Breastfeeding Friendly Stoke-On-Trent and Staffordshire. A local guide to breastfeeding friendly places.

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1 Breastfeeding Friendly Stoke-On-Trent and Staffordshire A local guide to breastfeeding friendly places.

2 Breastfeeding in public can mean breastfeeding in front of a relative or friend in your own home, or in a public place, such as a café or shopping centre. Yet it may surprise you to know that over 85% of people are not bothered by breastfeeding in public and most people are simply too busy getting on with their own lives to notice. During your baby s early days, you may prefer to breastfeed where you feel most comfortable. However, as you and your baby get more used to doing it, you re likely to want to breastfeed when you re out and about. Here are some ideas to help you get started: Build your confidence. Practice feeding in front of a mirror. This helps to see what others see, which is very little. Remember that your confidence will grow as you and your baby get more used to breastfeeding Visit your local breastfeeding support group. These are very safe and supportive places to practice feeding outside your own home, other mums will happily share their experiences and hints and tips with you. Plan ahead. Before you go out, it can help to think about where you will feel comfortable breastfeeding when your baby gets hungry. Think about clothes. What you wear when you re breastfeeding is a matter of personal taste and comfort. Some mums like to wear loose tops that can be lifted up. Others, who prefer to keep their tummy covered, wear two stretchy tops so that the top layer can be lifted up and the bottom layer can be pulled down. A soft non-underwired bra can be easily pulled up or down when you want to feed your baby. Take a baby sling, scarf or blanket. Some mums feel more comfortable draping a baby sling, blanket, scarf or muslin cloth over their shoulder and baby. Take someone with you. Sometimes, it helps to go with a friend who has an older baby and can take you to places that she already knows would be comfortable for you to sit and feed. Or go with someone else, such as your mum, partner, sister or friend so that there s always someone to talk to. Try to be confident. What is more natural than feeding your baby? Avoid the loos. Don t feel that you should sit in a public toilet to breastfeed. You wouldn t eat in there, so don t feel that your baby should. Know your rights. You shouldn t ever be made to feel uncomfortable about breastfeeding in public. In fact, the Equality Act 2010 has made it illegal for anyone to ask a breastfeeding woman to leave a public place such as a cafe, shop or public transport.

3 The Moorlands Blythe Bridge Garden Caverswall Old Road, Forsbrook The Red Lion Inn Boundary, Nr Cheadle, ST10 2NU Buttercups Café Penny Lane Mall, Unit8, ST10 1AA Café Kids Guild Hall, Tape St, ST10 1BG The Wheatsheaf High Street, ST10 1AR Thornbury Hall Lockwood Road, ST10 2DH The Windmill Ashbank Road, ST9 0DT Wetton Mill Farm Wetton, DE6 2AG Moshi Coffee 56b High Street, ST10 1AF Beresford Tea Rooms Hartington, SK17 OAL Tittesworth Reservoir Visitor The Royal Oak Meerbrook, ST13 8SW High Street, ST10 2PE Kidsgrove and Surrounding Areas The Ash Inn The Caldwell Tavern Miller & Carter Lo-Cal Tasty Ltd Broughton Arms 91 Mow Cop Rd, ST7 4NE Congleton Road, ST7 1LW Newcastle Road, ST7 1UR 6 Crewe Road, ST7 2ES Rode Heath, ST7 3RU

4 Biddulph Biddulph Arms BRIC (Biddulph Resources & Information ) Bradley Green Clockworks Rijo Café Sainsbury s The Talbot Inn 171 Congleton Road, ST8 6QJ 85 St John s Road, ST8 6LL 68 High Street, ST8 6AS 1 High street, ST8 6AW 2-4 Tunstall Road, ST8 6HH Wharf Road, ST8 6AJ 73 Grange Road, ST8 7RY Trentham Poacher s Cottage Harvester Trentham Garden Riverside Café Trentham Lakes - Harvester Capabilitea Frankie & Benny s Stone Road, ST4 8AA Stone Road, ST4 8JG Stone Road, ST4 8AX Matthews Way, ST4 4TL Trentham Shopping Village, ST4 8JG Trentham Gardens, ST4 8AX

5 Newcastle and Surrounding Areas Arnold Machin Blakey s Café Java Fallon's Foddermonger's Gourmet Kitchen Garner's Garden, Barn Restaurant Missoula Café New Vic Theatre The Polite Vicar Rare Lounge 37 Iron Market, ST5 1PB Paradise Street, ST5 1SD 24 Iron Market, ST5 1RH 55 High Street, ST5 1PN 28 Iron Market, ST5 1RH Cemetry Road, ST5 6SH 85 High Street, ST5 1PS Etruria Road, ST5 0JG 600 Etruria Road, ST5 OLU 39 Ironmarket, ST5 1PB Sainsbury s Superstore Liverpool Road, ST5 2AP The Victoria Hotel Brampton Road, ST5 OSJ Bridgemere Garden Bridgemere, CW5 7QB Café Divine 495 Hartshill Road, ST4 6AA ASDA Wolstanton Retail Park, ST5 OAP Gatehouse Clayton Road, ST5 3HR

