Coventry Infant Feeding Team

12/01/2026

Understanding Engorgement

Are you familiar with the term engorgement?

Engorgement happens when milk is not properly released from the breast.

This can result from delays in breastfeeding, poor positioning, or improper attachment.

To help engorgement, ensure you are feeding responsively and getting milk out.

Hand expressing is recommended, and this video demonstrates how to do it while also covering safe storage of breast milk.

View our video for more information:
https://youtu.be/Q8FDg3H1LAQ?si=TfOFUXjDCy21gDTI

If you need advice, support, or reassurance, please contact the Coventry Infant Feeding Team, your midwife, or health visitor.

For more information about our team and our support services, please visit: https://linktr.ee/coventryift

Engorgement occurs when milk is not effectively released from the breast. This can result from delays in breastfeeding, poor positioning, or improper attachm...

12/01/2026

WARNING: Baby sleep pillows can be deadly

These soft pillows and cushions are often marketed for baby sleep or as somewhere for a baby to be left unsupervised. But this can cause suffocation or overheating, and your baby might even die.

Despite what some online product listings suggest, pillows are not recommended for babies until they are at least 12 months old. The safest place for your baby to sleep is on a clear, firm, flat surface.

Learn more: https://capt.org.uk/baby-sleep-pillows-warning/

12/01/2026

Breastfeeding is a natural process, but it’s not always easy. Mothers need support—both to get started and to sustain breastfeeding.

Let us all do our part to protect breastfeeding

07/01/2026

Returning to paid work and breastfeeding? LLLGB has information to support you as you return and how you can get the support you need from your employer:

https://www.laleche.org.uk/working-and-breastfeeding

05/01/2026

The Coventry Infant Feeding Team is part of the Coventry Family Health and Lifestyle Services, provided by South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust. We are dedicated to supporting parents and mothers throughout their feeding journey during pregnancy and after childbirth.

Families in the CV1-CV6 areas can access a range of free services, including:
👶Infant feeding groups
👶🏽Antenatal classes
👶🏻One-on-one breastfeeding support
👶🏿Home visits
👶🏾Breast pump loan programme

For further details about our support groups and services, please visit: https://linktr.ee/coventryift or scan the QR code on our post.

For more information or support, please contact the Coventry Infant Feeding Team at 07904 984620, available Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 17:00.

05/01/2026

Was your baby born during 2025?

We'd love to hear about them and your maternity experience.

What was good about your care?
What could have been better?

Tell us anonymously - scan QR code or click the link in the comments.

Our survey is also open to those who are expecting a baby during 2026, whether it's you who's pregnant or your partner/family member, and open to those who had a baby in the last 3 ish years.

We look forward to hearing from you!



ID Did you welcome a new baby during 2025?

George Eliot Hospital Maternity Services
SWFT Maternity Communications
Maternity Services at UHCW NHS Trust
NHS Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull Talking Therapies
NCT Parents in Mind Coventry & Warwickshire
Health Visiting North Warwickshire
Health Visiting South Warwickshire
Healthwatch Warwickshire
Healthwatch Coventry
Coventry Infant Feeding Team
Warwick Hospital Infant Feeding Team
NHS Warwickshire Infant Feeding Community Team

05/01/2026

Just a little reminder that your breastmilk is perfect for your baby 🩷

[ID: Did you know? Breastmilk is the perfect meal for your baby. It contains more than 200 types of fatty acids, over 400 types of protein and is more than 85% water. This means they do not need anything else for at least the first 6 months. Image of a mum breastfeeding her baby.]

24/12/2025

🎅🏾Merry Christmas from everyone at the Coventry Infant Feeding Team. 🎅🏻

We are closed during the bank holiday period.

📞🤱🏼If you require urgent breastfeeding support while we are closed, please call The National Breastfeeding Helpline on 0300 100 0212, open 24 hours a day, every day of the year. 📞🤱

If you need health services, please consider:
🎄Minor injury units and urgent treatment centres, for less-serious accidents and illnesses.
☃The NHS 111 service, available online or via phone, to advise on the best course of action. Patients can often be booked into appointments, including for urgent dental treatment.
⭐Community pharmacists can provide urgent advice and medication for winter ailments without the need for an appointment.

https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/pharmacy/find-a-pharmacy

Ring 999 for life-threatening injury or illness.

22/12/2025

🎄Please be aware that our infant feeding support groups and antenatal classes will not take place during the festive break.🎄

However, we remain available for one-to-one support. If you would like to book an appointment, please contact us on the details provided below:

📞07904 984620

✉️swg-tr.covinfantfeeding@nhs.net

Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
(excluding bank holidays).

If you require support during bank holidays and weekends, please contact your midwife or contact The National Breastfeeding Helpline on 0300 100 0212.

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16/12/2025

Sometimes babies don't gain weight as quickly as hoped for and may need help to get all the milk they need. Our article explores what might be happening, and what you can do, if your baby needs more milk.

https://www.laleche.org.uk/my-baby-needs-more-milk

[Image: newborn at the breast. Text: www.laleche.org.uk]

10/12/2025

How do breasts make milk? If you are having breastfeeding problems, such as low milk supply or too much milk, or are wondering why your baby’s feeding pattern is different from what you expected, it can help to understand more about the science of lactation. Our revised and updated article explores how breasts make milk:

https://www.laleche.org.uk/how-milk-production-works/

[Image: baby at the breast looking up. Text: How does milk production work?]

03/12/2025

🟧 – Day 9: A Child’s Voice

Today we’re sharing the words of a child who has stayed in our refuge:

💬 “I like it here because we can sleep all night. At my old house I used to stay awake to check if Mum was ok”

No child should ever know that kind of fear.
No child should feel responsible for keeping a parent safe.
Every child deserves rest, safety and the chance to simply be a child.

At Coventry Haven Women’s Aid, we do everything we can to give children fleeing Domestic Abuse warmth, stability, space to play, and a place where they can finally breathe.

Can you please help keep our services in place, for every child living with violence?

Please donate here: https://www.paypal.com/GB/fundraiser/charity/2720802

www.coventryhaven.co.uk