To help prevent the spread of winter viruses such as Covid-19, influenza and norovirus (winter vomiting bug), and to protect our patients and staff, please do not visit patients in our hospitals if you have: flu-like symptoms (cough, fever, cold); Covid-19 or influenza, or any other infections; diarrhoea and/or vomiting within the last two days.

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Feeding cues

Watch your baby not the clock! It is important to follow your baby’s cues when they want to feed. Sadly, they can’t talk to communicate this to us, instead they use these handy cues to let us know. Have you noticed your baby doing these?

Facial movements
Mouth opening
Stretching
Rooting or sucking fingers
Turning head
Crying is a late sign of hunger

It is important to also remember that we would expect eight to ten feeds within a 24 hour period.

This video is a really great demonstration of these early cues and shows you how subtle they can sometimes be.