Bump Start

This week we will be talking about all things nappies! How to choose them and how to use them. We’ll discuss the pros and cons of disposable vs reusable, look at different types of nappies and talk through how to use, wash and reuse cloth nappies.

Laura is a mum of three and cofounder of Kendal Parent Network.

Ann is passionate about supporting families to meet their breastfeeding goals and has run free breastfeeding support groups in South Cumbria for the last 13 years. 

Kendal Town Council has awarded funding for South Cumbria Breastfeeding Support, in collaboration with Kendal Parent Network, to deliver monthly antenatal breastfeeding workshops as part of the Bump Start programme. Each session will have a specific focus, chosen based on Ann’s experience of supporting local parents to breastfeed. 

During this session, Ann will focus on how to tell if your baby is getting enough milk, but will happily answer any questions you have on feeding your baby – whether with breast, bottle or anything in between.

Ann is passionate about supporting families to meet their own breastfeeding goals and has run free breastfeeding support groups in South Cumbria for the last 13 years.

During our session on Wednesday, Ann will focus on breastfeeding challenges; how to avoid them and how to solve them. Many parents want to breastfeed but find it much more difficult than they expect. The more you can learn about breastfeeding before your baby comes along, the higher your chances of reaching your own breastfeeding goals, whatever they may be.

Though this topic will be our focus, Ann will happily answer any questions you have on feeding your baby – whether with breast, bottle or anything in between.

The anonymous questions we collected at one of Ann’s Bump Start sessions inspired the videos shared as part of South Cumbria Breastfeeding Support’s Pink for Power : knowledge is power event – check it out for answers to commonly asked questions about breastfeeding.

This session is held at the South Lakeland Family Hub, St Thomas’s CE Primary School, Kendal Green, LA9 5PP

PLEASE NOTE this is in place of the session at Outside-In.

BOOKING IS REQUIRED

To book your place, please contact kendalparentnetwork@gmail.com

Come along to learn:
✅ Emergency Life Support Skills
✅ Caring for a casualty and the procedure for obtaining help
✅ CPR: giving rescue breaths for babies, children and adults
✅ Dealing with choking and other issues

Ask any questions you have at the end.

Ann is passionate about supporting families to meet their own breastfeeding goals and has run free breastfeeding support groups in South Cumbria for the last 13 years.

During this session Ann will share information on how you can prepare to breastfeed your baby, whether you plan to breastfeed for a day, a month, a year or beyond.

Though this topic will be our focus, Ann will happily answer any questions you have on feeding your baby – whether with breast, bottle or anything in between.

The anonymous questions we collected at one of Ann’s Bump Start sessions inspired the videos shared as part of South Cumbria Breastfeeding Support’s Pink for Power : knowledge is power event – check it out for answers to commonly asked questions about breastfeeding.

Emma is a baby sleep specialist and founder of Flo to Sleep, supporting families with a gentle, responsive and evidence-based approach to infant sleep.

During this session, Emma will talk about the biology of newborn sleep, what to expect in the first weeks and months, and what is considered normal when it comes to night-time waking. She will explore how feeding, attachment and the fourth trimester influence sleep, as well as recognising tired cues, safe co-sleeping, contact naps and calming a crying baby.

Emma will also bust common sleep myths, explain why strict schedules and wake windows can be misleading, and share ways to support your baby’s natural rhythm while coping with sleep deprivation and looking after your mental health.

Lisa Joyce is a Kendal based designer with over 25 years’ experience of designing and developing baby products.

As well as winning over 50 product design awards, Lisa sat on both the British and European safety standard steering committees and is considered one of the UK’s leading experts in baby sleep products. Working with brands in the UK, Australia and the US, Lisa has a wealth of knowledge she will be sharing with us.

In 2024 she co-founded a new baby sleep brand, Folk & Thread, and is working in partnership with The Lullaby Trust, the UK’s leading charity promoting safer sleep for babies. During this session, Lisa will be sharing Lullaby Trust literature and advice specifically around choosing baby products, what to look out for and what to avoid, whether they are brand new, gifted or second hand.

