NHS Tayside Infant Feeding Team

NHS Tayside Infant Feeding Team Providing evidence based information for families to make informed infant feeding choices from pregnancy to age 2+

Meet your Breastfeeding & Infant Feeding Support WorkersThe team can be found on the maternity wards in Ninewells Hospit...
14/06/2026

Meet your Breastfeeding & Infant Feeding Support Workers

The team can be found on the maternity wards in Ninewells Hospital, as well as in the community across Dundee and Arbroath, supporting you to establish your feeding journey.

The team work alongside, and in addition to, the support you will receive from midwives and the wider maternity team.

All feeding journeys are supported - we look forward to meeting you!

National Breastfeeding Helpline - open 24 hours every dayThe National Breastfeeding Helpline offers friendly, non-judgem...
14/06/2026

National Breastfeeding Helpline - open 24 hours every day

The National Breastfeeding Helpline offers friendly, non-judgemental, independent, evidence based breastfeeding support and information to anyone in the UK who needs it. The helpline is provided by The Breastfeeding Network and the Association of Breastfeeding Mothers.

We’re here for you on every step on your breastfeeding journey however old your baby is, one day, one week, one month, one year old or more.

Calls to the Helpline cost no more than calls to UK numbers starting 01 or 02 and are part of any inclusive minutes that apply to your mobile provider or call package. Support is also available in Welsh, Polish, Bengali & Sylheti and for people who have hearing or speech impairments.

Open 24 hours a day, call 0300 100 0212

https://www.nationalbreastfeedinghelpline.org.uk/get-in-touch/



https://www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/
http://www.abm.me.uk/

Across Scotland, we have over 150 breastfeeding support groups a week. Whether their supporters are trained by NHS, The ...
14/06/2026

Across Scotland, we have over 150 breastfeeding support groups a week. Whether their supporters are trained by NHS, The Breastfeeding Network, La Leche League, Breast Buddies, The Association of Breastfeeding Mothers or NCT, you can be sure of a warm welcome, and if you have any questions, trained supporters are on hand with a listening ear. 🥰

Support is also available via https://www.parentclub.scot/

You can find all the groups available across Scotland on this interactive map -

https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1YimuJPoCB_eubpWWzJuBxiK2vT-ikzIf&ll=56.45952698225183%2C-2.279084126988078&z=8

❤❤ How can you boost your oxytocin levels in both you and your baby? ❤❤❤ Responsive feeding❤ Positive touch❤ Feeding at ...
13/06/2026

❤❤ How can you boost your oxytocin levels in both you and your baby? ❤❤

❤ Responsive feeding
❤ Positive touch
❤ Feeding at the breast
❤ Talking to baby
❤ Reading to baby
❤ Skin to skin contact
❤ Cuddles

❤OXYTOCIN aka the love hormone ❤❤ New babies have a strong need to be close to their parents, as this helps them to feel...
13/06/2026

❤OXYTOCIN aka the love hormone ❤

❤ New babies have a strong need to be close to their parents, as this helps them to feel secure and loved.

❤ When babies feel secure, they release a hormone called oxytocin. This acts like a fertiliser for their growing brain, helping them to be happy babies and more confident children and adults.

❤ Holding, smiling and talking to your baby also releases oxytocin in you, which helps you to feel calm and happy.

❤ Oxytocin helps both parent and baby to feel calm and happy and helps boost baby’s brain development.

❤Helps form a bond between mother and baby.

❤It is what mother & baby secrete when you cuddle your child, breastfeed and give
birth.

❤It reduces stress levels.

❤It reduces pain sensitivity.

❤It has an effect on our general health by lowering our blood pressure and boosting our immune systems.

❤Breastfeeding stimulates the release of oxytocin into your system which will cause the muscles in your breast to contract allowing the let down of your milk to occur

How breastfeeding helps you as a mum💕 Lower cancer riskBreastfeeding helps protect your health long‑term.The longer you ...
12/06/2026

How breastfeeding helps you as a mum

💕 Lower cancer risk

Breastfeeding helps protect your health long‑term.
The longer you breastfeed, the lower your risk of breast and ovarian cancer.

❤️ Heart and diabetes protection

Mothers who breastfeed are less likely to develop type 2 diabetes and high blood
pressure later in life.

