Breastfeeding - MILK! Infant Feeding Team (West Sussex)
NEWS: Baby-friendly gold award for Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Baby-Friendly Gold Award for Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
The West Sussex health visiting service have become the first in the South East (outside London) to receive a Unicef UK Gold award for their work.
The service, which is part of the Trust’s Healthy Child Programme, has received the prestigious Baby Friendly Gold Award, recognising excellent and sustained practice in the support of infant feeding and parent-infant relationships across West Sussex.
You can read the full story here.
Information for all parents
Please note: MILK! Breastfeeding Support Sessions are available face to face. If you would like support with feeding your baby, (breast, mixed or formula) please call your health visiting team to book into our MILK! sessions. All MILK! sessions must be pre-booked. The MILK! sessions are run by experienced infant feeding advisors who are eager to support you with any feeding queries or concerns.
Breast pump hire
The MILK! breast pump loan scheme is available. Please contact your Health Visitor for further information and support.
For other information on increasing milk supply, see the Global Health Media video on increasing your milk supply.
Breast pumps can also be hired from Ardo and Medela breast pump companies.
Further information and support on infant feeding can be found below.
National Breastfeeding Helpline on 0300 100 0212
Seven days a week, 9:30am - 9:30pm. Live online support via web chat.
Unicef Baby Friendly: Statement on infant feeding and maximising breast milk.
A range of Baby Friendly resources on infant feeding and supporting close and loving relationships can also be found at Unicef UK Baby Friendly Initiative.
Other useful breastfeeding resources can be found at:
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists guidance for pregnant women
Information on infant formula can be found at:
Global Health Media has excellent video resources on breastfeeding:
Human Milk Banks
- Service Location:
- Bognor Regis
- Burgess Hill
- Chichester
- Crawley
- East Grinstead
- Haywards Heath
- Horsham
- Lancing
- Midhurst
- Shoreham
- Worthing
- Yapton
- How To Access:
You are very welcome to attend any MILK! Breastfeeding Support session before and/or after your baby is born. If you wish to attend with your partner/ family member/friend who is supporting you to feed your baby, they are very welcome.
- Contact Details:
Please contact your family Health Visitor/Midwife or local Children and Family Centre for details.
Health Visiting
Team
Telephone Number
Email
Arun and Bognor Hub
01273 696011 ext 8298
sc-tr.arunhcp@nhs.net
Chichester Hub
01273 696011 ext 5267
sc-tr.chichesterhcphub@nhs.net
Crawley Hub
01273 696011 ext 6860
sc-tr.crawleyhcphub@nhs.net
Horsham Hub
01273 696011 ext 4872
sc-tr.horshamhcphub@nhs.net
Mid Sussex Hub
01273 696011 ext 6606
sc-tr.midsussexhcphub@nhs.net
Worthing and Adur Hub
01273 696011 ext 6171
sc-tr.worthinghcphub@nhs.net
- Opening Hours:
- How to find us:
- More Information:
- Patients' Guide - Infant Feeding
- NHS Choices
- NHS Start for Life - including the leaflets 'Off to the best start', 'Introducing solids', A Guide to bottle feeding' and 'Breastfeeding at study or work'
- Healthy Start
- La Leche League West Sussex
- National Child Birth Trust (NCT)
National Breastfeeding helpline
- Caring for your baby at night
- UNICEF resources for parents - UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative website has many useful resources for parents including their leaflet 'Building a Happy Baby'
- Best Beginnings - Best Beginnings are a charity 'working to give every baby the best start in life'. Their website includes information on their new 'Baby Buddy App' and video clips from their excellent 'Bump to Breastfeeding' DVD
- First Steps Nutrition - First Steps Nutrition Trust is an 'independent public health nutrition charity that provides information and resources to support eating well from pre-conception to five years' including several downloadable publications such as 'Infant milks: A simple guide to infant formula, follow on formula and other milks' and 'Breastmilk and breastfeeding: a simple guide'
- Home - Maternity Action - Maternity Action is a charity committed to improving the health and wellbeing of pregnant women, their partners and children and has information on work related matters
- BASIS - Infant Sleep Information Source - Information for parents and carers regarding infant sleep. Their leaflets 'Where Babies Sleep' and 'Bed-sharing and Safety' have been endorsed by NICE (National Institute of Care Excellence) as suitable resources for discussions regarding the new NICE co-sleeping and SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) recommendations
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ICON - Being a parent can be stressful. ICON is all about helping people who care for babies to cope with crying. ICON stands for * I – Infant crying is normal* C –Comforting methods can help* O – It’s OK to walk away* N – Never, ever shake a baby. Speak to someone if you need support such as your family, friends, Midwife, GP or Health Visitor. Please follow the ICON guidance for coping with crying, see webpage- https://iconcope.org/parentsadvice/
- For support online and up to date feeding advice, try our Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/scftMILKinfantfeeding.
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