Better Together Breastfeeding Support

09/04/2025

09/01/2025

✨ To all the mamas out there ✨

If today felt hard… if breastfeeding didn’t go as planned… if you feel like you’re struggling more than you expected—please know this: one hard day does not define your journey. 💛

Tomorrow is a brand new day. 🌅
A fresh start. A chance to breathe, regroup, and try again with the support you need.

You and your baby are learning together, and it’s okay to ask for help along the way. 💕

You’ve got this, mama. And I’m here to help you through it. 💪🤱

08/30/2025

💗 You don’t have to struggle alone. Whether you’re facing pain, low supply, or a baby who just won’t latch, compassionate support can make all the difference.

I offer home visits and virtual visits so you can get expert help right where you feel most comfortable. Together, we’ll make a plan that feels doable, supportive, and right for you and your baby.

📅 Limited spots available next week — book now to get the help you deserve. Diana Verbrugghe - Better Together Breastfeeding Support locally St Thomas London, and area.

08/29/2025

🌟 Let’s Talk About Tongue Ties 🌟

Have you ever been told your baby has a “slight” or “mild” tongue tie so it shouldn’t be a problem… yet you’re:
• Struggling to breastfeed
• Dealing with low milk supply
• Seeing little weight gain
• Managing colic, reflux, or a baby slipping off the breast

… and wondering why feeding still feels so hard?

Here’s the thing: often, many providers haven’t been trained to recognize the impact ties can have on function and not just appearance. Not all ties are visible. Many are below the mucosa under the floor of the mouth and won’t be seen to the untrained eye. When you need an oral assessment, you need to go to someone who does this for a living. Someone who can evaluate and treat ALL ties, so that if there is a problem beyond what the eye sees, or the brain knows, it can be dealt with at once.
As an IBCLC and nurse, I can’t diagnose tongue ties, but I do know when feeding challenges need a closer look and can help guide you to the right professionals for support.

Bodywork is often key, too—addressing tension and helping babies compensate less and feed better. But at the root of it all we need to assess both form and function—and making sure you and your baby get the care you deserve.
This doesn’t mean all ties need to be released, but…….
The next time someone dismisses your concerns, it’s okay to ask why things aren’t working—and to seek someone who will really listen and help. 💛

08/25/2025

🌸 Only a Few Appointments Left This Week! 🌸

Help is just a call or message away. 💗

If you’re feeling unsure about breastfeeding, want support with positioning or latch, need help understanding what’s normal in those early days, or are struggling with pain or challenges — you don’t have to navigate it alone.

Together, we can create a plan to help you feel more confident, supported, and ready to embrace your new role with compassion, and grace. You’ve got this, mamas!

✨Because we’re all better together. 💕 Diana Verbrugghe RN/IBCLC- Owner @ Better Together Breastfeeding Support

📅 Reach out today to book your consultation

08/23/2025

I know how it feels to have a baby when the world seems to shut down.
My son was born in late December, right when most services and supports closed for holidays.

I understand everyone deserves time off, but having to wait weeks for help with feeding my baby was hard.

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If it weren’t for one truly supportive breastfeeding nurse…
I might have given up. Many others didn’t have the skills or time to truly help a breastfeeding mom.

Because of that one nurse who gave me the belief that there was a light at the end of the tunnel, and a very supportive husband, I started what became a four-year journey of breastfeeding & pumping, providing my milk — which was designed perfectly for my son.

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I do understand that Private practice isn’t accessible to everyone. That is one unfortunate part of fee for service.
Switching from the public system to fee-for-service was a big change for me and my heart.

But now I get to decide how and when I see clients, and I will always choice quality over quantity — and that often includes evenings, weekends, and even holidays.

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If you’re struggling or simply want to check in and confirm what you’re doing is working, I’m just a call or message away.
Seek help when you need it.

