DIVA Magazine, Europe's best selling Lesbian and Bi women's magazine, reports that paralympian hero Robyn Love is helping promote the National Childbirth Trust on BBC Radio 4, after she and her loving partner, Laurie Williams, turned to the Trust for help preparing for the birth of their daughter.

Becoming a parent for the first time brings a real mix of thrill, worry and pressure, and many expectant couples turn to trusted organisations for guidance. That is exactly what Robyn and Laurie did, reaching out to the National Childbirth Trust (NCT) for antenatal advice and reassurance during their own journey into parenthood.

Now, three years on, Robyn is lending her voice to the UK charity, fronting its BBC Radio 4 Appeal. The broadcast, due to air this Sunday, 16 August, aims to generate much-needed funding for NCT’s free infant feeding support, which is available to families up and down the country.

The appeal will focus on the charity’s wider feeding work, including its network of more than 40 Baby Cafés. These relaxed, walk-in sessions give parents practical, non-judgemental help with feeding their little ones, whether that involves breastfeeding or chestfeeding, bottle-feeding, expressing milk or moving on to solid foods. They also offer a chance to meet others, build connections and share stories within a supportive community.

Ahead of the broadcast, we caught up with Robyn to hear her thoughts. She described the essence of NCT’s work as helping people feel better informed, supported and less isolated when they become parents.

Robyn spoke warmly about her own experience, noting just how much information new parents have to wade through. For her, the charity provided not only practical guidance but, crucially, a community of people experiencing the same life-changing events.

Asked what she would want LGBTQIA+ women and non-binary people expecting children to know, Robyn was clear: there is a place for them and their families. She explained that families come in countless forms, and that she and Laurie felt genuinely embraced when they attended NCT sessions. Rather than expecting people to fit into a traditional mould of family life, the charity helped make the experience open and navigable for them.

Robyn acknowledged that LGBTQIA+ families can often be conscious of assumptions around language when it comes to pregnancy, which does not always reflect their reality. Having that recognised within NCT spaces was something she greatly appreciated, whether during antenatal classes or at the feeding clinic they attended.

She also highlighted how vital it is for both birthing and non-birthing parents to feel valued. The transition into parenthood is enormous for both individuals. While Laurie went through the birth itself and the physical recovery that followed, Robyn said the shift can still be huge for non-birthing parents, who may sometimes feel as though they are watching from the sidelines.

Thankfully, she found that NCT offers information and support covering both roles, particularly in those early weeks and months after a baby arrives. That shared knowledge, she said, helped her feel far more prepared and proved valuable as the couple navigated life as a family together.

Her final message for listeners was simple: nobody should feel there is a single correct way to start a family or to parent. It is deeply personal, and while it can be wonderful, it can also be hugely overwhelming, with plenty of voices offering opinions. Having reliable information and supportive people around can make all the difference, and Robyn says NCT was very much part of that for her and Laurie.

Listeners can find details of the appeal on the BBC website, where the Radio 4 Appeal page is already live. However, donations for NCT are not yet open – they will only become available when the broadcast goes out on Sunday. The National Childbirth Trust is also celebrating 70 years of supporting parents, and further information is available at nct.org.uk.