Support services

Cake Club is a welcoming and non-judgmental parenting support and playgroup, with weekly sessions held in Southend, Westcliff, Eastwood, Leigh-on-Sea, Rochford, Shoebury and Hockley, combining the sling library (run by Slings-on-Sea, part of Parenting-on-Sea CIC) and infant feeding support with a social and supportive playgroup; a community of like-minded parents coming together for tea, cake and chat.... Read more

Daisy First Aid provide award winning first aid classes specifically designed for parents and carers of young children, children and childcare professionals.

In our fun and informative parent and carers classes we cover all the topics parents worry about, including choking and meningitis, after a 2 hour class you will come away with the confidence and knowledge of what to do should... Read more

Do It Like a Mother is a movement, created and curated to bring you the most empowered and connected experience of pregnancy, birth and parenting, with the pursuit of your passions alongside it all.

Your well-being is important so while the focus from all other angles turns to your baby once they arrive we continue to focus on and hold you so you can focus on and hold your baby. ... Read more

Award winning antenatal, postnatal and hypnobirthing courses available online or in person.

Our goal is simple. To give parents access to clear and unbiased information that they can trust.
We bring together a team of specialists, that work together to give the best possible level of support for each stage of pregnancy, birth and parenting.

Our uniquely designed... Read more

Hello Mama, how are you?

Since becoming a Mother, I have experienced great beauty and confusion as I moved into Motherhood. It was a time of great stillness and chasing what and who I thought I was supposed to be. It sparked big questions within me, and has since become my passion to support other Mums...

I asked;

- Who am I now that I am a Mother?... Read more

Empowering and supporting families through their feeding journey. Offering consultations in your own home and online. Our team covers Hertfordshire and Essex depending on distance for face to face support and nationally for online support. We provide antenatal and postnatal sessions as well as antenatal workshops and pregnancy packages. Our whole team are all fully qualified International Board Certified Lactation Consultants and all have a medical trained background in Nursing, we all currently work in a tertiary NHS NICU. Please Email or submit a direct contact for more information, we are so happy to help.

The Southend Health Visiting Team can be contacted Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm, excluding bank holidays

Health Visitors aim to promote the health and well-being of families with children under the age of five.

They encourage healthy lifestyles, support families with addressing concerns about physical and mental wellbeing, as well as readdressing health inequalities.... Read more

I work with families in a number of ways: group workshops 1:1 consultations and an online course coming VERY SOON! As a Mum myself and advocate of supporting parents in a practical way, I am determined to make your child healthier and your mealtimes easier by providing science backed information that is simple to understand and easy to implement into daily life.

The Early Years Dietitian... Read more

The Milk Hub provides antenatal and postnatal support for all
parents.

We offer qualified infant feeding support, however you choose to feed your baby. Led by an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), the Milk Hub team offers specialist, evidence based support for all families.

As well as group and individual feeding support, we also offer... Read more