Evidence-based, compassionate training for those working with families in the early days and weeks.
Designed for NHS teams, Infant Feeding Specialists, Social Workers, Maternity Support Workers and Family Assessment Units, these sessions build confidence in supporting infant feeding in a realistic, non-judgemental way.
Drawing on extensive experience, the training is practical, honest, and immediately applicable to frontline work with families and their babies. Feedback consistently shows a significant increase in confidence and knowledge, with participants reporting improvements from an average of 4/10 to 10/10!
Training feedback has also consistently achieved 5/5 ratings for:
- Enjoyment of the training
- Relevance and quality of content
- Delivery skills of the trainer
What professionals say they gain:
- “Supporting mums to breastfeed and maintain this, while reassuring them it’s a new skill — not something to feel pressured or to fail at.”
- “A valuable knowledge refresh and the opportunity to ask questions and myth-bust.”
- “Increased awareness of updated and changing guidance.”
- “Useful advice we can share with parents, especially around breastfeeding.”
- “For the first time in 28 years of practice, on a training session I knew straight away that I wanted to say how great it was and how I learned so much- thankyou!”
Topics include:
Breastfeeding training
- Why breastfeed?
- Skin to skin
- How to latch a baby on (“attachment”)
- Breastfeeding positions
- How to know if breastfeeding is going well
- What to expect when breastfeeding
- Expressing
- Restarting breastfeeding (relactation support)
- Common breastfeeding challenges
Bottle feeding training
- Which milk?
- Sterilising
- Making feeds safely
- Paced/responsive bottle feeding
- Mixed feeding
- How to know if baby is getting enough milk
- What to expect when bottle feeding
Weaning to solids training
- When to start weaning: guidelines and developmental signs
- How to wean: traditional and baby-led approaches
- Risks during weaning: choking, gagging, allergens, and foods to avoid
- Equipment needed for weaning
- Foods to introduce: healthy diet, key nutrients, and sample menus
- Continuing milk feeds alongside solids
- Understanding marketing myths and misinformation
- Key evidence-based messages for families
- Practical scenarios and case discussions
Full-day training packages from £500 (for 10 staff).