Breastfeeding support

Breastfeeding is at the heart of what I do, I am a trained Breastfeeding Counsellor and am able to use these skills to support you as you learn to breastfeed your baby and overcome challenges, if they occur, along the way. 

I can support you from day one with your baby and support you in getting things off to a good start, as you move through your breastfeeding journey with your baby, we can work together to navigate challenges if they occur. 

No matter what the age of your baby or babies, please do get in touch to discuss how I can help. 

I am able to support with:

• Preparing to breastfeed
• Positioning and attachment 
• Concerns around baby’s  behaviour at the breast 
• Sore nipples/uncomfortable breastfeeding
• Babies who are slow to gain weight
• Engorgement and mastitis
• Supply issues
• Expressing
• Supplemental feeding and topping up
• Practical tips around breastfeeding with old siblings around
• Recognising the signs and symptoms of tongue tie and signposting to a skilled specialist practitioner who can support you further
• Breastfeeding basics after a tongue tie division
• Weaning/Stopping breastfeeding

“88% of women who had a postnatal doula were still breastfeeding at 6 weeks and 67% were still breastfeeding at 6 months.”  (This compares with 21% at 6 weeks and 7% at three months).

Doula UK survey 2014

£50 for a face to face support session in your home. 

(For families living outside of a 15 mile radius from PE26 an additional 45p will be added per mile)

£25 for an online session via zoom.

Following on from your visit I am happy to continue to offer whatsapp and email follow up for one week, following on from this virtual support will be charged at my online price stated above. 

Important note- I cannot diagnose tongue-tie or say if your baby does not have a tongue-tie, only a specialist tongue-tie practitioner can diagnose a tongue tie and suggest the best course of treatment.