These workshops are open to those booked at the Oxfordshire hospitals. For the registration we will ask for some background information from you for auditing purposes (including, hospital ID, stage of pregnancy, ethnicity, how many children you have and the first part of your postcode).
YOU ONLY NEED TO BOOK ONE TICKET PER PREGNANT PERSON. THE PERSON ATTENDING WITH THEM DOES NOT NEED A SEPARATE TICKET
This session is about breastfeeding. As a Baby Friendly hospital, we are not able to deliver information about formula feeding in a group setting. If you need information on this, please speak to your Community Midwife, or the hospital staff when you've given birth.
Last in a series of 4 workshops covering late pregnancy, labour, birth, postnatal care and infant feeding, and enabling you to have the tools to make informed decisions about your care.
Learn about breastfeeding your baby. The session will include:
- Relationship building
- Skin to skin
- Why breastfeed?
- How to breastfeed
- Whyyou might need to hand express
- How to hand express
- Storing expressed milk
- Feeding cues
- Stomach sizes
- How to know your baby is getting enough
- Some common challenges when breastfeeding
- Where to get help
You are strongly recommended to attend all 4 workshops
