Once you are home following the birth of your baby it is important to look after yourself, rest and enjoy your new baby. Your community midwife will visit you shortly after you return home to check how you and your new baby are doing.
If you have any breastfeeding concerns you can also find help from the following -
Ealing
Ealing Early Start Teams and Children's Centres are working towards UNICEF accreditation and have achieved Stage 1 this year. We provide a range of support, advice and information about breastfeeding, formula feeding and starting family foods for parents and their babies. Click here for our The Infant Feeding Support brochure.
Harrow - drop in support
Harrow is a fully accredited UNICEF Baby Friendly community.
Everyone is welcome, whether you are breastfeeding, mixed feeding or formula feeding. Fathers, grandparents, family members are all welcome. Pregnant mothers are especially welcome.
The Harrow Infant Feeding service is delivered by a Nurse Specialist, Specialist Peer Supporter and Volunteer Peer Supporters. There are currently 30 volunteers from different ethnic backgrounds who speak 25 different languages. So all mothers regardless of the language barriers, have the same level of access to services.
A baby feeding support drop-in group runs every day, Monday to Friday across different areas of the borough and there is no need to book. Please click this link for more information - www.breastfeedinginharrow.org
Brent - Please contact 020 8102 4900 for support near you.
Support from other organisations
NCT breastfeeding line - 0300 330 0771 This is open from 8am to 10pm, seven days a week.
National breastfeeding helpline – 0300 100 0212
La Leche League helpline - 0845 120 2918
Sign up to the breastfeeding support on-line at this link - https://www.nhs.uk/start4life
Breastfeeding in public - your rights
Please click here for more information on breastfeeding in public and your rights.
It is important that you do not fall asleep with your baby on a sofa or a chair. To find out more about caring for your baby at night please click on this leaflet from Unicef.
