Let's Breastfeed

I have visited many moms who think they want to breastfeed their baby. We spend a whole consultation ensuring that the positioning and attachment is correct that there is no pain…then just before I leave, the client says that she actually really doesn’t want to breastfeed and can she just pump instead? Of course she [...]

Many moms underestimate the importance of winding and this often leads to problems later on in the day – which are then diagnosed as colic. To correct this problem, I thought that I would share some winding tips, to help get those pesky bubbles up and out of baby’s system.
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This is probably the one thing that breastfeeding moms complain about and it is easy to understand why this leads to so much frusration.
When you are feeling vulnerable and overwhelmed by new responsibilities, you need somebody who is going to calmly lead you to a better place where you feel secure and confident about [...]

When we as individuals, experience problems in any area of our lives, we naturally feel the strain. When we experience breastfeeding problems though, the entire family comes under pressure and feels the strain as it affects mom and baby, but dad and other members of the family too. Breastfeeding problems need to be resolved quickly [...]

What would you say to this question?
For some moms, breastfeeding is simply not something they feel passionate about. They do it… so that their baby benefits from the many wonderful properties breast milk offers, but they don’t love it.
So when a mom in this situation asks about bottle feeding during the day when out and [...]

Whilst some babies are really laid back and enjoy feeding hours, often the speed of the feed has more to do with you than it does your baby.
You see, your milk is produced in little sacs located near the outer edge of the breast. Around each little sac you will find a band of muscles. [...]

Congratulations! Such exciting and life changing news! I want to make this easier and straight forward for you, so that you can enjoy the newness of your little one and not have to worry or stress about things that are actually quite straight forward when you have the ‘KNOW HOW’.
PREPARE PREPARE PREPARE! Too many first [...]

There have been so many changes over the last few weeks, but I am happy and excited to announce that we now have the first private breastfeeding practice in London.
As so many mums need breastfeeding help and I am one person, we felt it was time to open a breastfeeding practice in London that mums [...]

I was just having a look at some breastfeeding articles yesterday and came across an article called ‘Breastfeeding Recipes’.
I was expecting the usual array of teas and foods that one can take to increase supply, but what I found was actaully something a little different – but fun none the less.
The article gave step by [...]

Have you noticed that your milk has suddenly become more dilute? Well you are not the only one!
Your milk will change its composition in response to changes that you encounter..remember, breastmilk is a living fluid and will vary in volume and composition from the beginning of the day to the end of the day.
As [...]