Coventry Infant Feeding Team

17/11/2025

Today is World Prematurity Day. Having a premature baby can be an intense and difficult time - and we want to celebrate and recognise all those mothers and parents who have had premature babies or are currently facing the challenge.

Our article has information that may be of encouragement and support as you breastfeed your premature baby:

https://laleche.org.uk/successfully-breastfeeding-premature-baby/



[Image: View from over a mother's shoulder of her breastfeeding her premature baby. Text: Breastmilk is an incredibly responsive food, made specially for each baby]

14/11/2025

It is Transgender Awareness Week and Coventry Infant Feeding team support transgender parents. Please see the below link which is a topic around 'Chestfeeding if you're trans or non-binary'.

Transgender men and women, and non-binary and genderqueer individuals, are physiologically capable of breast or chestfeeding, even if they have had previous chest surgery or have never given birth. It is equally important to note that some trans people experience severe gender dysphoria when breast....

14/11/2025

There have been some changes to our support group schedule.
Please see our post for the updated schedule.
For more information or support, please contact the Coventry Infant Feeding Team at 07904 984620, available Monday to Friday from 9:00AM to 5:00PM.


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13/11/2025

Today marks the beginning of Transgender Awareness Week which is running from 13th November - 19th, leading up to Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20, which focuses on raising awareness about transgender issues. We will be sharing links and resources surrounding this campaign during this time. Please see the first link which is a topic around 'Chestfeeding if you're trans or non-binary'.

If you are trans or non-binary and are thinking about chestfeeding your baby, find out your options and further information here.

12/11/2025

12/11/2025

🤰🫄🤱🙍‍♂️Attention All Expecting Parents!🤰🫄🤱🙍‍♂️

The team at Maternity Services at UHCW NHS Trust invites you to a special 🎈🎉👶🏾👶🏻Baby Shower Celebration! 🎈🎉👶🏾👶🏻

Please take a look at the post for more information.

Event Details:

Date: Monday 18th November 2025
Time: 10 AM to 2 PM
Location: City of Coventry Health Centre, 2 Stoney Stanton Rd, Coventry, CV1 4FS

12/11/2025

Coventry Health Visiting - Open Well Baby Clinics.

See the post for more information.

11/11/2025

🌸 W.A.R.M.S – Welcoming, Amazing, Responsive, Magical Starts 🌸
From the very first moment after birth, your baby already knows what to do 💕
Those wriggles, little head lifts, and searching eyes — these are your baby’s 9 instinctive stages leading to that first beautiful breastfeed 🤱Watch the Magical Hour video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfNUkcxJyhI

At UHCW, we proudly follow the Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI) standards, supporting uninterrupted skin-to-skin contact straight after birth. This precious time helps your baby’s natural instincts become learnt behaviours — setting up breastfeeding success and a lifelong bond.

✨ Did you know?
💧 The darker skin around your ni**le releases a scent like amniotic fluid, guiding your baby to the breast — nature’s own compass!
🌈 That deeper colour helps your baby see and find their way.
🥇 Waiting to weigh until after your baby’s first feed supports a calm, gentle transition.
💛 Antenatally collected colostrum gives your baby a powerful, immune-boosting start.
🌼 Early, frequent, and effective milk removal means more milk production and a thriving baby.
Your body and your baby are an incredible team — instinctive, intelligent, and perfectly designed for one another 💞


Visit our Infant feeding team linktree to learn more about preparing to breastfeed your baby:
https://linktr.ee/uhcwinfantfeeding
https://linktr.ee/coventryift

11/11/2025

In this video produced by the Coventry Infant Feeding Team, we explore the numerous advantages of breastfeeding for both babies and mothers.

https://youtu.be/wPdQV0TMN-g?si=Mp1GExegDR445mS4

“Your milk, your power. Naturally made. Just for your baby.”

For more information, please visit: https://linktr.ee/coventryift

In this video we look at the many benefits of breastfeeding for babies and mothers. “Your milk, your power. Naturally made. Just for your baby.” Created by C...

11/11/2025

Start for Life is here to answer all your breastfeeding questions. Sign up for weekly emails.
https://www.nhs.uk/.../baby/feeding-your-baby/breastfeeding/

10/11/2025

Breastfeeding should not hurt💜

Sometimes a little difference in how your baby is feeding can make a big difference to how comfortable it is for you and how easily your baby gets your milk.

An easy acronym for correct positioning is CHINS:

Close - Head free - In line - Nose-to-ni**le - Sustainable

If you're struggling, it may help you to come along to one of our drop-in groups where a peer supporter can support you through a feed.

Find our local services on our website:
www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/drop-in-centres-map/

Our peer supporters at National Breastfeeding Helpline UK can also talk you through a feed over the phone or by message - available 24/7 💗

📞0300 100 0212
💬Send a DM

Find more information on positioning and attachment, here:
www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/breastfeeding-information/getting-started-with-breastfeeding/how-to-breastfeed/

[ID: Close. Pull baby in close to your body. No gaps. Head free. No hands on the head, supporting the neck. In line. Make sure baby's body is in a nice line, no twisting or arching. Nose-to-ni**le. To ensure a deep latch. Sustainable. Are you and baby comfortable? Will this position be comfortable for the whole feed?]

10/11/2025

FWT - a centre for women will be hosting and participating in various events throughout Coventry for from Monday 17th November 17th to Wednesday 19th November.

See their post for more information.

For more information, please contact the team on PNMH@fwt.org.uk.

To raise awareness for , FWT will be hosting, and joining several events across Coventry from Monday 17th November to Wednesday 19th November.

The MAMTA and Perinatal Mental Health teams will be holding virtual and onsite sessions, which minority ethnic pregnant mothers' can join for free.

To find out more, please contact us at PNMH@fwt.org.uk

MAMTA Child & Maternal Health programme is commissioned to support minority ethnic women at antenatal and postnatal stages. MAMTA is now offered as a Universal opt-in referral route to any minority ethnic woman in Coventry during pregnancy, for culturally sensitive women only support up to when baby is born, and early postnatal stages.
Coventry Start for Life South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust Maternity Services at UHCW NHS Trust Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care System NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board NCT Parents in Mind Coventry & Warwickshire Coventry & Warwickshire Maternity and Neonatal Voices Partnership