Who we are
Our Cherubs infant feeding team provide support to breastfeeding mums and their babies throughout Cheshire East.
Our team offers antenatal support and information as soon as mum and baby are discharged from hospital. Support is accessible right throughout the breastfeeding journey.
Types of support include:
- local breastfeeding groups
- one-to-one
- telephone helpline
- closed Facebook group @CherubsofCheshire
What we do
Across Cheshire East there are breastfeeding support groups which provide help with feeding issues as well as specialist lactation clinics which also offer support to resolve any breastfeeding problems.
Clinic sessions and home visits are also available in:
- Alderley Edge
- Alsager
- Congleton
- Crewe
- Holmes Chapel
- Knutsford
- Nantwich
- Macclesfield
- Middlewich
- Poynton
- Sandbach
- Wilmslow
Breastfeeding support is structured around:
- positioning and attachment
- expressing
- resolving problems such as blocked ducts, mastitis and thrush
Specialist support is also offered for:
- preterm babies
- twins
- mum or baby with additional medical problems
- feeding problems related to tongue tie
How to access the service
Your midwife or health visitor can refer you into the service, or you can self-refer by contacting us on 0300 123 4579
Contact
0300 123 4579 (Mon to Friday, 9.00am – 5.00pm)
Occasionally, our team may be unable to take your call, so please leave a voicemail – one of the team will return your call.
wcnt.cherubsbreastfeeding@nhs.net
Cherubs of Cheshire – closed support group
Useful links and resources
Local leaflets
- Safer Sleep (0-3 month)
- Safer Sleep (3-6 months)
- Safer Sleep (6-12 months)
- Safer Sleep (1-2 years)
- Safer Sleep (2-3 years)
- Safer Sleep (3-5 years)
National support is available from:
- National Breastfeeding Helpline – 0300 100 0212
- Association of Breastfeeding Mothers – 0300 330 5453
- La Leche League – 0345 120 2918
- National Childbirth Trust (NCT) – 0300 330 0700
Links
- Basis – baby sleep info source
- Breastfeeding companion
- Breastfeeding network
- First Steps Nutrition Trust
- Kelly Mom breastfeeding
- Lullaby Trust
- North West Human Milk Bank
- Stanford Medicine – newborn nursery
- Unicef
- NHS
Videos
- Breastfeeding attachment
- Cherubs Breastfeeding – hand expression
- Cherubs Breastfeeding – laid back feeding and cradle hold
- Cheurbs Breastfeeding – nipple shield tutorial
- Cherubs Breastfeeding – paced bottle feeding
- Cherubs Breastfeeding – positioning and attachment and breast compressions
- Paced bottle feeding for the breastfed baby