Charlotte is a trained Baby Carrying Peer Supporter and the founder of South Lakes Slings, supporting families across South Lakeland to carry their babies safely and confidently. Through South Lakes Slings, Charlotte offers personalised fittings, practical guidance and access to a wide range of slings and carriers.

Wearing your baby in a sling or carrier is a wonderful way to keep your baby close while keeping your hands free. During this session, Charlotte will talk about the benefits of babywearing, explain how to carry your baby safely and comfortably, and introduce the different types of slings and carriers available, helping you find an option that feels right for you and your baby.

If you have your own sling or carrier, bring it along. Charlotte can give you advice on how to use it before the baby arrives!

South Lakeland Family Hub is a new service provided by Westmorland & Furness Council. This service replaces the Children’s Centres formerly run by Action for Children.

During this session, Sharon and Kay will tell you about the services they offer at the Family Hub. They will share some information about how your baby’s brain develops. You will also get tips for bonding with your bump and preparing for life as a new parent.

Ann is passionate about supporting families to meet their own breastfeeding goals and has run free breastfeeding support groups in South Cumbria for the last 13 years.

For 2025, Kendal Town Council has awarded funding for South Cumbria Breastfeeding Support, in collaboration with Kendal Parent Network, to deliver monthly antenatal breastfeeding workshops as part of the Bump Start programme. Each session will have a specific focus, chosen based on Ann’s experience of supporting local parents to breastfeed. This week’s session will be focusing on breastfeeding positions. 

Many parents want to breastfeed but find it much more difficult than they expect. The more you can learn about breastfeeding before your baby comes along, the higher your chances of reaching your own breastfeeding goals, whatever they may be.

Though the focus is breastfeeding, Ann will happily answer any questions you have on feeding your baby – whether with breast, bottle or anything in between!

Daisy is a practising NHS midwife and founder of Bundle of Joy, offering no-fluff, evidence-based antenatal education. Her sessions are practical, inclusive and designed to help you feel confident and prepared for birth, baby and beyond.

During this session, Daisy will introduce what antenatal education can cover — from understanding labour and birth to caring for your newborn and navigating the early days of parenthood. You’ll have the chance to ask questions and pick up real-world tips in a relaxed and supportive space.

South Lakeland Family Hub is a new service provided by Westmorland & Furness Council. This service replaces the Children’s Centres formerly run by Action for Children.

During this session, Sharon and Kay will be talking about and demonstrating bathing, changing and dressing your baby. This will be a practical, hands-on session to help you prepare for looking after your newborn.

Ann is passionate about supporting families to meet their breastfeeding goals and has run free breastfeeding support groups in South Cumbria for the last 13 years. 

Kendal Town Council has awarded funding for South Cumbria Breastfeeding Support, in collaboration with Kendal Parent Network, to deliver monthly antenatal breastfeeding workshops as part of the Bump Start programme. Each session will have a specific focus, chosen based on Ann’s experience of supporting local parents to breastfeed. 

During this session, Ann will focus on how to tell if your baby is getting enough milk, but will happily answer any questions you have on feeding your baby – whether with breast, bottle or anything in between.

This week we will be talking about all things nappies! How to choose them and how to use them. We’ll discuss the pros and cons of disposable vs reusable, look at different types of nappies and talk through how to use, wash and reuse cloth nappies.

Kate is a mum of two and cofounder of Kendal Parent Network.

Ann is passionate about supporting families to meet their own breastfeeding goals and has run free breastfeeding support groups in South Cumbria for the last 15 years.

During our session on Wednesday, Ann will focus on breastfeeding challenges; how to avoid them and how to solve them. Many parents want to breastfeed but find it much more difficult than they expect. The more you can learn about breastfeeding before your baby comes along, the higher your chances of reaching your own breastfeeding goals, whatever they may be.

Though this topic will be our focus, Ann will happily answer any questions you have on feeding your baby – whether with breast, bottle or anything in between.

