Infant feeding support

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Support and advice

Deciding how to feed your baby is a personal and important choice that parents make for their child.

The Barnet Infant Feeding Team, part of the Barnet Health Visiting team, are here to support your choice and provide you with as much support and information as you need, however you choose to feed your baby.

We are a dedicated Infant Feeding Team, of highly trained and experienced Infant Feeding Support Workers, offering evidence-based information and support on all types of infant feeding to families living in Barnet.

Support is available while you are pregnant and once baby is here. We offer support in various settings, including over the telephone, virtually, face-to-face drop-in clinics and specialist one-to-one clinics, and also home visits where appropriate. No question (or baby) is too big or too small!

We are all trained in line with the UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative Standards.

If you would like to speak to a member of the Infant Feeding Team, please do get in touch. We work Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm. Or come along to one of our drop-in support groups to chat face-to-face (see details below):

Support sessions

Specialist infant feeding clinic (by appointment only – please contact us to book):

  • Monday – Childs Hill Children's Centre (NW2 1HY)
  • Wednesday – Silkstream Children's Centre (HA8 0DA)
  • Friday – Newstead Children's Centre (N2 8LG)

Drop-in infant feeding support (no appointment necessary – all welcome):

  • Tuesday – Saracens Bell Lane Children's Centre (NW4 2AS) - Term time only, 12.30pm to 2pm
  • Tuesday - Newstead Children's Centre (N2 8LG) - Term time only, 12.00pm to 1:30pm
  • Thursday – Silkstream Children’s Centre (HA8 0DA) - Term time only, 1:30pm to 3pm
  • Friday - Underhill Children's Centre (EN5 2LZ) - 12.30pm -2.00pm all year

Further information

Our website has information and useful links on common questions and queries about infant feeding: Infant feeding and relationship building

Further support

Alternatively, the National Breastfeeding Helpline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Support is available in English, Welsh, Polish, Bengali and Sylheti. Tel: 0300 100 0212  or dial 0300 456 2421 for support in Bengali and Sylheti.