Breast Feeding

Breastfeeding in North Lincolnshire

Welcome to home page of Breastfeeding in North Lincolnshire. The exciting news is that more and more women are realising the benefits of breastfeeding and giving their child the very best start in life. Breast milk is free, it's ready anytime and it's completely natural - after all, it's human milk for human babies !

Whether you are looking for advice, events, contacts or simply want to find out what's happening in North Lincolnshire to promote breastfeeding then this is the ideal starting point.


Find out about babes (Babies and Breastfeeding Extra Support)

 

Find out who to contact for help and advice


Find out more about breastfeeding


What's Happening in North Lincolnshire


Things to Download

About babes

Here In North Lincolnshire, mums and dads are helped on their breastfeeding journey by babes (Babies and Breastfeeding Extra Support). You may have seen them around Scunthorpe General Hospital or out in the community wearing trademark pink shirts with their distinctive babes logo.


The babes in their trademark uniform.

These are Mums who are breastfeeding or have breastfed their own babies and have then gone on to do further training, to support you whilst you are breastfeeding. There is plenty of help out there both voluntary and professional. You are not alone. Breastfeeding information and support is always available from health professionals and peer supporters.

Who to contact for help and advice

 

 

Sometimes you need to talk to someone.

Local Breastfeeding Support Midwife Jane Goodwin on 07595087303 or 01724 282282 Ext 2462.

Breastfeeding Coordinator Joanne Dalton on 01652 251205 or 07900567052

Health Improvement Specialist Sara Griffiths on 01652 251170 or 07554115262

National Breastfeeding Helpline 0300 100 0212 or www. breastfeeding.nhs.uk

About Breastfeeding

 

Feeding breast milk has lots of health benefits for both mum and baby. Mum’s milk gives a baby all the nutrients he or she needs for the first six months of life. Breast milk is not just a food; it has many other properties which help babies develop into healthy children and healthy adults, giving babies the best possible start in life.

Some of the benefits of breastfeeding include:

• Reduces the chances of illness for baby
• Increased health benefits for Mum         
• Lessens risk of post natal depression
• It’s free and ready anytime
• No preparation needed
• No fuss / no mess
• Helps you get your figure back (breastfeeding burns an extra 500 calories a day)
• Nappies are less smelly!
• Helps build a stronger bond between mum and baby

 

The advantages of breastfeeding are immediate and continuous in promoting good health. Breastmilk contains antibodies which help protect the infant from infection reducing the risk of asthma, eczema and childhood diabetes.

Research shows breastfed babies are also at lower risk of gastroenteritis, respiratory and urinary tract infections and infections of the middle ear. For the mum, there are long term benefits such as reduced risk of breast and ovarian cancer and she is less likely to develop osteoporosis in later life. Recent research highlighted that breastfeeding may also reduce the risk of Type11 diabetes, obesity and postnatal depression.

What's Happening in North Lincolnshire?

 

Workshop - Learn How to Breastfeed before your Baby is Born! 

Join us at one of our Antenatal Breastfeeding Workshops at the Pregnancy Assessment Centre, Scunthorpe General Hospital.

Workshops will be held on the following Saturdays from 10.30 till 12noon —April 28th, May 26th, June 23rd, July 14th, August 18th, September 22nd, October 20th, November 17th & December 15th

These are relaxed, supportive afternoons where you'll be able to meet the Breastfeeding Peer Supporters: Health Trainers, ask any questions and talk through any worries you may have about breasfeeding.

To book onto a session, please call Ellen or Jane on 01724 282282 Extension 2305 or 2585.

Things to Download

Getting Breastfeeding Started
Latest babes Newsletter - November 2011
babes café Breastfeeding Groups in North Lincolnshire

Stockists of nursing bras

My Breastfeeding Story – my way antenatal and postnatal (word doc)