Breastfeeding

No matter if you intend to breastfeed or not, as soon as you birth your placenta, your body will be primed to produce breastmilk. Not huge volumes in the first 24 hours / days, but enough to suit babies needs in the first few days.

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It sounds so simple and in most cases it is. However, breastfeeding is as hard as it is easy. We also forget that babies have an instinct to feed, but they need time to practice and lean how mum's body works. At the same time, mum needs time to work out babies cues, get comfortable with her new body and relax into feeding. All of this can take time and support. 

 

The role of a breastfeeding counsellor is to help support the mother and baby sync together so that breastfeeding is comfortable, challenges are understood and supported. Information and support is  always given practically and informatively. Best place to practice breastfeeding is at home and this is where a certified breastfeeding counsellor professional can help. 

 

​​Services  

• Antenatal classes where breastfeeding is weaved into the course content. For example, we explore what a breastfeeding journey for a baby with jaundice may look like.  

• 1 to 1 sessions where we explore specific trauma (physical or mental) or past breastfeeding difficulties that may cause some anxiety for the next breastfeeding journey.

• Practical home based postnatal breastfeeding support that can just focus on breastfeeding or can be included as part of a postnatal doula package.

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Challenges I can Support

Attachment and positioning (including TT), sore or damaged nipples, painful breasts, engorgement issues and managing the onset of mastitis, increasing supply, reducing supply, baby needing / reducing supplements, breast refusal / fussy / sleepy baby, identifying feeding cues and rhythms, expressing (hand and mechanical or manual pump, feeding with flat nipples. Bottle and combination feeding, nipple shields, supplementation at the breast and much more.

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Professional Training, License to Practice 

• NCT Accredited and Licensed Breastfeeding Counsellor and Antenatal Practitioner: Since 2019

• FdSc Birth and Beyond: Antenatal Practice and Breastfeeding. 2019

• PGCert: Breastfeeding - Centre for Breastfeeding Education and Research: 2024.

• In training towards IBCLC: Breastfeeding London.

• Insured by Holistic Insurance.

• Traditional Postpartum Doula 2024