Hi, I’m Brianna Dymond, sling consultant, IBCLC, mother of 3, volunteer and person committed to holistic, compassionate support as you make your journey into parenthood.

When I had my first son (now 6 and a half), whenever I tried to get help choosing or using my sling/carrier online, I found it really difficult. So many people suggested going to my local sling library and I was shocked to find that Birmingham didn’t have one! I trained as a Carrying Consultant with Slingababy in 2017, following up with Feeding and Carrying Advocacy also with Slingababy in 2019. I have been running free, drop in sling library sessions for the past 4 years, growing an incredible network of volunteers, friendships and carrying support. You’d be so welcome to join us!

In 2021, I became a Born to Carry Peer Support Trainer, and I am now able to train other volunteers to offer sling support in their communities. You can find out more about this here: https://feedingandcarrying.co.uk/babywearingpeersupport

Some other training and skills I have:

Member of Lactation Consultants of Great Britain

Certified Breastfeeding Specialist with Lactation Education Resources

Bring Relief with Your Debrief, Traumatic Birth Recovery College of Perinatal Mental Health

Normal Infant Sleep/SIDS and Sleep Safety with Basis

Psychological First Aid

Why Postnatal Recovery Matters, Sophie Messager

Queer Birth Club

Diploma in Counselling Skills

Women’s Health after Motherhood

Child Protection, Safeguarding, Safer Recruitment, Infection Prevention and Control, The Prevent Duty, Food Hygiene and Safety, Fire Safety, Raising Awareness of Trafficking and Modern Slavery

Other roles held:

Chair and Co-ordinator at Maternity Voices Partnership Birmingham and Solihull

Director at New Baby Network CIC

Co-founder at Accessibility in Parenting Services