The anonymous questions we collected at one of Ann’s Bump Start sessions inspired the videos shared as part of South Cumbria Breastfeeding Support’s Pink for Power : knowledge is power event – check it out for answers to commonly asked questions about breastfeeding.

Jules Charnley is a former senior paediatric and neonatal nurse and mum of three, now delivering award-winning baby and child first aid classes across South and West Cumbria as part of the Daisy First Aid network.

Daisy First Aid classes are friendly, fun and completely fear-free — no scary stories, no role plays, no tests. Jules brings her years of clinical experience to a relaxed and practical session designed to give you the confidence to respond quickly and calmly in an emergency.

During this session, Jules will cover the basics of first aid for babies — including what to do if your baby starts to choke — giving you a foundation of knowledge to take into those early weeks and months of parenthood.

Charlotte is a trained Baby Carrying Peer Supporter and the founder of South Lakes Slings, supporting families across South Lakeland to carry their babies safely and confidently. Through South Lakes Slings, Charlotte offers personalised fittings, practical guidance and access to a wide range of slings and carriers.

Wearing your baby in a sling or carrier is a wonderful way to keep your baby close while keeping your hands free. During this session, Charlotte will talk about the benefits of babywearing, explain how to carry your baby safely and comfortably, and introduce the different types of slings and carriers available, helping you find an option that feels right for you and your baby.

If you have your own sling or carrier, bring it along. Charlotte can give you advice on how to use it before the baby arrives!

Ann is passionate about supporting you to have an enjoyable breastfeeding experience, whether you want to breastfeed for a week, a month, a year, or longer. For over 15 years, Ann’s been running free breastfeeding drop-ins, where families can receive 1-to-1 help and support that’s tailored to their unique circumstances, as well as benefitting from the social support and encouragement of other mums.

In this session, Ann will invite you to ask any question that you would like to ask about breastfeeding, and guarantees to give you an honest and evidence-based answer. There is no such thing as a silly question. So that you really can ask anything you want to, there will be opportunities to ask anonymous questions during the session. You can also submit an anonymous question in advance via this link: https://forms.gle/r5q7PQ7VCQbytzgG9

This session is one of 4 different antenatal sessions that Ann delivers at Bump Start. To give yourself the best chance of having an enjoyable breastfeeding journey, come to them all to learn as much as you can about breastfeeding before your baby arrives.

South Lakeland Family Hub is a new service provided by Westmorland & Furness Council. This service replaces the Children’s Centres formerly run by Action for Children.

During this session, Sharon and Kay will tell you about the services they offer at the Family Hub. They will share some information about how your baby’s brain develops. You will also get tips for bonding with your bump and preparing for life as a new parent.

Lisa Joyce is a Kendal based designer with over 25 years’ experience of designing and developing baby products.

As well as winning over 50 product design awards, Lisa sat on both the British and European safety standard steering committees and is considered one of the UK’s leading experts in baby sleep products. Working with brands in the UK, Australia and the US, Lisa has a wealth of knowledge she will be sharing with us.

In 2024 she co-founded a new baby sleep brand, Folk & Thread, and is working in partnership with The Lullaby Trust, the UK’s leading charity promoting safer sleep for babies. During this session, Lisa will be sharing Lullaby Trust literature and advice specifically around choosing baby products, what to look out for and what to avoid, whether they are brand new, gifted or second hand.

South Lakeland Family Hub is a new service provided by Westmorland & Furness Council. This service replaces the Children’s Centres formerly run by Action for Children.

During this session, Sharon and Kay will be talking about and demonstrating bathing, changing and dressing your baby. This will be a practical, hands-on session to help you prepare for looking after your newborn.

Ann is passionate about supporting you to have an enjoyable breastfeeding experience, whether you want to breastfeed for a week, a month, a year, or longer. For over 15 years, Ann’s been running free breastfeeding drop-ins, where families can receive 1-to-1 help and support that’s tailored to their unique circumstances, as well as benefitting from the social support and encouragement of other mums.