We’re all 💕

08/22/2025

🚨 Update for Ontario residents 🚨

Whether you're moving or your current primary care clinician is retiring, finding a new family doctor or nurse practitioner is now easier with Health Care Connect.

You no longer need to de-enrol from your current primary care clinician to register. Health Care Connect helps match you with the right care, close to home, hassle-free. Matching times may vary depending on availability in your area.

Your health matters, and now you have more flexibility to get the care you need.

Register today: ontario.ca/healthcareconnect.

08/07/2025

Truthfully, I could live in vacation mode forever, but honestly, there is just too much work to do helping breastfeeding mamas and families meet their goals. Being a lactation consultant and breastfeeding parent isn’t for the weak. But know the passion for the business I have, lights a fire in my soul and a (joyful) tear in my eye when things line up just right! Let me help you define your goals, adjust your latches, give you support and confidence that can help you push through the hard a little longer, in hopes to reach the sweet spot of motherhood. The reality is it isn’t easy, but it can be worth it. Let’s be

07/28/2025

Vacation Mode Activated 🥰 It is always a pleasure to help support breastfeeding moms/parents and families with their goals. It is also important to know when to slow down, spend time with family, refocus business goals and live life with intentions to reset. 💖 I will be out of the office until Aug 5th. My website is still down, so feel free to reach out through socials or phone as needed. For all you mamas and parents out there. This is your reminder to find some time for yourself in a way that matches where you are at in your parenting or breastfeeding journey. Babies and children will need us all at different times in different ways. Finding time for you through that, may look like someone helping you between the feeds, having an uninterrupted meal, or a warm coffee, or a bathroom break alone. 🤪 It won’t always be so busy, but you can’t ever get the time back with your littles being little. Find joy in the journey!

07/21/2025

Tongue tie - Oral Tethered tissues

Class 1 or Class 4? What does it really mean? 👅

When we talk about tongue-tie classification, we’re only talking about where the frenulum is attached — not how severe or impactful it is.

📍 For example, using systems like Coryllos or Kotlow:
• Class 1: Attached close to the tongue tip
• Class 2: Just behind the tip
• Class 3 or 4: Further back toward the base

But here’s the catch 👇
A tie’s location doesn’t tell us how tight, restrictive, or functional it is.

So how do we assess severity?

🔑 We look at:
✔️ Tongue movement — can baby lift, extend, cup, and move side to side?
✔️ Feeding ability — is baby latching, transferring milk, and swallowing well?
✔️ Symptoms — pain, clicking, reflux, gassiness, milk leaking, or supply concerns?
✔️ Function — above all else.

You might see a Class 2 tie that causes no problems at all.
Or a hidden Class 4 that creates major feeding challenges.

👀 Bottom line? A quick look isn’t enough.

✨ Classification = location
✨ Severity = function + impact

If you’re unsure what your baby’s tongue tie means for feeding, growth, or oral development — reach out to a trained IBCLC, pediatric dentist, or bodyworker (Chiro, Osteo, Myofunctional therapist) who gets the full picture. Please note that even as an RN/IBCLC, it is not in my scope to diagnose, but I can certainly see ties often and can lead you to some skilled providers who can assess and release them, if warranted.

Not all providers (doctors, ent, pediatricians, nurses, lactation consultants, chiros, osteos, dentists, etc,) are trained in ties or trained/believe, or see the impact or function of ties in the same way. So this can often miss tongue/lip ties all together, or be told it’s not impacting feeding or oral function. This can certainly be frustrating for moms, babies and families, where function is impacting breastfeeding and milk supply.

Some notice immediate challenges with breastfeeding, others note it, if and when milk supply may decrease and (if) baby starts to lose weight.

Some breastfeed fine with out ties, and others can’t feed at all, or it is too painful for mom. There is truly a lot to consider.

07/20/2025

Please note my website server is currently down. Please message me to book through fb or through my business line.
Thank you for your patience.

06/02/2025

Positive attachment parenting is a beautiful thing.