Feeding your baby
Breast milk is the preferred food for babies and Maternity staff will be able to provide you with guidance, assistance and support to help you establish and maintain breastfeeding for your baby.
Support and information is also available for alternative feeding methods, and every effort will be made to help you with the method that is most suitable for you and your baby.
Support services for feeding your baby
- Breastfeeding your baby
- Decision aid
- What should breast milk look like?
- Formula feeding
Breastfeeding information and services
- Raising Children Network
- Australian Breastfeeding Association
- Breastfeeding Helpline 1800 mum 2 mum (1800 686 286).
The Breastfeeding Helpline is available 7 days a week and is staffed by trained, volunteer counsellors who answer calls on a roster system in their own homes.
- Breastfeeding Helpline 1800 mum 2 mum (1800 686 286).
- Child and Family Health Services
- Child and Baby Health Clinics
- Early Years Centre
- Lactation Consultants of Australia and New Zealand
- 13 HEALTH (13 43 25 84). This is a 24 hours a day, 7 day a week helpline which is staffed by nurses. Please ask to speak to a qualified child health nurse or a lactation consultant who will be able to provide advice on any breastfeeding issues.
Last updated: 30 April 2018
