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12/09/2025

The South Isleworth Children Centre is closed on Monday 15th September, no feeding drop in group running.

Come and see West Middlesex Infant Feeding Team at Brentford Children’s Centre on Friday 19th September 12.30 to 14.30.

Sorry for the inconvenience!

11/09/2025

☀️ Want to affect change? ☀️

Then please spread the word about the Breastfeeding Welcome Scheme! 📢

One of the reasons why 80% of women in the UK give up breastfeeding before they are ready is from a lack of understanding what infant feeding behaviour looks like. Therefore we need to see more women out in public feeding in our restaurants, cafés, libraries, parks, etc.

We need to see each other feeding and we need our children to see what breastfeeding looks like. Our children learn by observing and how will they know what breastfeeding looks like if they don’t grow up seeing it.

Please forward this to all your favourite places you go and ask them to join this Breastfeeding Welcome Scheme!

By joining the Breastfeeding Welcome Scheme, organisations can let families know that they:

* support the legal right to breastfeed
* welcome breastfeeding families
* are promoted as breastfeeding-friendly spaces

Let’s normalise breastfeeding in public! 💪🏿💪

29/08/2025

For Black Breastfeeding Week, our Maternity Infant Feeding Team carried out a special tea and trolley round yesterday to raise awareness of the importance of this campaign. This week highlights the need for greater support, equity, and representation in breastfeeding, while celebrating the resilience and experiences of Black families.

During our round, we spoke about the fantastic work of , who are driving change by advocating for better representation, providing culturally sensitive support, and empowering families with accessible education and resources.

Head over to Spectrum Lactation to find out more about the inspiring work they are doing.

07/08/2025

✨ World Breastfeeding Week 2025 ✨

The above carousel photos is just a snapshot of all the caring and dedicated staff we have in our NICU, Labour and Postnatal Wards who strive to help you nurture close and loving relationships with your babies so that you meet your breastfeeding goals. We support families to make informed choices about infant feeding to optimise health and nutrition for their child, and for yourselves.

Chelsea Westminster is a Baby Friendly Initiative accredited Hospital.

Baby-Friendly is a designation awarded by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations International Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to maternity facilities that meet international standards supporting and promoting breastfeeding.

One of the standards of care that we are required to meet is that staff have sufficient knowledge, competence and skills to support breastfeeding. As you can see from the photos, we love improving health outcomes for babies and mothers!

06/08/2025

✨World Breastfeeding Week ✨

We know that one of the reasons why 80% of women in the UK do not reach their breastfeeding goals is due to lack of support. Either women/parents don’t reach out for help or do not know where to go for help. We encourage everyone who has their baby at Chelsea Westminster to continue to advocate for yourself so that you can contribute to changing this statistic. 💪🏿

Who is there to support you reach your feeding goals? 🤔

✔️ After you birth your baby, 🐣 your attending Midwife will support your comfort so that your baby can achieve their first latch.

✔️ Then, as you move to the Postnatal ward, our Midwives, Maternity Support Workers, volunteers or Infant Feeding Team there will provide help.

✔️ Then, after you go home you have your Community Midwifery team to answer your questions and help you if necessary with how you hold your baby and how your baby latches.

✔️ Additionally, you have your Health Visiting team, and your children centres where there may be breastfeeding cafés or you can book appointments with the Infant Feeding supporter in the Health Visitor team.

✔️ Keep an eye out in your local neighbourhood for any other Breastfeeding Support groups such as La Leche League, NCT or ABM (Association of Breastfeeding Mothers).

✔️ In our highlights above, we list local Breastfeeding Drop In centres as we come across them. So do look there to see if there’s one close by to where you live!

✔️ Also, you can call any of the hotlines below us if you have any questions feeding your baby. ✨

📞 National Breastfeeding hotline: 0300 100 0212

📞 La Leche League: 0345 120 2918

📞 NCT:0300 330 0700

Do reach out if you need to, we want to help! 💖☀️

02/08/2025

Breastmilk for your baby:

✨ Provides immune support and protects against many common childhood illnesses.

✨ Is safe and clean, and straight from the source

✨ Is a source of comfort

✨ Provides all the energy and nutrients that the infant needs for the first months of life

✨ Continues to provide up to half or more of a child’s nutritional needs during the second half of the first year

✨ Provides to one third during the second year of life

✨ Provides the right balance of fat, protein, enzymes and vitamins that your baby needs.

