for 1:1 video/phone calls!"
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Oxfordshire Breastfeeding Support @oxbreastfeeding.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Thank you so much to everyone who donated to and shared our Valentine's match giving appeal! OBS receives no statutory funding for the work that we do, so donations like these make an enormous difference and we are so grateful - we literally couldn't do it without you!
Script reading "thank you" with print underneath reading "to everyone who donated". "£1550" appears in a heart underneath. Beneath that, a cupid says "that's enough to pay for a whole week of sessions!"
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Oxfordshire Breastfeeding Support @oxbreastfeeding.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
💖 DONATE HERE: localgiving.org/charity/obs 💖 Thank you so much to everyone who has already given so generously this week! If you've been thinking about donating to OBS, this is the perfect time - there are just two more days of donations being doubled by our secret donor.
Two pink and red hearts shot through with Cupid's arrow, on a pale blue background. Script above reads "twice as nice", while print below says "double donations til February 14th"
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Oxfordshire Breastfeeding Support @oxbreastfeeding.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
We've got a secret a̶d̶m̶i̶r̶e̶r̶ donor! And they're generously doubling donations made between now and Valentine's Day. 💖 DONATE HERE: localgiving.org/charity/obs 💖
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Oxfordshire Breastfeeding Support @oxbreastfeeding.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Lovely to read about what went into The Art of Breastfeeding from our former Project Lead Jayne Joyce, as well as breastfeeding support happening in unimaginable circumstances through the work of the Gaza Infant Feeding Alliance
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LLL Collective @lllcollective.org.uk · 30/11/2024
New to Bluesky and here for people interested in breastfeeding support? Try this starter pack go.bsky.app/FPYkemz
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Oxfordshire Breastfeeding Support @oxbreastfeeding.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
A super podcast with great discussions of what breastfeeding is really like and what helps ⭐
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Oxfordshire Breastfeeding Support @oxbreastfeeding.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
We're back from our winter break & excited about a new year of breastfeeding support in Oxfordshire! And thanks to the generosity of our supporters in our last week of 2024, we raised £650 for OBS' very own Secret Santa to double! Thanks to everyone who donated and shared our match funding campaign
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