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Feeding your baby

Your baby will only need to give your baby milk for their first 6 months. After this time, you can start introducing them to healthy solid foods.

Feeding your baby can be with breast milk or formula milk.   Your midwife or public health nurse will advise and support you to find the right feeding method for you and your baby.

The NHS Better Health website provides advice on infant feeding, including topics such as:

Local support

Leicester Mammas offers free support sessions on infant feeding to parents who live in Leicester.

Useful links

  • Anya App

    The Anya App provides parents and parents-to-be with vital support on their breastfeeding and parenting journey.

  • National Breastfeeding Helpline

    For breastfeeding information and support available 24 hours a day, every day of the year, call the National Breastfeeding Helpline on 0300 100 0212.

  • Health start card

    If you are pregnant or have a child under four years old you may be eligible to get Healthy Start vouchers to help buy some basic foods.