Infant feeding team

Support for You and Your Baby

Our team is here to offer additional help for unsettled babies with feeding issues.

Our Team

Our multidisciplinary team includes three infant feeding specialists with backgrounds in children’s nursing, midwifery, adult nursing, and health visiting, as well as a paediatric consultant and a community paediatric dietitian.

What We Offer

We provide support for the following conditions:

• Suspected non-IgE mediated cow’s milk protein allergy (CMPA)
• Reflux
• Infantile Colic
• Unsettled or excessively crying babies

Referral Criteria

Referrals are accepted if:

• The infant is under 6 months old at the time of referral
• The infant is registered with a Liverpool GP
• Referral is made by a GP, health visitor, midwife, or Alder Hey clinician

Referrals are not accepted if:

• There is a likely IgE-mediated CMPA
• The infant was born before 34 weeks gestation
• There is a history of faltering growth or known co-morbidities

Clinic Locations

We run clinics based at Alder Hey Hospital and hold clinics in Children Centres to make access to our services more convenient for patients.

Our community clinics are currently held at:

• Fazakerley Children’s Centre, Barlows Lane, L9 9EH
• Garston Children’s Centre, 70 Banks Road, L19 8JZ
• Five Families Children Centre, Conleach Road, L24 0TW
• Kensington Children’s Centre, 23 Quorn Street, L7 2QR
• Clubmoor Children’s Centre, Utting Avenue East, L11 1DQ
• Wavertree Children’s Centre, 85 Wellington Road, L15 4LE

Contact Us

If you are concerned about your baby’s feeding or behaviour, speak to your GP, health visitor, or midwife for a referral to our service.

If you have any questions about an appointment or have to cancel, please contact our Pathway Coordinator, Ciara O’Shea, by calling 0151 252 5249. Working hours are Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4.30pm.

Useful Links

• Oesophageal Reflux
• Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy (Delayed)
• Home Milk Challenge guide to diagnose Non-IgE Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy in Infants