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Baby Feeding
Provides guidance on feeding your baby at home, including breastfeeding and bottle feeding, other sources of information as well as parent classes on feeding your baby
Here you will find information on:
Resources/ guidance sheets relating to feeding your baby for parents
Link to NMH eLearning Hub virtual class for parents on ‘Feeding your Baby’
Information on NMH nmhnicu.ie microsite section on ‘Feeding your Baby’
Other sources of information/ websites relating to feeding your baby
Details of NMH parent class(es) related to feeding your baby
Online Information Session
This is an interactive online session for parents of babies who were born at The National Maternity Hospital. The class provides useful tips and support for parents feeding their new baby at home.
We suggest attending in the first 2-4 weeks after you and your baby return home from the hospital.
The class is facilitated by a Dietitian, Speech and Language Therapist and Lactation Consultant.
Topics include sleep-wake cycles, feeding cues, feeding your baby supplements, growth and common feeding issues. This is an interactive session and we encourage you to come with questions.
Who can attend?
Parents of babies born in The National Maternity Hospital.
Booking:
Email babydiet@nmh.ie or telephone 01 637 3314
When is the session?
The session takes place online every 2 weeks – generally on a Friday at 12 noon and lasts less than 1 hour. When you make your booking, we will send you an email with the date and time of the session and a link to join onlin
Introducing Solid Foods and Textures to my Baby after the Neonatal Unit
This is an interactive online class for parents of babies who spent time in the Neonatal Unit at The National Maternity Hospital.
We suggest attending this class from when your baby is approximately 4 to 5 months corrected age (after their due date) to help prepare for introducing solids at around 6 months corrected age.
The class is facilitated by a Dietitian, Speech and Language Therapist and an Occupational Therapist.
Topics include introducing foods to your baby’s diet, timing, baby communication and signs of readiness, postural control, advancing textures, gagging and choking, seating, utensils, food groups and foods to avoid. You are welcome to ask questions.
Who can attend?
Parents of babies who spent time in the Neonatal Unit at The National Maternity Hospital.
Booking:
Email babydiet@nmh.ie, telephone 01 637 3314 or ask staff in the Neonatal Unit or Baby Clinic to refer you.
When is the class?
This class takes place online monthly, usually on a Wednesday at 11am and lasts approximately 1 hour. When you make your booking, we will send you an email with the date and time of the class and a link to join online.
eLearning Hub Information on Feeding Your Baby
Our NMH eLearning Hub includes information on feeding your baby during your hospital stay and when you go home.
Babies in Neonatal Care – A Guide for Parents
This website provides guidance for parents of babies while they are in the neonatal unit and post discharge home from the neonatal unit and includes a section on ‘Feeding your Baby’ focusing especially on babies who are born preterm or who are sick and spend time in the neonatal unit.
Useful Links
Find further information and support from trusted organisations.
Mychild.ieThis HSE website mychild.ie provides guidance on caring for your baby from 0 to 2 years and includes a range of topics related to feeding including
Breastfeeding including Ask our breastfeeding expert
HSE Breastfeeding and expressing for your premature or sick baby booklet