Brighton Breastfeeding Drop-in

24/11/2025

Come along and join us tomorrow at Brighton Breastfeeding Drop-in 10:30-12:00 at Hanover Community Centre. We meet every Tuesday – come every week or every so often.
We are a community support group run by volunteers, join us for a chat with other new (or less new) parents in a calm, friendly space as you are getting to know your baby and perhaps finding your way as a parent for the first time.
We are all qualified to provide support around feeding challenges whatever the age of your baby and however they feed. You are also welcome to come along before your baby is born to find out about feeding.
Partners, older children and family support welcome.
Tea and coffee are provided, if you are able to give a donation to contribute to our room hire costs this will help keep us running.
Look forward to seeing you there!

23/11/2025

one of the fantastic ways to get support with any aspect of feeding your baby ...

At NCT, our Infant Feeding Line is here to support you, whether you’re breastfeeding, bottle feeding, or combining both. Open 365 days a year, 8am - Midnight, we're here for you 📱 0300 330 0700⁣
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21/11/2025

Here is a way to give some feedback about your experience of feeding your baby ...

Have you recently given birth in a UHSussex Hospital?
We want to hear about your FEEDING JOURNEY!
Complete our dedicated infant feeding survey - https://forms.gle/oFihRZHDWoGu3RKM8
Or contact one of our leads
jordon.clarke@nhs.net - Worthing & Princess Royal
laura.naish3@nhs.net - Royal Sussex County
alix.james@nhs.net - St Richards

17/11/2025

Do join us tomorrow at Brighton Breastfeeding Drop-in 10:30-12:00 at Hanover Community Centre. We meet every Tuesday – come every week or every so often.
We are a community support group run by volunteers, join us for a chat with other new (or less new) parents in a calm, friendly space as you are getting to know your baby and perhaps finding your way as a parent for the first time.
We are all qualified to provide support around feeding challenges whatever the age of your baby and however they feed. You are also welcome to come along before your baby is born to find out about feeding.
Partners, older children and family support welcome.
Tea and coffee are provided, if you are able to give a small donation to contribute to our room hire costs this will help keep us running.
Look forward to seeing you there!

16/11/2025

13/11/2025

Celebrating 30 years of feeding support at Hanover Community Centre!

This independent community support group is run entirely by volunteers – please help us to continue this service by donating via our JustGiving page.
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/claire-trevelyan-1?utm_medium=CR&utm_source=CL

We are all fully trained NCT and NHS volunteers who offer skilled support and access to information about all aspects of feeding your baby for all parents/carers in a calm and welcoming space.

If you could share this Facebook post or our JustGiving page with anyone who you think might be willing to support us, we’d by hugely grateful.

Thank you!

08/11/2025

01/11/2025

50th centile is not a target! A baby on the 50th centile is not doing better than a baby on the 9th centile for weight, any more than an 5’8 woman weighing 10st is doing better than a 5’5 woman weighing 9st.

The centiles are just to give us an idea of what is appropriate growth for any particular baby. So a baby born around the 50th centile we would expect to stay around the 50th centile as they grow (around the centile - not exact). A baby born on the 9th centile, we would expect to stay around the 9th centile. We expect them to wobble a bit around lines - and that’s why we don’t weigh too often. If feeding doesn’t get off to the best start a baby might drop to a lower centile initially and then as feeding improves they should stabilise and we then want them to follow whatever centile they now sit on.

Centile lines are just a measure of growth - they aren’t a standard to be achieved.

26/10/2025

Did this happen to you?
Really common for babies to 'wake up' on the second night and want to feed a LOT.

This can be normal, and if feeding is comfortable that's reassuring! Remember, your ni**le should look a normal shape and colour for you after a feed.

Poo and wee are also important We look for at least 2 wees on day 2 of life, and at least 3 on day 3 of life. We're also expecting at least two poos each day, and it will start to change colour from black/very dark green, through to green and then yellow.

Also keep an eye on your baby's skin, eyes and gums, if you notice any yellowing, reach out to your midwives as they will need assessing of their levels of jaundice. (Which can be common, and usually self resolves, but shouldn't be ignored)

If you have any concerns about any of the above contact your midwife. You can also hand express some colostrum/milk to give them in a syringe or on a spoon if you want to give them some extra.