Our services
Community Infant Feeding
About the service
The Community Infant Feeding team provides friendly, expert advice and guidance so you can make informed decisions about feeding your baby. We offer positive support, non-judgmental care and respect the decisions you make about breastfeeding, expressing or mixed feeding (breast and bottle).
We can help families whose babies are experiencing feeding problems or who require specific support. Our team also offers Baby Feeding Support Sessions to provide a listening ear and some practical tips and advice to help you along your breastfeeding journey. These are free sessions where you can chat to a member of our team and other families in a relaxed, informal, community setting.
Full details of all our services, how we support you and baby feeding support sessions are available on our Community Infant Feeding team page on the Family Health Services website, Better Lives, Healthy Futures.
How to access
You may be referred to the Community Infant Feeding team by your midwife, health visitor or other professional. If you live in Tong, Royds, Wibsey, Queensbury, Calyton and Fairweather Green, Eccleshill, Windhill and Wrose there is extra support available. A member of the team will contact you a few days after your baby is born to offer support with feeding.
If you are under the care of maternity services in the Airedale area, you can speak to your community midwife in the first instance who can refer you to the Infant Feeding team based at Airedale hospital, if additional support is required.
If you are under the care of maternity services in the Bradford area, you can speak to your community midwife in the first instance, or the Infant Feeding team based at Bradford Royal Infirmary if additional support is required, on 01274 364583.
If you are having problems with breastfeeding, such as having concerns over your baby’s weight or experiencing pain, please contact the Health Visiting team on 01274 221223, Monday-Friday, 9.00am-5.00pm. If necessary, your health visitor can refer you to a specialist infant feeding practitioner.
How to find us
We work in family hubs across Bradford District.
Contact
Please text the Community Infant Feeding Team directly using our NHS Chat Health line: 07312 263233.
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Useful contacts
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust’s Family Health Services website – Better Lives, Healthy Futures has a dedicated breastfeeding information page, as well as information on bottle feeding, healthy start, introducing solids (weaning) and the parent infant relationship.
National Breastfeeding Helpline 0300 100 0212 (Open 9.30am-9.30pm)
National Childbirth Trust support line 0300 330 0700 (Open 8.00am – midnight)
La Leche League helpline 0345 120 2918 (Open 8.00am-11.00pm)
Breastfeeding support project
Breastfeeding support previously available through the Better Start Bradford project for parents living in Bowling and Barkerend, Bradford Moor, Heaton and Little Horton has been expanded to also include Great Horton, Manningham and Toller. The free support is available for people with babies aged between 0 and 6 months. There is language support in Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi and German.
Call 01274 287968 Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm
Or call 07903 174429 Monday to Friday, 5.00pm to 8.00pm, and Saturday 9.00am to 5.00pm.
Or email: breastfeedingadmin@healthforall.org.uk
Breastfeeding Friendly Bradford
Bradford District welcomes breastfeeding here there and everywhere.
Organisations across the district are encouraged to demonstrate your support for breastfeeding mothers by joining the Breastfeeding Friendly scheme. By joining you indicate that you can offer a welcoming space where mothers can feel comfortable breastfeeding their babies wherever they need and wish.
For professionals
Feeding Bradford’s Babies training
If you are a professional in an organisation within Bradford district that works with families who have babies or young children you’re invited to attend our two and a half hour training ‘Feeding Bradford’s Babies’. The training is mandatory for anyone employed in the Family Hubs as it forms part of the Family Hub Baby Friendly Accreditation. Find out more and get latest training dates.