We run five in-person sessions a week. All our in-person sessions are wheelchair accessible.
- On Tuesdays we are at the Barton Community Centre, Underhill Circus, Headington, Oxford OX3 9LS
- On Wednesdays we are at Kidlinks at St John’s Hall, Kidlington, The Broadway, Kidlington, OX5 1DD
- On Thursdays
- we are at the Old Schoolhouse (on Hertford St where it meets Percy St, Oxford OX4 3AJ, come in the main door and turn right)
- we alternate weeks between Windale Primary School (Windale Avenue, Oxford, OX4 6JD) and John Henry Newman Primary Academy (Grange Rd, Littlemore, OX4 4LS)
- On Fridays we’re at the Didcot Library (Upstairs at 197 Broadway, Didcot, OX118RU)
Please book via the Calendly listings below.
Summer closures
During the month of August in order to give the team a hard earned rest, OBS will be running at reduced capacity and we will be fully closed for the weeks of August 11-17th and August 25-31st. Bookings for in-person sessions will open 10 days before as usual so if you don’t see any availability please check again later. Please also carefully check the day and venue of the session you have booked during the week of August 18-22nd as these may be different from our normal service. For feeding support while we’re fully closed, please contact your midwifery or health visiting team, or see our Recommended Resources for Parents. We will be back to normal service from September 1st.
Pre-booking is advised for most of our sessions (see our Calendly page below) except at The Leys & Littlemore. Bookings open 10 days before each session, except for our sessions in The Leys and Littlemore as these run on alternate weeks, which open 3 weeks before. If there are no places available in the next 10 days Calendly will give the message “No times in” the current month. If you don’t get a space straight away, please try again, as they often become available nearer the time. Remember that you can also ask your midwife or health visitor for breastfeeding help.
After you have booked
Please complete our data collection form before attending the appointment. There will be a link to this in your booking confirmation email. We collect this information in order to comply with requirements of funders and to help us look at equity of access/accessibility for all local families/service users who need our services. Your data will be kept confidential and treated with respect. If you need help filling in the form, one of our team may be able to help you when you arrive.
Please have your baby’s red book with you when you attend your appointment.
Read more about what to expect.
Please book in slots at our in-person sessions via our Calendly page below
Most session bookings have been divided into two slots. You are welcome to arrive at any time during your slot and to chat to other families and our volunteers before/after you have spoken to the facilitator. The earlier you can arrive, the more feeding support you are likely to get.
We aim to see families in the order in which they arrive, but we may need to prioritise if babies are distressed, ready/ not ready to feed etc. Thank you for your understanding about this. If you will need to leave before the end of the session, please let us know on arrival.
If you are unable to attend after all, PLEASE CANCEL YOUR BOOKING as places at this session are very limited and this may enable another family to attend.
If you have any queries, you can contact us by email.
Language & Interpretation
Language Line language interpretation services are available, including for British Sign Language. When booking an in-person slot via Calendly you can mention your needs including interpretation in the section that asks about your breastfeeding issue or problem.
You may find it helpful to use a free transcription app such as Otter Voice Meeting Notes that will listen to your consultation and transcribe your conversation in real time, as well as saving it to look back over later.