Feeding plays a large part in caring and bonding with your baby.  During your pregnancy we suggest that you gain as much information as possible to help inform your thoughts around feeding and learn how to get things off to the best start. We offer various different services you can access to help you to gain this information, take a look at some of the ideas below.

• Take a look at the literature around feeding and caring for your baby via the Badgernet app.
• You may find this video on meeting your baby for the first time useful and the UNICEF Building a happy baby guide.
• Have a conversation with your Midwife during your pregnancy to discuss your thoughts and feelings.
• Attend one of the monthly carousel events to find out about local infant feeding support services
• Consider attending an antenatal class to find out more information
• Get to know your local breastfeeding peer supporters on Facebook
• Have a specific issue around feeding you wish to discuss? Then ask your Midwife to refer you to see one of our hospital Infant Feeding Coordinators. Both Infant Feeding Coordinators are Midwives who also have a Lactation Consultant qualification ( IBCLC).
• For more information, please see UNICEF's Support For Parents. 
• You could also download The Baby Buddy app which is free and has been endorsed by UNICEF.

• If you would like to know more about breastfeeding your baby you may find these videos interesting.

How Lactation (milk making) works

Human Milk tailor made for Tiny Humans

More than Milk

• Look at what support is available at your local children’s centres
  • Childrens centres in the East Riding of Yorkshire
  • Childrens centres in Hull

We pride ourselves on being a Unicef Baby Friendly Accredited Hospital, this means that our infant feeding support has been recognised as achieving a high standard.

• Our staff are all trained to support you with getting feeding off to a good start, through skin to skin and responsive feeding. They will help you gain the skills you need to feel confident with feeding and caring for your new baby.
• If you are breastfeeding your baby, then also look out for our Goodwin Trust breastfeeding peer supporters. They are all mums which have breast fed themselves and visit the hospital to offer new parents additional support. They can provide home visits within the Hull area and they run support groups throughout the city, which are a great place to meet other mums and babies as well as gain support.
  • You can contact Goodwin Breastfeeding Peer Support Service on 07980731013 (available 8.00am - 10.00pm) or visit their website.
• Contact or visit your local childrens centre. All children centres have staff trained in giving feeding support as well as lots of activities to meet other new parents.
• Should you encounter any ongoing problems our lactation consultant trained (IBCLC) midwives run a specialist clinic service, available by referral through your midwife or health visitor, for babies up to six weeks of age.