🤍 Recovery after birth

Breastfeeding releases hormones that help your womb shrink back, reduce bleeding,
and support bonding and emotional wellbeing.
It boosts your oxytocin and dopamine levels which helps to lowers the stress hormone
(cortisol), reduces blood pressure, and decreases anxiety and fear. It helps you feel
calmer and more relaxed.
How breastfeeding benefits your baby

🛡️ Protection from infections

Babies who are breastfed are much less likely to be admitted to hospital with tummy
bugs, chest infections or ear infections, especially in the first year of life.

🌙 Safer sleep

Breastfeeding greatly reduces the risk of cot death (SIDS). Research has shown that
any amount of breastfeeding helps.

🌱 Health now and in the future

Breastfed babies are less likely to develop obesity and diabetes as they grow older.
🩸 Serious illnesses

Children who were breastfed are less likely to develop some rare but serious
illnesses, including certain childhood cancers.

💩 Gentle on little tummies

Breastmilk is easy to digest and helps babies develop a healthy gut, which supports
their immune system.

🌟 Benefits for both of you

Breastfeeding supports close bonding and emotional connection
It responds directly to your baby’s needs
Breast milk is always ready, safe, and made specifically for your baby's needs

Breastfeeding is a powerful, natural way to support a baby’s growth andimmunity while promoting maternal health and stre...
12/06/2026

Breastfeeding is a powerful, natural way to support a baby’s growth and
immunity while promoting maternal health and strengthening emotional bonds.

🧡Breastfeeding provides everything your baby needs for the first 6 months of life. After 6 months babies need food as well as milk, but breast milk is still important during the first 2 years of your baby's life and beyond.
💚Breast milk stops babies from getting ill and developing certain health conditions.
🩵Breast milk changes to meet your baby's needs as they develop, and can respond to their surroundings to protect them from germs and bugs.
💛Research shows that breastfeeding can also help boost your mental health, and the mental wellbeing of your baby too.
💜Beyond the early years, breast milk also improves brain development and your baby's future health by reducing their chances of conditions such as asthma, diabetes and obesity.

Today we highlight the Value of BreastfeedingBreastfeeding is a powerful, natural way to support a baby’s growth and imm...
12/06/2026

Today we highlight the Value of Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding is a powerful, natural way to support a baby’s growth and immunity while promoting maternal health and strengthening emotional bonds. Its benefits extend beyond the family to society as a whole. Breastfeeding is more than just feeding.

Benefits for Baby (some, not all of them!)

🧡Optimal nutrition: Breast milk contains the perfect balance of nutrients tailored to your baby’s needs.

💚Immunity protection: Rich in antibodies, it helps protect against infections (e.g.,
respiratory illnesses, diarrhoea, ear infections).

💛Brain development: Supports cognitive development and may improve learning
outcomes.

Benefits for the mother (some, not all of them!)

🩵Physical recovery: Helps the uterus contract and reduces postnatal bleeding.

🩷Reduced disease risk: Lowers the risk of breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and type 2 diabetes.

Breast milk responds directly to your baby’s needs. Breast milk is always ready, safe, and made specifically for your baby's needs

🌟Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland Early Learning Scheme🌟The vision is for Scotland to become a breastfeeding friendly soc...
11/06/2026

🌟Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland Early Learning Scheme🌟

The vision is for Scotland to become a breastfeeding friendly society, valuing breastfeeding and supporting mothers and babies to breastfeed wherever and whenever they wish.

The Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland Early Learning Scheme was created to support nurseries and early years settings to:

🧡promote a breastfeeding friendly environment
💛support families and colleagues who breastfeed
🩵learn more about the benefits of breastfeeding

We also encourage settings to:

💚adopt a Breastfeeding and Returning to Work policy to assure pregnant and breastfeeding employees that should they wish to, they will be supported to continue breastfeeding on return to work.
🩷be aware of local services where breastfeeding families can access support and information and to signpost families to this support if desired.

Are you an early years setting interested in signing up to the scheme?
Contact [email protected] for more information.

Photo: Newtyle Early Learning Setting, who received the first award in Tayside.

Is there a business in Tayside you would like to sign up to the Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland Scheme? 📝You can encoura...
11/06/2026

Is there a business in Tayside you would like to sign up to the Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland Scheme?

📝You can encourage them to sign up by emailing

[email protected]

to receive a sign up form 📝

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