6 Leek Bell s of Leek Café Clique Coffee Beans Co-operative Food Cup cake Café Footprints The Foxlowe Arts Home Start Morrisons The Roebuck The Red Lion 2-4 Stanley Street, ST13 5HG Unit 16 18, Getliffes Yard, ST13 6HU Derby Street, ST13 6HU Portland Street North, ST13 6AH 7A Stanley St, ST13 5HG 71 Derby Street, ST13 6JL Market Place, ST13 6AD 43 Bath Street, ST13 6JQ Barnfield estate, ST13 5QB 18, Derby Street, ST13 5AB Market Place, ST13 5HH White Hart Tea Rooms/ Arties The White Lion The Market Kitchen Café Bridge End Garden - A.J. s Coffee at Julie s Stockwell Street, ST13 6DH Macclesfield Road, ST13 8LD 1 Stanley Street, ST13 5HG Macclesfield Road, ST13 8LD 41 Derby Street, ST13 6HU Tunstall and Surrounding Areas ASDA Scotia Road, ST6 6AT Horn & Trumpet Norton Retail Park, ST1 6EJ Upper Crust 8 Brickhouse Street, ST6 3AE Vale Café 129 Hamil Road, ST6 1AP Westport Lake & Westport Lake Road, Visitor ST6 4R

7 Hanley The Big Strawberry Blondie s Twisted T Room British Home Stores Café Nero Café Retreat Café Toffs Debenhams Delta Café Fat Cat Café/Bar North Staffs Life Care Unit 1, Grosvenor Chambers, ST1 5HE 15 Percy Street, ST1 1NA 9-15 Parliament Row, ST1 1PX 21 Parliament Row, ST1 1PW 9 Lamb Street, ST1 1PF 18 Picadilly, ST1 1DH Lamb Street, ST1 1LT Stafford Street, ST1 1LS Trinity Street, ST1 5ND 79 Stafford Street, ST1 1LW Polari Lounge 52 Picadilly, ST1 1EG The Potteries Pantry Stafford Street, ST1 1JQ The Reginald Mitchell 21 Parliament Row, ST1 1PW Drucker s Patisserie Unit 230, Potteries Shopping, ST1 1PS Sainsbury's Superstore Etruria Road, ST1 5SA The Syndicate 2 6 Percy Street, ST1 1NE Tesco Superstore Clough Street, ST1 4AJ Terry s Bar Potteries Shopping t, ST1 5ND Toby Carvery Festival Park, ST1 5PA British Home Stores The Octagon Shopping Park, ST1 5RR

8 Longton and Surrounding Areas Café Continental 4 Heathcote Road, ST3 2JR The Peppermill Phoenix Park, ST3 2NY Tesco Extra Baths Road, ST3 2JB Potters Bar Lysander Road, ST3 7TW Tesco Lysander Road, ST3 7TW The Gables Trentham Road, ST3 3DS Brunchies 376 King Street, ST4 3DB Stoke Flavours 217 Leek Road, ST4 2BP Sainsbury's Superstore London Road, ST4 7QD The Wheatsheaf Church Street, ST4 1BU The White Star 63 Kingsway, ST4 1JB Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent The following companies are all supportive of breastfeeding mothers and their babies and have numerous branches over the area check their individual websites for further details. Britannia (part of the Co-operative bank), McDonalds, Morrisons.

9 Museums Gladstone Pottery Museum & Café The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery Borough Museum and Art Gallery Uttoxeter Road, ST3 1PQ Bethesda Street, ST1 3DW Brampton Park, ST5 0QP Libraries, Council & NHS Buildings All Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent NHS community premises, Children s s, libraries and council buildings are accessible to Mothers who wish to breastfeed their babies. Check facilities and opening times at: Leisure Facilities Fenton Manor Dimensions Leisure Wallace Sports and Education Northwood Stadium New Horizons Sport and Leisure Stoke-on-Trent Gymnastics South Moorlands Leisure Brough Park Leisure Jubilee 2 Fitness & Swimming Biddulph Valley Leisure Kidsgrove Sports City Road, ST4 2RR Scotia Road, ST6 4ET Abbots Road, ST2 8DU Keelings Road, ST1 6PA Uplands Avenue, ST6 6JT Newcastle Street, ST6 3QJ Allen St, ST10 1HJ Brough Park, ST13 6AT Brunswick St, ST5 1HG Thames Drive, ST8 7HL Forth Avenue, ST7 1DR

10 Your Health Visitor will support you with breastfeeding ask her about the breastfeeding support groups in your area or visit our website and search Infant Feeding. Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Partnership NHS Trust and local Children s s are currently working towards achieving the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative award. This award shows that staff are fully trained and give effective, good quality advice to parents. The award ensures that parents have the support they need to make informed choices about feeding and caring for their babies. If you have any comments or would like any more information please contact us at infantfeeding@northstaffs.nhs.uk Designed by Emily Bratby