• Your baby has lots of wet and dirty nappies.
• Your baby feeds often and seems calm after feeds.
• You can hear or see your baby swallowing milk.
• Your baby is growing and gaining weight.
You may need extra help if you have:
• A planned caesarean
• Endocrine conditions
• A baby with a known health condition
• A baby expected to be born early
• Twins or more
• Breast surgery in the past
• Difficult breastfeeding before
• Strong medicines
You may need extra help if:
• Baby loses more than 10% of weight by day 5
• Baby has been sent to the Paediatric Assessment Unit for feeding
• Feeding is hard because baby has low muscle tone or other issues
• You need help with complex breastfeeding problems
Specialist Midwife: wht.spmifwalsall@nhs.net
01922 721172 Ext 7720 (Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm)
If you have any feeding worries, contact the Healthy Child Programme Single Point of Access (SPA).
They support families from 14 days onward.
When is specialist support needed after 14 days?
• Baby has been to PAU for feeding problems
• Baby has been readmitted to hospital for feeding
• Baby has a low birth weight (<2.5kg)
• Baby is not growing well
• Baby has health issues that affect feeding (like tongue tie, early birth, jaundice, cleft lip/palate, very unsettled behaviour)
• Parent has health issues like sore nipples, blocked ducts, or mastitis
• Parent uses medicines that affect breastfeeding
• Baby needs a breast pump on loan (only if needed)
Infant Feeding Team: wht.walsallinfant.feeding1@nhs.net
01922 603074 (Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm)
WHG Children's Champion - Breast Feeding Peer Support
They can help you if:
• You are expecting a baby and want to know about feeding
• You have started feeding and want someone to talk to
• You want more information or want to share past experiences
• You want to meet other parents in weekly groups across Walsall
Childrens.Champions@whgrp.co.uk