{"id":2138,"date":"2020-03-24T16:06:28","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T16:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthforkids.co.uk\/nottinghamshire\/?p=2138"},"modified":"2026-02-03T09:27:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T09:27:10","slug":"text-public-health-nurse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthforkids.co.uk\/nottinghamshire\/text-public-health-nurse\/","title":{"rendered":"Text your Public Health Nurse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You may be worried about your child\u2019s health and wellbeing and be unsure about how to get the help you need.<\/p>\n<p>Our Public Health Nurses are here to help \u2013 you can text them for confidential advice and support on a wide range of issues such as:<\/p>\n<p>Parents and carers of babies and children aged 0-5:<\/p>\n<p> \tSleep<br \/>\n \tFeeding<br \/>\n \tBreastfeeding<br \/>\n \tBottle feeding<br \/>\n \tIntroducing solids<br \/>\n \tToileting<br \/>\n \tChild health<br \/>\n \tAdjusting to parenting<br \/>\n \tToddler behaviour<\/p>\n<p>Parents and carers of children and young people aged 0-19<\/p>\n<p> \tBehaviour<br \/>\n \tContinence<br \/>\n \tEmotional health<br \/>\n \tSelf-harm<br \/>\n \tBullying<br \/>\n \tMinor accidents and illnesses<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you are the parent or carer of a child aged 0-19 years old you can send a text to our Parentline service at:<br \/>\n07520 619919<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Your Parentline messaging service is run by Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and is available Monday\u2013Friday, 9am-4:30pm, excluding bank holidays and weekends.<\/p>\n<p>We aim to reply to you within one working day and you should get an immediate bounce-back to confirm we received your text. 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