Let's Breastfeed

Are you looking for a breastfeeding workshop in London? Well you have come to the right place!
Attending a breastfeeding workshop before your baby arrives is probably one of the best ways to prepare yourself, providing the workshop that you are attending focuses on the practical aspects of breastfeeding – rather than the benefits of breastfeeding! [...]

Thank you for your messages and questions – I am pleased that you find this Blog so helpful!
Anyway – I have had quite a few recent queries about mastitis and how to treat mastitis quickly and effectively by identifying early warning signs.
Mastitis will develop in stages, first you will experience lumps, then tenderness, swelling and [...]

Hmmm, let me think…you could get yourself a copy of my Let’s Breastfeed Program.
Funny, I am not sure what moms expect me to say when asked this question.
Okay, I don’t want to blow my own horn here – not my style – but if you are seriously wanting to prepare for [...]

Right, so yesterday we looked at why your baby would arch backwards during the feed as well as in between feeds. Today, I want to look at the other end and discuss why your baby will pull his or her legs up.
When your baby is lying on his or her back with legs out stretched, [...]

A mom said to me the other day, that learning to interpret baby’s behaviour was like learning a whole new language. I guess she is right and whilst I am not fluent in baby language – I do have a few tips to teach you that may help!
When a baby is uncomfortable, he or she [...]

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.
We are going to answer 3 [...]

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 [...]