Bottle-feeding help for new mums at York Hospital

8:38am Wednesday 9th May 2012 in News

New mums who want to bottle-feed their babies can now get extra support from maternity staff at York Hospital.

A new infant-feeding room has opened on the unit where new parents are given specialist advice and guidance so they feel ready and confident to safely feed their baby on formula milk.

Morag White, infant feeding co-ordinator, said: “All women who come into the unit are given information regarding the health benefits of breast-feeding, however we do know that around a quarter of women choose to bottle-feed. It’s important that these parents are given the right information to enable them to feed their babies.”

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Yorkie_1982 says...
1:03pm Wed 9 May 12

About time too! When I had my daughter 3 years ago I wasn't shown anything. We were turfed out the next day without even being shown how to bath her. I had to ask my midwife what to do when she visited me at home 2 days later. Made me feel like because I didn't make the decision to breastfeed we were treated very differently!

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xtc says...
3:00pm Wed 9 May 12

Just been to ante natal with bunch of women with unwanted pregnancies but having to deal now and not one wanting to do anything natural formula is £50 a month breast is best and free.

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Yorkie_1982 says...
4:14pm Wed 9 May 12

Breast is not always best and after the pregnancy I had (please see http://www.yorkpress
.co.uk/features/heal
th/9692071.___Unborn
_babies_can_die_from
_this___/
You may understand why I wanted my body back to myself!

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