About this Event
Open to women only, especially new mums with babies (0-12 months) and expecting mums.
Join Shanice Pownall, Infant Feeding Specialist, for a relaxed and informal conversation about feeding your baby — with space to ask questions, share experiences and talk through whatever is on your mind.
This session is an opportunity to bring your questions, share experiences and have an open conversation about the things you may be wondering about — whether you're preparing to feed your baby, navigating the early weeks or already have a feeding routine that you're finding your way through.
We'll explore some of the common questions and challenges parents encounter, with plenty of time for discussion and individual questions.
Whether you're breastfeeding, bottle feeding, combination feeding, expressing or still deciding what feels right for you, you're welcome.
Please arrive 10 minutes before the session so that you can check in at Reception and we can start on time.
About the facilitator
I’m Shanice Pownall, an Infant Feeding Specialist and founder of Held by Shanice, based in London. I have over nine years’ experience across NHS maternity, community and local government services, including roles as a Baby Feeding Service Manager and UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative Lead. I now bring that experience into my own practice, offering personalised infant feeding support, workshops and community education for families.
Shanice's Website and Instagram.
Friday Mums at The Bridge
This session is part of Friday Mums at The Bridge. Come join us for a free coffee in our weekly space for new mums. Motherhood can feel lonely, but you don’t have to go through it alone.
Friday Mums is a free weekly group for new mums (and pregnant women) to connect, feel supported, and spend time with others who understand this stage of life.
It’s a relaxed, welcoming space where you can drop in for a coffee, a chat, or an activity and take time for yourself as well as your baby.
About The Bridge
The Bridge is a women’s health and wellbeing charity based in Southwark working to create inclusive and welcoming spaces for women of all identities to connect and thrive for over 90 years. We believe in a fairer society where women’s voices are heard and their health and wellbeing are valued and respected. Through our women-only gym, community café, wellbeing programmes and support groups, we help women care for themselves, support one another and challenge injustices together.
How to contribute
At The Bridge, we’re all about working together and building meaningful partnerships with the women in our community. We believe that everyone has something valuable to offer, and that means everyone has a role in shaping our work—because The Bridge belongs to all of us. We celebrate each person’s unique strengths and contributions, creating opportunities for everyone to get involved in a way that feels right for them.
Whether you give your time, skills, or financial support, every contribution means we’re working together to make The Bridge the space we want it to be.
One way to support our work is through our pay-what-you-can model, which ensures that our activities and events are accessible to all while allowing space for contributions to go towards helping us sustain what we do. Whatever you choose to give, it all makes a difference.
Want to get involved and contribute in other ways? We’d love to hear from you!
Contact us at: [email protected]
Event venue & nearby stays
The Bridge, 73 – 81 Southwark Bridge Road, London, United Kingdom
Concerts, fests, parties, meetups — all the happenings, one place.