Breastfeeding
Information for parents & families
Sheffield Breastfeeding Friendly Award
The Sheffield Breastfeeding Friendly Award recognises public places and workplaces which offer a good level of facilities and support for breastfeeding mothers and their families.
Find out about the Award and the list of Breastfeeding Award Venues.
Breastfeeding gives babies all the nutrients they need for the first six months of life and it continues to benefit your baby along with solid foods for many months. It also:
- helps to protect them from infection and other diseases
- reduces mum’s chances of getting some illnesses later in life
- helps mum and baby to get closer – physically and emotionally
What are the facts?
- Women who breastfeed get their figures back faster
- Bottle feeding does not give babies the same ingredients as breastmilk
- Breastmilk is easy for babies to absorb and is perfect food to help them grow and develop
- Infant formula milk doesn’t provide protection against infection and other diseases
Sure Start Children’s Centres and other meeting places offer a range of breastfeeding help, support and advice. To find your nearest children’s centre visit www.sheffield.gov.uk/findachildrenscentre or www.asksid.net
Don’t be afraid to ask for support or advice to make breastfeeding work for you and your baby. Speak to your midwife or health visitor, visit www.breastfeeding.nhs.uk or contact one of the voluntary organisation breastfeeding helplines below:
- National breastfeeding helpline: 0300 100 0212
- Association of breastfeeding mothers
- The breastfeeding network
- La Leche League
- NCT breastfeeding line: 0300 330 0771
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Find activities in your area
I noticed a poster today asking for nominations for breastfeeding friendly businesses/places and would like to nominate buttercup tea room, taplin road, sheffield. As a mum of twins it’s appreciated when staff are friendly and non judgmental which they always are and would recommend a visit to anyone, especially new mums ( and the cakes are nice too )