Fife

Breast-Feeding Support

General breastfeeding advice and support is available from:

1. Your Community Midwife or
2. Your Health Visitor at your local GP surgery or Health Centre

Breastfeeding Helpline and Breastfeeding Problems Clinic

Specialist help with breastfeeding is available at Forth Park Hospital, Kirkcaldy from a specially trained breastfeeding co-ordinator (Irene Fenske) who will discuss any issues with you, and where necessary arrange to see you. She can be contacted between 9am and 5pm on 07810 637 767. For advice outwith these hours, please call the same number and a midwife from the Breastfeeding Support Helpline, will answer any problems or questions you may have.

The Breastfeeding Problems Clinic runs on Mondays and Thursdays 9am-1pm in the Parenthood Room at Forth Park. No appointment is necessary.

Breastfeeding Buddies Project

The Breastfeeding Buddies Project offers information, advice and support to pregnant and breastfeeding women. The Buddies are volunteer mums with recent breastfeeding experience who have undertaken training in breastfeeding management. They can talk to you on the phone, visit you at home or meet you at a convenient location.
The project currently operates in Glenrothes and the Lochgelly Regeneration Area (Lochgelly, Lochore, Cardenden, Kelty, Cowdenbeath, Crossgates)
Specialist advice to resolve breastfeeding problems is also available from the project co-ordinator. If you would like a Buddy, further information or advice contact Gina Graham, (Breastfeeding Peer Support Co-ordinator) House 3, Lynebank Hospital, Halbeath Road, Dunfermline, KY11 4UW. Tel: 01383 565331 Mobile: 07748 704901.

If any of this information needs updated please contact Hazel Cunningham: 01383 565440
Or email h.cunningham@nhs.net