Breastfeeding Helpline 1st Birthday Competition

The National Breastfeeding Helpline 1800 mum 2 mum (1800 686 2 686) celebrates its first birthday on 26 January 2010! The National Breastfeeding Helpline provides mothers with one toll-free number for mum 2 mum support and information from trained breastfeeding counsellors. The National Breastfeeding Helpline is supported by funding from the Australian Government.
ABA are celebrating this achievement by running a competition to guess the number of calls the National Breastfeeding Helpline has received in its first year. There will be 10 prizes of $100 Mothers Direct gift vouchers for the 10 people who provide the correct (or closest) answers. The competition will run from 27 January to 10 February 2010. Good Luck! ENTER NOW

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