Breast feeding helps you to give your baby the best possible start in life. Breast milk is tailor-made for your baby and:
- contains vitamins and minerals
- is always available
- offers protection from certain infections
- helps improve your baby's long-term health.
Breastfeeding also reduces the risk of SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome), childhood diabetes and leukaemia.
Any amount of breastfeeding is beneficial, but exclusively breastfeeding your baby for 6 months offers a lot more protection.
There are many benefits of carrying on breastfeeding after 6 months – your breast milk protects your baby from infections and there's some evidence it helps them digest solid foods.
Breastfeeding Peer Support Volunteer Opportunity
Have you either breastfed or are currently breastfeeding?
Would you be interested in volunteering some of your time to offer support, help and advice to other local mums who are breastfeeding or interested in breastfeeding when their baby is born?
This could be through groups you already attend, supporting breastfeeding support drop-in sessions or attending midwifery clinics. The time commitment is entirely up to you.
As a Breastfeeding Peer Support Volunteer you will be fully trained in the Solihull Approach Breastfeeding Peer Support training. The approach is designed to help create safe spaces between supporters and mothers and ensure that information and emotional support is tailored to meet need and increase breastfeeding outcomes.
If you would like more information about becoming a Breastfeeding Peer Support Volunteer, please contact Laura Ellison at familyhubs@varotherham.org.uk / 07762022734.
Breast Pumps
Rotherham Family Hubs are able to support breastfeeding by providing breast pumps that are free to hire. Simply call into your nearest Family Hub site.