In this workshop you’ll learn some of the key things that you need to know in order to get breastfeeding off to a strong start, and what to expect in the first 2 weeks.
Breastfeeding is a learned skill, not an automatic reflex, and this workshop will build your knowledge, understanding, skills and confidence.

You’ll learn about:
• the ‘breastcrawl’ and you’ll see videos of it in action
• the importance of skin-to-skin contact
• how to get a ‘good latch’
• different breastfeeding positions that can work well with newborns
• some of the common challenges and ‘booby traps’ that can arise in the first 2 weeks
• how to tell things are going well, and were to get help and support
• what partners and other loved ones can do to help get breastfeeding established

There will be opportunities for you to ask questions throughout the session.

If you’d like to ask an anonymous question in advance, you can do that through this link:   https://forms.gle/fH2hS24PrphrgPjm7

Emma is a baby sleep specialist and founder of Flo to Sleep, supporting families with a gentle, responsive and evidence-based approach to infant sleep.

During this session, Emma will talk about the biology of newborn sleep, what to expect in the first weeks and months, and what is considered normal when it comes to night-time waking. She will explore how feeding, attachment and the fourth trimester influence sleep, as well as recognising tired cues, safe co-sleeping, contact naps and calming a crying baby.

Emma will also bust common sleep myths, explain why strict schedules and wake windows can be misleading, and share ways to support your baby’s natural rhythm while coping with sleep deprivation and looking after your mental health.

Daisy is a practising NHS midwife and founder of Bundle of Joy, offering no-fluff, evidence-based antenatal education. Her sessions are practical, inclusive and designed to help you feel confident and prepared for birth, baby and beyond.

During this session, Daisy will introduce what antenatal education can cover — from understanding labour and birth to caring for your newborn and navigating the early days of parenthood. You’ll have the chance to ask questions and pick up real-world tips in a relaxed and supportive space.

Ann is passionate about supporting you to have an enjoyable breastfeeding experience, whether you want to breastfeed for a week, a month, a year, or longer. For over 15 years, Ann’s been running free breastfeeding drop-ins, where families can receive 1-to-1 help and support that’s tailored to their unique circumstances, as well as benefitting from the social support and encouragement of other mums.

Kendal Town Council has awarded funding for South Cumbria Breastfeeding Support, in collaboration with Kendal Parent Network, to deliver monthly antenatal breastfeeding workshops as part of the Bump Start programme. Each session will have a specific focus, chosen based on Ann’s experience of supporting local parents to breastfeed. 

During this session, Ann will focus on how to have a great milk supply, and how to know that your baby is getting enough milk.

Lack of confidence in their milk supply is one of the commonest reasons that people stop breastfeeding before they want to. This workshop will boost your knowledge and confidence, so that you can have the breastfeeding experience that you want to have.

Jules Charnley is a former senior paediatric and neonatal nurse and mum of three, now delivering award-winning baby and child first aid classes across South and West Cumbria as part of the Daisy First Aid network.

Daisy First Aid classes are friendly, fun and completely fear-free — no scary stories, no role plays, no tests. Jules brings her years of clinical experience to a relaxed and practical session designed to give you the confidence to respond quickly and calmly in an emergency.

During this session, Jules will cover the basics of first aid for babies — including what to do if your baby starts to choke — giving you a foundation of knowledge to take into those early weeks and months of parenthood.

Ann is passionate about supporting families to meet their own breastfeeding goals and has run free breastfeeding support groups in South Cumbria for the last 15 years.

During our session on Wednesday, Ann will focus on breastfeeding challenges; how to avoid them and how to solve them. Many parents want to breastfeed but find it much more difficult than they expect. The more you can learn about breastfeeding before your baby comes along, the higher your chances of reaching your own breastfeeding goals, whatever they may be.

Though this topic will be our focus, Ann will happily answer any questions you have on feeding your baby – whether with breast, bottle or anything in between.