MARION FREY-ALQURASHI
ABM BREASTFEEDING COUNSELLOR and
CERTIFIED BREASTFEEDING & LACTATION SPECIALIST
Marion has been running Breastfeeding Support Norwich & Norfolk since 2014. She is an ABM Breastfeeding Counsellor & Mindful Breastfeeding Practitioner & now a Certified Lactation and Breastfeeding Specialist
Marion is passionate about family health outcome, supporting, promoting and protecting breastfeeding and supporting families to achieve their breastfeeding goals, whatever they may be.
Marion lives in Norwich with her husband, their two children and cats.
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LUCY LOWE IBCLC
Lucy is a mum to two boys and a Lactation Consultant. She has ten years experience of supporting Norfolk and Suffolk families with evidence-based, compassionate feeding support and information. Lucy has a particular interest in feeding in the early postnatal days, diabetes and lactation, and perinatal mental health.
Our Peer Supporters.
Our Amazing team of Peer Supporters.
Sam is a dedicated volunteer who has been supporting families as an ABM Peer Supporter since 2020. She is currently undergoing training to become a Breastfeeding Counsellor and has helped many families with their breastfeeding journeys through local feeding cafes, online groups, and in hospitals. Sam resides in South Norfolk with her husband and two young children.
Sam - ABM Peer Supporter
Catherine Cooper IBCLC
Catherine is a recently retired Health Visitor and Infant Feeding Advisor, with experience supporting families across various London boroughs. Now based in Norwich, she volunteers with Breastfeeding Support Norfolk & Norwich.
Her extensive background includes training as a volunteer peer supporter with LaLeche League in the USA, followed by qualifying as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) in 2006. She has worked in antenatal, NICU, early postpartum, and community settings, where she focused on normalising and supporting breastfeeding from the early days after birth and extending beyond six months.
Catherine is also a mother of two daughters and had the benefit of support and guidance as a new parent herself. She believes every family deserves access to compassionate and individualised breastfeeding support that respects each mother’s unique goals.