Sutton Infant Feeding Information by Morwenna Miller

Morwenna Miller

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Infant Feeding Lead

Morwenna Works Tues-Thurs (working hours vary) and one Monday per month.

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Tuesday Afternoon This is appointment only for babies 8 weeks and under.

Please call the advice line on 0208 770 5409 to book

1:1 Infant Feeding support clinic

Green Oak Children's Centre.

671 London Road

Worcester Park

SM3 9DL

Tuesdays drop-in 1:30pm-3:30pm

Please arrive withing an hour of the start time

Infant feeding coffee group

Green Oak Children's Centre.

671 London Road

Worcester Park

SM3 9DL

1:1 support is available from the infant feeding team during this session

Wednesdays drop-in 2pm-4pm Women only group

Please arrive withing an hour of the start time

Dolphin Coffee Group

Drop in mother to mother emotional and feeding support

Dolphin Centre, 316 High Street, Sutton, SM1 1PR

Support is available from the infant feeding team during this session

Thursday Morning This is appointment only for babies 8 weeks and under.

Please call the advice line on 0208 770 5409 to book

1:1 Infant Feeding support clinic

Carshalton Family Hub

Tweeddale Road

Carshalton

SM5 1SW

Run by the Sutton Infant Feeding Team

Friday's drop-in 10am-12noon

Please arrive withing an hour of the start time

Wallington Family Hub at the Phoenix centre, SM6 9NZ

Drop in mother to mother emotional and feeding support

1:1 support is available from the infant feeding team during this session

The Early Weeks with your baby sessions at the Carshalton Family Hub. Tweeddale Road, Carshalton, SM5 1SW. Please phone 020 8770 5409 or email the infant feeding team to book.Please phone 020 8770 5409 or email the infant feeding team to book.

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The early weeks with your baby can be an exciting time, but it can also be overwhelming.

The Sutton Health Visiting Service offers face to face antenatal sessions to help you think about the early weeks with your baby. We hope that these sessions will help manage some of the expectations you may have.

They are run once a month on a Saturday.

In this session we cover your expectations, feeding your baby, safe sleep and any questions you have regarding looking after your baby.

This is also an opportunity to meet other parents who are starting their parenting journey.

Colostrum Collection - Wednesday mornings please call the Health Visiting service on 02087705409 to book an appointment at the Carshalton Family hub, Tweeddale Road, Carshalton, SM5 1SW

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We offer one to one colostrum collection appointments to teach hand expressing and collect colostrum before your baby is born from 36 weeks of pregnancy.

Building a happy baby

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UNICEF Video - The importance of relationship building

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The first breastfeed after delivery

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This video shows that when a baby is left after delivery they will find the breast and attach themselves, whatever the size or shape the nipple.

Attaching your baby to the breast

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Global Health Media

Responsive paced bottle feeding

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MidYorksNHS

Guide to bottle feeding

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Lullaby Trust safer sleeping video

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Co-sleeping information

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The safest place for your baby is in a cot in the same room as you, however if you plan to share a bed with your baby, please see the following guidance for doing it as safely as possible.

Guidance to breastfeeding in public

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How this padlet works

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Each section is titled so you can navigate to what you want to look at.

You can then scroll down to see other information and videos in that section.

Videos are best opened in Youtube.

Contact Details

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Email: infantfeedingteam@sutton.gov.uk

Sutton Health Visiting Duty Line
020 8770 5409

Victoria Whyatt

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Infant Feeding Support Worker

Victoria works Mon-Fri 8am-4pm

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Dads and breastfeeding

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When your partner (or daughter/ daughter-in-law) is breastfeeding your baby, you can sometimes feel unsure about how to help her, so here are some great leaflets that give you some tips.

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If you would like to give any feedback to the infant feeding team please fill in the form below.

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GP Infant Feeding Network Maternal Mental Health

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Breastfeeding and postnatal depression

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Many mothers are told that they need to stop breastfeeding due to medications. Here is a valuable resource for you to look at before taking any medications.

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Lullaby Trust website

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Safer sleep advice has reduced the rate of Sudden Infant Deaths by 83% since 1991. Please see this website for all the guidance you need.

Sutton Parents

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If you pay your council tax to Sutton you are very welcome to join any of the drop-in sessions that are listed.

Parents outside of Sutton

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Please contact your local community infant feeding team for ongoing support.

Why are we talking about paced bottle feeding?

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Over the past few years we have changed how we offer our babies bottles.

Traditionally we have said to fill the teat up completely, so as to stop them getting trapped wind, but the sad thing is that this can also lead to overfeeding your baby.

We now recommend that you hold the bottle horizontally and that just the very tip of the teat is full. This allows your baby to take the milk at their own pace, taking breaks and pauses. Research shows that when babies are fed this way it can reduce the rate of obesity at one year and then into childhood and subsequently adulthood.

Returning to work should not stop your breastfeeding journey.

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If you are considering returning to work and would like to continue to breastfeed, please do contact us so we can work out an individual plan with you.

Maternity Action: know your rights when returning to work and breastfeeing

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NHS Off to the Best Start Leaflet

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Breastfeeding locations in Sutton

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Feeding in public can sometimes feel a bit daunting so we are gathering cafes/restaurants in Sutton where you might feel more comfortable to feed your baby.

The Sound Lounge,

216-220 Sutton High Street

SM1 1NU

www.thesoundlounge.org.uk

Baby Feeding Room

St Nicholas Shopping Centre, 2nd Floor

Sutton,

SM1 1AY

morwennamiller — 2023-10-31 12:32:20 UTC

Introducing solid foods to your baby is a fun and exciting time for all of you. There is a lot of information available and you may not know where to start so this is a very helpful resource that will take you through your feeding journey.

Breastfeeding Network information on Mastitis

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Blocked ducts and mastitis can be a common condition in breastfeeding women that may or may not be associated with infection. It commonly occurs in 10-33% of lactating women.

Did you know you don't always need antibiotics to treat it?

Here is some up to date information on how to self-manage, but do always get in touch with us if you would like further support.

Breastfeeding Network information on Thrush

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This information is currently being updated by BfN therefore we are not currently able to share.

We are a UNICEF BFI fully accreddited service

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ARDO website has lots of videos you need for hints and tips when expressing your milk

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Being a grandparent - your support is vital!

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La Leche League UK Thrush of the nipple

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Whilst Breastfeeding Network are updating thier guidance please see this page.

Mastitis Spectrum

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This is a helpful information sheet which explains in more depth why mastitis occurs

Hand Expressing

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Hand expressing leaflet

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Signs that your baby is attached well to the breast

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Hand Expressing

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Infant feeding session Wednesday 9am - 10:30am. Carshalton Family Hub, Tweeddale Road, Carshalton, SM5 1SW. Please phone 020 8770 5409 or email the infant feeding team to book.

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This session is run once a month at the Carshalton Family Hub covering infant feeding for pregnant mothers and their partners

At home with you

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Sometimes you can't remember all that we've said to you and would like us to be at home with you. In this video you can see all the tips that we will have given you during your session with us, either about breast or bottle feeding.