Feeding and weaning
In Staffordshire, our Health Visitor team share lots of online information, advice and guidance on feeding your baby, from breastfeeding, formula feeding to moving onto solid foods.
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
- Infant feeding support - Our Health Visitor team share a wealth of advice around feeding your child. From preparing for baby, to breastfeeding myths, formula feeding to moving onto solid foods.
- ChatHealth (Staffordshire Connects) - A text messaging service and app for young people and parents to ask for health and wellbeing advice from our Families Health and Wellbeing Team.
- Well baby drop in clinics - Our Well Baby drop in clinics are located across the county within many of our family hubs and local community venues. These clinics give families the opportunity to speak in person to a member of the health visitor team about all their child's health needs.
Better Health - Start for Life
Advice on how and when to introduce your baby to solid foods also known as weaning.
More information can be found on the NHS website.
Emma's Diary - your guide to weaning your baby
A website filled with advice and support for parents. They discuss when your baby is ready, what foods you should start with, what to avoid and baby-led weaning advice where your child learns to feed themselves.
More information can be found on the Emma's Diary website.