Dads and breastfeeding

Breastfeeding is great for mum and baby but with everyone focusing on the baby and the partner doing all the feeding, it can make the dad feel a little pushed out.

Useful tips to help dads to bond with their baby

Cuddles
- Give your partner and baby plenty of kisses and hugs whilst they feed.
Play, play, play
- Playing with your baby is an important way to bond.
Change nappies
- It's not just about cleaning bums. Nappy changes involve talking to your baby, being gentle and taking care of their needs.
Bath time is your time
- If possible, make bathing a dad-thing in the same way that feeding is a mum-thing.
Do the burping
- Help with the burping.

Maternity access at York Hospital - Saturday 22 February

On Saturday 22 February, 8am-6pm, there will be a temporary change of vehicle access to the maternity unit at York Hospital. Access via entrance 2 will be closed to allow essential works to be completed.

If you are attending the maternity unit at York on this day, please drive in via the entrance for A&E (marked blue light priority).

The multi-storey car park will not be affected by this change, and any non-urgent visitors should continue to park in this area.