During your stay with us, our maternity staff will provide you with information to help you care for yourself and your baby. You will need to take care of your body after birth and while breastfeeding. Doing so will enable you to regain your strength and energy. If you have any concerns or questions, please ask medical staff.

Feeding your baby

Our staff will provide you guidance, assistance and support to help you establish and maintain breastfeeding for your baby.  Breastfeeding is the perfect food for babies. It is free, convenient, clean and safe—always available at the right temperature anytime. We will also respect your decision if you do not wish to breast feed and every effort will be made to assist you with the method you choose.

What support services do we provide for this?

• Breastfeeding your baby
• Decision aid
• What should breast milk look like?
• Formula feeding

More information

Here is some more information on services available to help you and your baby/s have a wonderful breastfeeding journey.

• Raising Children Network
• Australian Breastfeeding Association
  • Breastfeeding Helpline 1800 mum 2 mum (1800 686 286). The Breastfeeding Helpline is available 7 days a week and is staffed by trained, volunteer counsellors who answer calls on a roster system in their own homes.
• Child and Family Health Services
• Child and Baby Health Clinics
• Lactation Consultants of Australia and New Zealand
• 13 HEALTH (13 43 25 84). This is a 24 hours a day, 7 day a week helpline which is staffed by nurses. Please ask to speak to a qualified child health nurse or a lactation consultant who will be able to provide advice on any breastfeeding issues.