Infant Feeding

Feeding your baby

When considering how you might like to feed your baby, it’s important that you have access to factual information. Both your midwife and health visitor will be on hand to answer any feeding related questions you have during your pregnancy and once your baby arrives. Being able to access factual information and speak to an expert will help you to make a decision that feels right for you and your baby.

There is a lot of evidence which highlights how beneficial breastfeeding is for your baby. If you would like to read more about the benefits of breastfeeding view the following link: NHS Breastfeeding

Breast milk is tailor made for your baby, it provides them with all the nutrients they need, and also contains lots of protective factors that help reduce the risk of certain illness. If you would like to find out more about the role of breastmilk watch the video below:

There are lots of other reasons that you might consider breastfeeding. There are health benefits for mums too.

Did you know that Breastfeeding also protects mothers from breast and ovarian cancers and heart disease.

Breastmilk is also free, and the production of breastmilk has no impact on the environment.

If you are using infant formula, it’s important that you know how to make up a bottle safely. It’s also important to look out for cues that your baby has had enough of their bottle.

You can find information on bottle feeding on the NHS website:  NHS - Bottle Feeding

Other resources you might find helpful:

We Support Our Mums  

We Support Our Mums is a local scheme that supports mums to breastfeed out and about in Doncaster. 

Healthy Start 

If you’re more than 10 weeks pregnant or have a child under 4, you may be entitled to get help to buy healthy food and milk, find out more on our Healthy Start page

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If you need breastfeeding support out of hours, the following national options are available  National Breastfeeding Helpline – Helpline  (0300 100 0212) and Breastfeeding Friend From Start for Life | Facebook Messenger | Start for Life (www.nhs.uk)

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