Infant feeding

Whether you are pregnant and looking to find out more about feeding your baby, or if you are going home with your newborn and would like a little more support with feeding, you are on the right page.

Here are some useful tips and links…

• Breastfeeding
• Bottle feeding
• Hand expressing in pregnancy (colostrum harvesting) – download and print at home
• Hand expressing in pregancy – Unicef video
• Storing breast milk at home

Kingston Hospital’s Maternity Unit and Neonatal Unit have been accredited by UNICEF UK as ‘Baby Friendly’. Nic Kane (Chief Nurse) is the Baby Friendly Guardian (as part of the UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative) at Kingston Hospital.

Community support

Day	Time	Venue	Contact
Mon	9.30am-11am – drop in Kingston Borough only	Old Malden Children’s Centre, KT3 5NB	02082747709
	2pm-3.30pm – appointment only	Alf King Children’s Centre, TW13 5AF	02085835601
	1pm-2.30pm – appointment only	Clarendon Children’s Centre, TW15 2HZ	01784 424 759
Tues	1pm-3pm – appointment only	United Reformed Church, TW2 5QA	www.facebook.com/ncttwickenham
	1pm-3pm – drop in Kingston Borough only	Chessington Childrens Centre, KT9 1JE	02082747709 – Street parking available.
Weds	9.30am-12pm (Kingston Borough mothers only) – appointment only	Kingston Town Children’s Centre, KT1 3AR	02082747709
	10am-12pm – appointment only	Lampton Children’s Centre, TW3 4DN	02085835602
	10.30am-12pm (school term time only) – drop in	WelCare House, 53-55 Canbury Park Road, Kingston-upon-Thames, KT2 6LQ	www.facebook.com/kingstoninfantfeedingsupport
	1pm-2.30pm – drop in	Kingston Town Children’s Centre
	2pm-4pm – breastfeeding coffee group	The Dolphin, SM1 1PR	02086411689
	9.30am-11am – last Wednesday of the month via Zoom (online)	Café La Leche, Wimbledon, SW19 4JZ	Email to book: laleche.Bernie@gmail.com https://lllwimbledon.weebly.com/
	10am-12pm – drop in	Hersham Baptist church, Arch Road, KT12 4QR	Free Street parking. Advice line 01883340922
Thurs	10am-11.30am – appointment only	The Hub, Beavers Children’s Centre, TW4 7NW	02085835602
	9.30am-3.30pm – appointment only	Clinic Stormont HC, SW11 5EG	07766800365 – Street parking – pay at metre.
	10am-11.30am – appointment only	South Isleworth Children’s Centre, TW7 7AP	02085835762 – Free parking
Fri	9.30am-12pm – drop in (Kingston Borough mothers only)	Tolworth Children’s Centre, KT6 7SA	02082747709 Free street parking
	10am-12p – 3rd Friday of the month – appointment only	La Leche League, Canbury park Pavilion KT2 5AU	lllkingstongroup@gmail.com
	1pm-3pm – Kingston Hospital catchment < 6 weeks only	Cornerstone Church, KT2 6LF	07385949049

Video guidance

Anatomy of the breast:

Antenatal hand expressing:

Responsive feeding: 

Skin to skin: 

Positioning and attachment:

Safe sleeping: 

Bottle feeding: 

Infant feeding during the coronavirus pandemic: 

We hope this will be of some help. 

The Infant Feeding Team