NHS GGC - Breastfeeding Friendly West Dunbartonshire

13/03/2023

We need your help! Over half of the parents families in our survey said they weren’t given advice on how to co-sleep more safely by a healthcare professional. Please help us get this vital, life-saving information out. Tag any new / expectant parents you know, and share this post far and wide!
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Checklist: Preparing your bed to co-sleep more safely
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🔴 Keep pillows & adult bedding away from baby
🟠 Mattress should be firm & flat
🟡 Sleep baby on their back
🟢 Do not let additional children / pets in
🔵 Ensure baby can’t get trapped, wedged or fall out
🟣 Never leave your baby unattended

09/03/2023

Our Breastfeeding Groups offer a warm, welcoming and safe environment where pregnant women and breastfeeding mums can meet and support each other.

Come along for a chat and share advice and experiences. You do not need to be having breastfeeding challenges to attend.

However, if you do have challenges on your journey, you will also have access to professional advice from staff who have been fully trained to support breastfeeding.

Dumbarton Group:
📆 Tuesdays
⏰ 1pm - 3pm
📍 Dumbarton Library

Clydebank Group
📆 Thursdays
⏰ 1pm - 3pm
📍 Clydebank Library

A warm welcome awaits ❤️

02/03/2023

28/02/2023

The first 1 000 days of a child’s life are the most important in shaping their future. The quality of a child’s early experiences has an incredible impact on how their brain develops—influencing lifelong learning, health and behaviour.

22/02/2023

Babies cry when they are:
😢 Sad
😠 Frustrated
🚼 Uncomfortable
🥺 Lonely
😱 Scared
🥶 Cold
🥵 Hot
👶 Hungry

There are many possible reasons. Breastfeeding can help with them all, giving your baby:
🤱🏽 comfort
🥰 love
✅ food

20/02/2023

🤱🏼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🤱🏽

Breastfeeding is protected by law. However, breastfeeding in public can still be a worry for some families which is why we want to encourage many businesses/organisations and groups to join the Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland scheme.

The Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland scheme is a backed by Scottish Government and ran by local health boards.

Being part of the scheme let’s people know:

🔹 you provide a supportive and welcoming environment for breastfeeding families
🔹 you understand the laws protecting breastfeeding

If you would like to be part of the scheme or want more information, please get in touch by sending us a message on Facebook or emailing:
westdunbartonshire.infantfeeding@ggc.scot.nhs.uk

10/02/2023

🤱🏽 Breastfeeding Out and About 🤱🏼

Please watch and share our video featuring some amazing local breastfeeding families.


NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Breastfeeding Network Greater Glasgow and Clyde

08/01/2023

Our Breastfeeding Groups offer a warm, welcoming and safe environment where pregnant women and breastfeeding mums can meet and support each other.

Come along for a chat and share advice and experiences. You do not need to be having breastfeeding challenges to attend.

However, if you do have challenges on your journey, you will also have access to professional advice from staff who have been fully trained to support breastfeeding.

Dumbarton Group:
📆 Tuesdays
⏰ 1pm - 3pm
📍 Dumbarton Library

Clydebank Group
📆 Thursdays
⏰ 1pm - 3pm
📍 Clydebank Library

A warm welcome awaits ❤️



West Dunbartonshire Libraries
Clyde Shopping Centre

24/12/2022

Support is still running over the holiday period but may be at a reduced capacity, please do remember though if you need any help, support or someone one to talk to The National Breastfeeding Helpline is open 365 days a year 9:30am to 9:30pm.

15/12/2022

We will be having Christmas Parties at our Breastfeeding Groups next week.

Dumbarton Group:
📆 Tuesday 20th December
⏰ 1pm - 3pm
📍 Dumbarton Library, Strathleven Place, Dumbarton

Clydebank Group:
📆 Thursday 22nd December
⏰ 1pm - 3pm
📍 Clydebank Library, Dumbarton Road, Clydebank

We look forward to seeing you there!

14/12/2022

Welcome to our Breastfeeding Friendly West Dunbartonshire page!

Our mission is to help families in the local area feel empowered to breastfeed by sharing supportive, encouraging and informative posts.

We want to promote a better understanding of breastfeeding and the benefits it has to mother, baby and society.

Together we can build a breastfeeding friendly West Dunbartonshire 🤱🏻

Please like and share our page 👍🏼