Postnatal Breastfeeding Pack

The information provided on these pages is intended for patients already under the care of the Healthy Family Team.

 

More Milk for Babies (Nottinghamshire Healthcare)

This leaflet has a range of tips and guidance to help increase your milk supply.

 

Vitamin D and Breastfeeding (The Breastfeeding Network)

This information from The Breastfeeding Network relates to Vitamin D and Breastfeeding.

 

Expressing breast milk (Baby Friendly Initiative)

This video, produced by the Unicef UK Baby Friendly Initiative, guides you through how to hand express breast milk, and talks about the times when hand expression might be useful for you.

 

Back to work/education plan for breastfeeding mums - A step by step guide (Nottinghamshire Healthcare)

This leaflet will help you create a back to work plan if you are a breastfeeding mum. 

 

Nottinghamshire Specialist Breastfeeding Clinics (Nottinghamshire Healthcare)

Nottinghamshire Breastfeeding Clinics aim to offer specialist breastfeeding support for mothers in Nottinghamshire to enable women to continue breastfeeding for as long as they wish.

 

Paced Bottle Feeding

A breastfed baby should be paced fed with the bottle so that the baby doesn't develop a "flow preference" and then begin to reject the breast. This video shows exactly how to pace bottle feed an infant in real-time.

 

Breastfeeding challenges (NHS - Start for Life)

Generally, the more your baby feeds, the more breast milk you'll produce. However, if you're worried that your baby is not getting enough milk, talk to your midwife, health visitor or a breastfeeding specialist as soon as possible. 

 

Babes Breastfeeding Support Groups (Nottinghamshire Healthcare)

The Healthy Family Team offers antenatal and postnatal breastfeeding support to mums and mums-to-be.

 

Breastfeeding and infant feeding support (Nottinghamshire Healthcare)

Here is some useful information to help you make those choices and ensure you receive support through this period.

 

UPDATE: Sling safety and breast / chestfeeding (Nottinghamshire Healthcare)

General sling / wrap / carrier use.