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The Healthy Child Programme in West Sussex was one of the first in the Southeast to receive a Unicef UK Baby Friendly Gold award, which recognises excellent and sustained practice in the support of infant feeding and parent-infant relationships. We continue to hold the GOLD Award and are always striving for excellence. We are currently working towards this award in Brighton and Hove. The Healthy Child Programme staff are all trained and experienced in supporting infant feeding and breast feeding and can offer individualised feeding support and care plans. At each contact, you have the opportunity to discuss your own feeding journey with a member of the HCP who will always be happy to help.
In addition to this, we also have MILK! clinics running across West Sussex and Brighton and Hove. Our MILK! clinics are friendly face to face drop-ins (no appointment needed) and are open to all for any help you need with feeding or just have a chat with other breastfeeding mothers. You are welcome to attend any MILK! Clinic across West Sussex or Brighton and Hove. We are supported to run our MILK! clinics by our team of peer supporters. These are volunteers who have undertaken training to provide mother to mother breastfeeding support.
Table that shows West Sussex Infant Feeding MILK! Support Groups with Peer Supporters
| Morning | Afternoon | |
| Monday | Worthing Library 12:30-2pm
Midhurst Hospital 1-2:30pm |
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| Tuesday | East Grinstead Health Centre 09:30-11:00am
Pulborough Library 09:30-11:00am Adur East Family Hub Shoreham 10:00-11:30am |
Poundhill NHS Childrens Services Centre 13:00-14:30 |
| Wednesday | Heene Road Community Centre 09:30-11:00am
Chichester Family Hub 09:30-11:00am |
Arun East Family Hub 13:00-14:30
Sydney West Childrens and Family Centre 13:00-14:30 |
| Thursday | Bognor Nursery School 09:30-11:00
Crawley Bewbush Family Hub 10-11:30am |
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| Friday | Horsham Family Hub 09:30-11:00 |
· For Family Hubs see https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/education-children-and-families/find-a-family-hub/
| Table that shows Brighton and Hove Infant Feeding Support Groups with Peer Supporters | ||
| Morning | Afternoon | |
| Monday | 10:00am to 12:00pm Bumps 2 Babies, Saltdean Lido Independent community group |
12:00pm to 2:00pm Hangleton Family Hub, MILK drop-in (Starting September 2nd 2024) |
| Tuesday | 10:30am to 12:00pm Hanover Community Centre Independent community group |
1:00pm to 3:00pm Moulsecoomb Family Hub MILK drop-in |
| Wednesday | 1:00pm to 3:00pm Whitehawk Family Hub MILK drop-in |
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| Thursday | 1:00pm to 3:00pm Conway Court Family Hub MILK drop-in |
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| Friday | 10:00am to 12:00pm Tarner Family Hub MILK drop-in |
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Find Us on Facebook
- West Sussex: SCFT MILK Infant Feeding – West Sussex | Facebook
- Brighton and Hove:SCFT Breastfeeding, Brighton and Hove | Facebook
Please speak to your local health visitor team if you would like support with Infant Feeding and to access the MILK! clinics or for appointments with the specialist teams.
Infant Feeding Team.
The infant feeding team is a specialist team working alongside the Healthy Child Programme in both West Sussex and Brighton and Hove. The team consists of Specialist Health Visitors, Community Nursery Nurses and Lactation Consultants.
The team can provide 1-1 support for complex and persistent breastfeeding/infant feeding challenges. We also support colleagues and provide education and training to Healthy child programme staff. Referrals are accepted via your health visitor.
