Breastfeeding and Infant feeding

During your pregnancy you will receive a letter from your local the health visiting team  inviting you to attend our Bump and Beyond  antenatal session  covering to discuss transition to parenthood: 

Topics include: 

• Caring for and developing a close, loving relationship with your baby 

• Meeting your baby for the first time 

• The value of  breastfeeding and how to get it off to a good start  

• Helping your baby transition from ‘womb to world’ 

• Understanding Baby brain development 

• Check to see if you are eligible for the Healthy Start Scheme 
• Speak to your midwife about how to access the colostrum collecting syringes/kit. Watch this video to find out more about collecting colostrum. 

You will be contacted at home before your baby is 10 days old to arrange a new birth visit  your health visitor. 

At that first they ask about your baby’s feeding and complete a  breastfeeding assessment  with you so that you feel confident that breastfeeding is going well. 

• How to hold your baby  to help them to attach to your breast 
• Watch this video from the Global Heath Media about attaching your baby to the breast 
• Laid-back feeding  which allows baby to use his natural reflexes 
• When to feed your baby, feeding cues and  responsive breastfeeding 
•  Sleep and your breastfed baby  
• How to  express your milk  for your baby 
• What is  cluster feeding 
• How do I know my baby is  getting enough milk 
• Wearing  a sling 
• Neonatal Care resources  
• Breastfeeding  twins and triplets 
• Breastfeeding your  toddler  and tandem feeding  
• Top tips for  how dads and partners can support breastfeeding and  useful advice 
• Siblings and a new baby 
• Neonatal Care resources 
• Breastfeeding  twins and triplets 
• Breastfeeding your toddler  and tandem feeding  
• Top tips for  how dads and partners can support breastfeeding and  useful advice. 
• Support for LGBT mummies  
• How to find resources in  Braille 
• Translations and other languages  for breast and bottle feeding mothers 
• Siblings and a new baby 

The breast pump loans are available for short -term measure to support women who are facing early breastfeeding challenges, not designed for lifestyle choices. The use of the pump is a temporary tool and does not replace skilled face to face breastfeeding support. So if you find your self in need of a breast pump it is important that you reach out to your local health visiting team for an individualised care plan to support you reaching your feeding goal. A breast pump should be used in conjunction with putting baby on to the breast frequently, where possible, skin to skin and hand expressing.

If you are considering hiring a breast pump, please contact your health visiting service via a attending a breastfeeding support group or telephone the advice line on 03002470025.

Where to hire a breast pump from:

Families First Guildford
Guildford Nursery School and Family Centre
Hazel Avenue
Guildford
GU1 1NR

T: 01483 510570
E: receptionfc@guildfordnscc.surrey.sch.uk

Offer breast pump higher service to any surrey mother, contact them for further details.

Breast pump hire Bernardo’s Family Centre’s across surrey

Surrey Family Centres : Surrey Barnardos Family Centres

Please select the family centre nearest to your home address (listed on the green ribbon on the top of the page) and complete a contact us form requesting a breast pump. They will get back to you to arrange collection.

Helpful hints to get expressing off to a good start

• Expressing self-assessment tool
• How to increase your milk supply – La Leche League GB
• Hand Expressing
• The Flange FITS Guide for optimal comfort, efficiency and milk yield
• Expressing and storing breastmilk – The Breastfeeding Network
• What is a  breast compression 
• Power Pumping Guide

If you have any concerns about feeding your baby please contact your health visitor, attend a breastfeeding support group or telephone our advice line on  03002470025. 

• This video will answer most Frequently asked questions 

• How to recognise poor attachment  

• Feeding your baby in public  and in  front of other people 

• Growth and your baby 

• Has my baby got a tongue-tie? 

• Breastfeeding and  returning to work or study 

• How to use a  breast pump 

• Tips on using a  nipple shields 

• What is  breast compression 

• Managing breast pain in nipples and breasts whilst breastfeeding 

Your health visitor will talk to you about the importance of developing a close and loving relationship with your baby

• How to help ‘build a happy baby‘
• Your baby will love to be close to you and that’s good for their brain development

• Your GP/family doctor can support you if you have any health concerns about you or your baby
• Information about drugs and breastfeeding medication

If you are giving your baby a bottle feed, your health visitor will complete a bottle feeding assessment with you. 

They will talk to you about: 

• how to  responsively feed your baby 
• how to  pace the bottle feeds  
• If you are giving your baby  formula milk 
• talk to your health visitor about how to do this  safely  
• about infant milk safety

For further information about formula milk, please visit the  First Steps Nutrition   

When your baby is around six months old you can start to introduce family foods. Here you will find lots of links and information and book onto one of Family Foods Workshops