Infant feeding
During your pregnancy you may well be thinking about feeding your baby when they arrive.
Your midwife will offer you the opportunity to talk about feeding your baby during one of your appointments, and you will be invited to attend ante-natal classes.
There are also a number of ante-natal feeding information sessions offered in the county by voluntary organisations.
You will be given skin-to-skin contact with your baby as soon as they are born as this will help calm your baby after the birth and keep them warm. It also coats your baby’s skin with helpful flora which protect them against infection. It enables your baby to learn what you smell and feel like, and helps with milk production and getting feeding off to a good start.
Where can you learn more about feeding your baby ?
Parent education workshops – Maternity (ouh.nhs.uk)
Oxfordshire Breastfeeding Support (oxbreastfeedingsupport.org)
Start for Life home – NHS (www.nhs.uk)
Online Antenatal Sessions – La Leche League Oxfordshire
Page last reviewed: 12 February, 2025