✨ Supports brain development

✨ Lowers the risk of obesity

✨ Lowers the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)

✨ Lowers the risk of cardiovascular disease in adulthood

✨ Is a living substance and is tailor made for your baby

Watch the space to learn more about all the benefits of breastfeeding to the Mother/breastfeeding Parent.

01/08/2025

🎉 World Breastfeeding Week! 🎉

The theme of this year’s World Breastfeeding Week, 1-7 August, is: Invest in breastfeeding, invest in the future.

This week, keep an eye on all your social accounts to find the events in your community to raise awareness of the week, and it’s important theme, a theme which puts the focus on the next generation, and their health.

Throughout the week, we’ll post on why governments and health systems should emphasise policies, laws and programmes that prioritise the health of women and babies, and how one way that we can do that is through breastfeeding.

We support a family’s right to choose how they want to feed their baby, and we support informed choice.

17/07/2025

Are you pumping?

Check out this helpful guide to optimise your pumping experience. Getting the right size fl**ge for your body is important in terms of ensuring it’s pain-free, you have optimal output, and you get the job done quickly!

06/07/2025

A parents’ guide to recognising Jaundice in Black and Brown babies

Jaundice in newborn babies is common and usually harmless. It causes yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes. The medical term for jaundice in babies is neonatal jaundice.

Yellowing of the skin can be more difficult to see in brown or black skin. It might be easier to see on the palms of the hands or the soles of the feet.

Other symptoms of newborn jaundice can include:

* dark, yellow urine (a newborn baby’s urine should be colourless)
* pale-coloured poo (it should be yellow or orange)

If your baby develops signs of jaundice after this time, speak to your midwife, health visitor or a GP as soon as possible for advice.

While jaundice is not usually a cause for concern, it’s important to determine whether your baby needs treatment.

If you’re monitoring your baby’s jaundice at home, it’s also important to contact your midwife straight away if your baby’s symptoms quickly get worse or they become very reluctant to feed.

29/06/2025

🔥 Safety in the heat! 🔥

Out and about with baby in the heat wave? Here’s some guidelines to follow to keep your baby safe.

☀️ Don’t cover prams, buggies and travel systems with blankets, cloths or any cover that stops the air flowing. They risk the baby getting too hot, and mean you can’t see if they’re having
difficulties or monitor their temperature as easily.

☀️ Use a clip-on sunshade or parasol. This will keep your baby shaded while allowing air to circulate, and give you a clear view of your baby.

☀️ Check your baby regularly to see if they’re getting too hot by feeling their chest or the back of their neck.

☀️ Keep your baby out of direct sunlight as much as possible.

28/06/2025

Chelsea Westminster site
Workshops Book here:
htts://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/chelsea-and-westminster-face-to-face-antenatal-breastfeeding-workshops-tickets-542850469367

The workshops are run by one of the members of our Infant Feeding Team.
We will talk through the benefits of breastfeeding for both you and your baby, and the practicalities of breastfeeding your new little one.

The aim of this workshop is to help you feel more confident about breastfeeding and understand how to prevent and solve common breastfeeding difficulties, how to tell if your baby is getting enough milk and where to get help if you need it.

The session is fully interactive, and you will be able to ask questions and have an opportunity to chat with other expectant parents.

We encourage fathers/partners/a close friend or a family member to attend too - whoever may be supporting you when your baby is born.

Due to limited spaces, we ask that only mothers/ nursing parents and their support (as detailed above), who are booked to have their baby at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, or West Middlesex, book onto the workshop.

Recommended around 34 weeks gestation.

18/06/2025

☀️ It’s hot outside! 🔥

Here’s the guidance from on giving water to babies in the hot weather.

* Breastfed babies under 6 months old don’t need water - you can feed them as often as needed to quench their thirst.

* Formula-fed babies under 6 months can be given small sips of cooled, boiled water if needed during the hot weather. There is no specific guidance on this, so please talk to your GP, midwife, or health visitor if you are unsure if your baby needs extra water.

* Water can be given to babies over 6 months old at mealtimes, and no longer needs to be boiled.

Keep an eye on nappies - around 6 wet nappies in 24 hours is a sign of a well-hydrated baby. If you are worried, please call your GP, midwife, or health visitor. In emergency situations, always call 999.

If you need support feeding your baby through the hot weather, please contact your midwife, health visitor or GP with questions or concerns.

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