Online additional resources and support groups

• Infant feeding at ESTH
• Baby Buddy app 2.0
• Start your bonding Journey with your baby
• Why you may want to put the baby books down - YouTube video and Unicef video
• Building a happy baby
• Globalhealthmedia videos in different languages and Unicef videos in different languages
• How you can support a breastfeeding mum - Amy Brown
• Have you wondered what a breastfeed looks like?
• Off to the best start

• https://www.unicef.org.uk/babyfriendly/baby-friendly-resources/neonatal-care-resources/you-and-your-baby-supporting-love-and-nurture-on-the-neonatal-unit/
• https://www.unicef.org.uk/babyfriendly/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/neonatal_leaflet_online.pdf

• Responsive paced bottle feeding:

https://www.unicef.org.uk/babyfriendly/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/04/Infant-formula-and-responsive-bottle-feeding.pdf

https://www.unicef.org.uk/babyfriendly/baby-friendly-resources/bottle-feeding-resources/

https://www.firststepsnutrition.org/parents-carers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hEq2QpQFT8 

• Safer sleep:

Should babies sleep through the night

https://www.basisonline.org.uk/resources-for-parents/

https://www.unicef.org.uk/babyfriendly/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/Caring-for-your-baby-at-night-web.pdf

https://www.lullabytrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Safer-sleep-for-babies-a-guide-for-parents-web.pdf

• Twins/Triplet

https://abm.me.uk/breastfeeding-information/breastfeeding-twins/

https://www.laleche.org.uk/twins/

https://twinstrust.org/let-us-help/parenting/under-1s/feeding/breastfeeding.html

• 17. Get on Downs
• 18. Transgender and Non Binary Parents

https://www.llli.org/breastfeeding-info/transgender-non-binary-parents/

https://lactationnetwork.com/blog/breastfeeding-faq-for-trans-and-non-binary-parents/

https://kellymom.com/bf/got-milk/transgender-parents-chestbreastfeeding/

More information can be gained from our Infant Feeding Team by emailing esth.infantfeedingteam2@nhs.net.

 

 

Breastfeeding Support Groups

• Local NCTand La Leche League breastfeeding support groups
• Children and Family Health Surrey

 

Resources and additional support

Human Milk Project

Learn about human milk for human babies.

Breastfeeding Network

The Breastfeeding Network has detailed information about breastfeeding, including Drugs in Breastmilk and breastfeeding complications such as If Breastfeeding Hurts, mastitis, and thrush.

Association of Breastfeeding Mothers (ABM)

ABM are a group of trained volunteers dedicated to supporting breastfeeding families. ABM has been supporting nurturing families for almost 40 years.

La Leche League (LLL)

La Leche League trained breastfeeding counsellors (known as LLL Leaders), having all breastfed their own babies, provide support for breastfeeding families via meetings, phone calls and social media.

Bliss

Bliss offers emotional and practical support to empower families and equip them with the knowledge and skills they need to provide the best possible care to their baby, for however long they live and for however long their stay in neonatal care.

TwinsTrust

TwinsTrust offers a range of support for parents of twins and multiple babies

Breastfeeding.Support

Breastfeeding.Support offers information and resources including articles on common questions parents may have around feeding their baby.

National Childbirth Trust (NCT)

NCT breastfeeding counsellors offer practical and emotional support with feeding your baby.

KellyMom

KellyMom.com has a range of resources and information on breastfeeding including common challenges and managing expectations.

 

Foreign language info sheets

Unicef Baby Friendly have updated their foreign language info sheets to make sure the translations for supporting you with Breastfeeding/Hand expressing/Bottle feeding more accessible and printed versions can be downloaded from the Unicef Website.  

Parents who speak Bengali/Sylheti:The Breastfeeding Networkvolunteer organisation has a national helpline: 0300 456 2421 9.30am-9.30pm daily. Please leave a voice message and then someone will call you back and give support.

Parents who speak Polish:  
National Breastfeeding Helpline0300 100 0212 9.30am-9.30pm daily. 

Global Health Media have created a number of breastfeeding videos in different languages (including French, Spanish, Nepali, Swahili, lao, Khmer, Kinyarwanda) which are really useful to watch with your partner or family to help prepare you for feeding your baby.

 

Breastfeeding and taking medication/having a procedure and anaesthetic

For information about the safety of breastfeeding whilst taking medication, please visit www.e-lactancia.org/ (opens in a new window). This site has information for every medication and the safety of breastfeeding whilst taking it. You can also visit the Breastfeeding Network website (opens in a new window), or contact our Infant Feeding Team if you have any concerns or questions.

• Anaesthetics and breastfeeding
• CT Scans
• MRI and breastfeeding
• Endoscopyand breastfeeding-Waiting for the letter

To find further information on breastfeeding you can ask your midwife or health visitor. In addition, you are invited to attend classes that cover responsive parenting and infant feeding. 

 

Family advice line

A new Surrey-wide advice line has launched for families with children aged 0-19 yrs. Please see the poster below for further information.

Interim Poster for New Advice Line FINAL 27 March 2019.pdf [pdf] 560KB