Stockport Health Visiting & School Nursing Service

To all our followers 😀

Stockport Health Visiting is now part of Start Well Stockport page, please see Start Well Stockport for all future information and posts.

This Stockport Health Visiting & School Nursing Service page is now closed. School nursing service can be followed on Twitter and Instagram

Thanks see you at Start Well Stockport!

Did you know that it may take 10 tries or more for your baby to get used to new foods, flavours and textures?

We’re here to guide you through the weaning journey and explain what it all means. Find out more:

Weaning | Start4Life Weaning means introducing your baby to solid foods alongside their usual breast milk or infant formula. We’re here to guide you through the weaning journey and explain what it all means.

Do you struggle with your child’s disrupted sleep? Do you feel exhausted? 😴
Then the Stockport NHS Parenting Team would like to invite you to come along to our sleep seminar on Wednesday 14th July from 9.30am-12pm📆 Join the seminar via the following link https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sleep-seminar-14th-july-2021-tickets-161756491019

The session will include useful information about understanding sleep cycles, establishing bedtime routines, and how to support children’s sleep patterns. We will provide you with some helpful handouts that will support the session.

Well done to our infant feeding team 💪🏻

“My little girl is almost 7 months old now and I genuinely wouldn’t have gotten this far breastfeeding if it wasn’t for the support of the infant feeding team.

I’ve dealt with Mel on the phone and Liz and Laura face to face and they were all so incredibly helpful and lovely. Laura even went out of her way to drive to my house to drop off a manual breast pump for me as mine had broken!

I desperately wanted breastfeeding to work out this time around as I stopped after three weeks with my first and just wasn’t educated enough about it. I first spoke to the team when I was pregnant, and Laura gave me lots of advice.

I called the helpline when Halle was only 3 days old when I was in a lot of pain with feeding and they fit me in straight away with Liz and saw me two further times to make sure the latch was right.

We’re 7 months in now and I never thought I’d get this far, I still call now for advice! - thank you so much to the whole team for your support.”

School nurse Vicky Hudson is one of the team responding to health queries from young people aged 11-19 with our new Chathealth service. Friendly, confidential advice is just a text away on 07480635227. http://www.stockport.nhs.uk/news_17346

☀️ Pram covers ☀️

When you're out and about in this lovely weather it's important to keep your baby out of direct sun. Stay in the shade as much as possible, even if they are in their pram or under a canopy.

Do not cover your baby’s pram with blankets or cloths as this could cause your baby to become too hot. Instead, use a parasol or shade to protect your baby from the sun, but make sure that air can circulate and you are still able to see your baby and monitor their temperature.

If you're worried your baby is getting too hot, you can check their temperature by feeling their chest or back of their neck.

For , 7th – 13th June, learn skills that could save a baby or child’s life in a first aid emergency.

Download the FREE baby and child first aid app today 📲

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Just what is Infant Mental Health, and why does it matter??

Robin Balbernie explained that:

“Positive predictable interactions with nurturing caregivers profoundly stimulate and organize the structure of young brains.

The quality of early caregiving has a long lasting impact on…
- how people develop
- future emotional and physical health
- the ability to learn,
- the capacity to both regulate emotions
- the capacity to form satisfying intimate relationships.”

Robin Balbernie

Have you had contact with the Infant Feeding team since April 2020?
Maybe you called the helpline, had a tongue-tie assessment or had a 1-1 appointment in clinic? We would LOVE to hear about your experience. It will really help us to see where we can improve and to shape our service in the coming months. This link will take you to a short survey. We will also be sending it out to you individually over the coming weeks. Please feel free to share widely.
https://stockportfamily.typeform.com/to/xvnCkeko

Thank you ♥️

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https://twitter.com/sn_stockportnhs/status/1398551415329546245?s=21

Look what is coming on the 8th June for 11-19 year olds in Stockport 👀

Chat Health - message your school nurse for confidential advice and support!

School Nursing Stockport on Twitter “ChatHealth Countdown for Stockport Children! ONLY 10 Days to go. Are you aged 11-19 & need to chat? Get confidential advice & support from your School Nurses via text. ”