Infant feeding advice and support
The healthy child service provides ongoing support for infant feeding (breastfeeding, bottle feeding expressed breastmilk or formula or a combination of these options) via your health visitor.
Clinics - feeding support
During this pandemic drop in clinics are currently suspended but you can still contact your health visitor or the duty health visitor for advice and support.
We are also providing infant feeding support via secure video call for parents needing one to one additional feeding advice. This is a weekly clinic and appointments can be booked by contacting your health visitor or the duty health visitor.
Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding and Breastmilk
Below are some useful links for evidence based information on infant feeding in addition to the NHS website:
Off to the best start leaflet (open in pdf)
Department of Health 'off to the best start' is an information guide all about breastfeeding.
Expressing and Storing Breastmilk - The Breastfeeding Network
Breastfeeding positions and attachment
Unicef Positioning and Attachment (video)
Global Health - Breastfeeding attachment
Global Health - Positions for Breastfeeding
Maximising breastmilk
Maximising breastmilk video - Baby Friendly Initiative (unicef.org.uk)
Breastfeeding support
Healthy Child Service (yor-ok.org.uk)
Treasure Chest Breastfeeding Group York
La Leche League GB - Friendly breastfeeding support from pregnancy onwards
Home - The Breastfeeding Network
Milk Banks
UK association of milk banking
Start4Life Breastfeeding Friend – message questions through Facebook or enable at Alexa Skill store
How safe is… alcohol, smoking and medicines and breastfeeding?
Breastfeeding Network How Safe Is It? (opens in pdf)
Support with conditions
Mastitis and breastfeeding
Breastfeeding Network - mastitis (opens in pdf)
Thrush and breastfeeding
Breastfeeding after returning to study or work
Breastfeeding and Work (opens in pdf)
Bottle Feeding
A Guide to bottle feeding leaflet
Department of health 'guide to bottle feeding'
Infant milks
Infant Milks — First Steps Nutrition Trust
Feeding premature babies and feeding twins
Introducing Solid Foods
Introducing solid foods leaflet - Baby Friendly Initiative
Eating well for mums and babies
Infants & new mums — First Steps Nutrition Trust
Toddler and Infant Nutrition Advice - Infant & Toddler Forum
Healthy Start vitamins are available to eligible women and children via the following pharmacies located across York participating pharmacies:
1. The Priory Pharmacy, Cornlands Road, YO24 3WX
2. Tower Court Pharmacy, Unit 1, Tower Court, Oakdale Road, YO30 4WL
3. Whitworth Pharmacy, 275 Melrosegate, YO10 3SN
4. Monk Bar Pharmacy, 3 Goodramdate, YO1 7LJ
5. Day Lewis Pharmacy, 67 Front Street, YO24 3BR
6. Huntington Pharmacy, 1 North Lane within Huntington Surgery, YO32 9RU
7. Haxby Group Pharmacy, Haxby & Wigginton Health Centre, YO32 2LL
8. Fulford Pharmacy, 101 Main Street, Fulford, YO10 4PN
9. MJ Roberts Pharmacy, 8 Boroughbridge Road, YO26 5RU
1. The Priory Pharmacy, Cornlands Road, York, YO24 3WX
2. Citywide Health - Tower Court Pharmacy, Unit 1, Tower Court, Clifton Moorgate, York YO30 4WL
3. Monkbar Pharmacy, 3 Goodramgate, York, YO1 7LJ
4. Citywide Health - Water End Pharmacy, 8 Boroughbridge Road, Acomb, York, YO26 5RU
5. Citywide Health - Fulford Pharmacy, 101 Main Street, Fulford, York, YO10 4PN
6. Day Lewis Pharmacy, 67 Front Street, Acomb, York, YO24 3BR
7. Citywide Health - Huntington Pharmacy, 1-3 North Lane, Huntington, York, YO32 9RU
8. Citywide Health - Haxby Pharmacy, Haxby & Wigginton Health Centre, The Village, Wigginton, York, YO32 2LL
Healthy Start Vouchers can be applied for, contact The Healthy Child Service if support is needed to complete the application. Visit Antenatal diet information for the application form and more information.
Page last updated: 20 May 2021
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York Family Information Service
West Offices
York Y01 6GA
Tel: 01904 554444