Breastfeeding and lactation support

Breast milk is the best possible nutrition for your baby. Close contact with your baby – skin-to-skin bonding – not just in the first few hours of life, is the first step towards successful breastfeeding.

Breastfeeding support before birth

We offer a pre-birth course entitled “Preparing for Breastfeeding” for expectant mothers

We regularly post course dates on our social media channels. If you are interested, please register by email at: luciepauknerova.laktacniporadna@gmail.com

Breastfeeding support at our maternity hospital

We follow the recommendations and programmes of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNICEF regarding breastfeeding support. We adhere to the “10 Steps to Successful Breastfeeding”. We pay close attention to the development of lactation. We recognise all the benefits that breastfeeding brings to both baby and mother.Our paediatric nurses are trained lactation consultants and will be happy to help you with breastfeeding. We have published a leaflet with answers to the most common questions and concerns mothers have regarding breastfeeding; it is available to all mothers at the antenatal clinic and on the ward.

For full-term babies, we encourage on-demand breastfeeding and teach mums to recognise the signs their baby gives to indicate they are ready to feed. We do not restrict the duration or frequency of breastfeeding. We monitor the baby’s weight once a day during the morning rounds. We do not routinely weigh babies before or after breastfeeding. We only check weight gain more frequently or assess the amount of milk consumed during a single feed in indicated cases. We only introduce formula feeding in indicated cases and always after consulting with the mother.

Breastfeeding support after discharge to home care

During the postnatal period, if you are experiencing difficulties with breastfeeding, you can seek help from the Midwife Visiting Service

or the 24-hour breastfeeding support helpline: tel. 318 641 869