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Infant feeding support to help you reach your personal feeding goals.

Breast/chest feeding, breast milk feeding, formula feeding, induced lactation, re-lactation and antenatal infant feeding inquiries.

04/03/2026

Proudly celebrating IBCLC day today while I support parents bringing their little ones into the world 🩷🩵

08/03/2024

How did I miss this the other day!? Happy belated to my fellow IBCLCs and aspiring IBCLCs!

3rd year going now and still proud to be supporting families in the community all around Yorkshire 🧡 alongside doing a midwifery degree!

27/01/2024

Happy to you pumping people out there, giving your everything to your little people 🖤🤍

08/01/2024

I was listening to a Podcast lately (link in comments) which stated if you're faced with a decision or an intervention at all, this could be with ANYTHING not just breastfeeding but with labour and birth too, think BRAIN! 🧠

Ask your healthcare provider of the BENEFITS of this intervention? What are the RISKS of this intervention? What are the ALTERNATIVES? What does your INTUITION tell you, and what happens if you just wait and do NOTHING...?

If your HCP cannot answer these then I would like to think they have the humility to say "actually I'm not sure, but I'm more than happy to get a second opinion for you/find out for you/refer you to someone who can help".

What point am I trying to get across? Birth interventions can negatively impact infant feeding, particularly breastfeeding, in many ways. If you are empowered, in control, have your autonomy respected and are in the right head space then this minimises the risks of birth intervention, then the snowball effects of this intervention leading to MORE intervention.

Faced with a decision or suggestion that goes against your plan? Think BRAIN! 🧠

https://www.unicef.org.uk/babyfriendly/impact-of-labour-interventions/

The Midwives Cauldron Podcast

07/01/2024

ONE DROP 💧💛

Just small drops of colostrum at birth is mighty enough to...

💧Prime your baby's gut for a healthier gut function. Living cells called 'macrophages' engulf pathogens that may get absorbed in baby's gut.

💧Protect your baby from illnesses and infectious diseases.

💧Offer maternal antibodies protecting from infection. It's your baby's first immunisation!

💧Stimulate baby's growth cells, helping expand the gut surface area to help accommodate future nutrition.

💧Give your baby all the nutrients they need in the first 24 hours (frequent drops).

💧Help move those first bowel movements as it's easier to digest than formula.

💧Help protect against jaundice due to it's ability to help flush out meconium.

💧Boost newborn blood sugars.

💧Encourage baby to breastfeed.

And so much more. Colostrum is LITERALLY liquid gold and even a tiny drop is super valuable and protective, no matter how much you're able to provide. Whether it's that very first feed on the breast or from a syringe, to 24 hours worth of drops, your baby will reap up the benefits! It doesn't matter what your feeding choice may be, you can do this if you chose to combination feed or formula feed, the benefits are the same 💛

06/01/2024

Bedsharing... when you expand your sleeping space by sidecar cot to get more room to bedshare comfortably and the baby just takes it ALL!

07/12/2023

Introducing the "toddler position": a standing position where they come help themselves while you're laid on the sofa.

Often comes with the "toddler latch" which is a latch that's like they're spaghetti sucking that nip in there too!

If you're struggling with position, I promise you it won't always be that way, it will eventually just CLICK and they'll help themselves. This was my 11 month old helping herself and me not being arsed to get up from the sofa!

14/11/2023

So I've been a little quiet lately, and this is why 🤓

Since September I have delved into a whole new(ish) world of Midwifery! And it has BLOWN.MY.MIND! It is all consuming and wonderful and tying up loose ends of gaps in my knowledge and solidifying what I do know but with more science behind it 🤰🧬🩺

This will for CERTAIN make me a more knowledgeable IBCLC and I cannot wait to be able to support you in this new capacity.

Unfortunately, my availability (and brain capacity it seems) has drastically decreased BUT I am still seeing some clients so please do reach out and I will try to support you. If I cannot see you I will certainly refer you on to your other closest IBCLC for specialist support if needed 🩷 and signpost to other places for breastfeeding support.

07/09/2023

💥 What the Flipple?! 💥

The "flipple" technique (flip the ni**le) aka exaggerated latch is a great way to get more breast tissue into your baby's mouth to improve their latch if you're experiencing ni**le pain, latch problems and milk transfer problems.

Start with an optimal position using the CHIN acronym (Close, Head-free, Inline, Nose-to-ni**le), tummy to mummy, bottom tucked in and chin leading.

Position or sandwich your breast with ni**le pointing towards baby's nose and their bottom lip WELL away from your ni**le, wait for a wide open mouth and roll or "flip" your ni**le (flipple) into their mouth. Or you can use your thumb or finger to pull back the skin on your breast so your ni**le tips up towards the baby's nose and breast under the chin is bulging out, roll the ni**le into a wide open mouth shooting up toward their soft palate.

Look for a wide gape, lips fl**ged, ar**la above their top lip, cheeks full and double chin. It might also help to support your breast for a few moments longer to ensure it doesn't slip back out again.

05/09/2023

Did you know around 80% of new parents stop breastfeeding before they reach their goals.

If you're struggling with breastfeeding or providing breast milk to your baby please reach out for support 🧡

My availability has opened up this week now it's back to school! 👌🏼

12/08/2023

Breastfeeding... when the extra calories go to someone else! 😍🤤

05/07/2023

Great explanation and visuals on breast pump fl**ge sizing!

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