Cheshire Infant Feeding & Baby Support - IBCLC, CFT, Tongue Tie Specialists

16/06/2022

After some time away we are back! 😃 some exciting changes happening with Cheshire Baby Support - watch this space!

11/04/2022

Ni**le shields!

**leshields

18/02/2022

15/02/2022

28/10/2021

🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

There are not 2 types of breastmilk. Every drop of breastmilk is valuable and important for your baby!

The fat content in milk does vary depending on various things including time of day, and the interval of time since that breast was last fed from. It’s usually something your breasts will manage without us having to even think about it.

For a baby who’s not gaining weight as quickly as we’d like what matters is the VOLUME of milk they’re receiving rather than the make up of this milk.

Using both breasts frequently will mean the fat level is more consistent throughout the whole feed.

Keeping your baby drinking by watching for swallows, using compressions and switch nursing when the swallows slow are the most effective techniques for helping feeds to efficient and effective for your baby, increasing the calories your baby is getting, and stimulating your supply too.

If you’re struggling with breastfeeding please seek help and support.

14/10/2021

Short version, for most people...forget about it!

05/10/2021

source: P.S. It's A Mum Thing

23/09/2021

Welcome back to Beehive Healthcare Amanda Brooks. A very warm welcome to Jennifer Johnson. Amanda and Jennifer are offering Tongue Tie Assessments and Division.

For further information and booking visit their website link below.
https://www.cheshirebabysupport.co.uk/

05/08/2021

C A L O R I E S

In comparison to each other the calories in breastmilk and formula are pretty much the same.

Normal First Stage formula is not higher in calories than breastmilk.

If supplementation is necessary, breastmilk is always the preferable option if it is available.

(These are averages...it’s normal for calories to vary slightly in breastmilk)

03/08/2021

Great news

Well, it took about 2 years to accomplish it, but I'm happy to announce that our paper entitled: "Objective improvement after frenotomy for posterior tongue-tie: a prospective randomized trial" was accepted in the biggest ENT journal - Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. With this paper, we were able to demonstrate in a randomized, controlled fashion that:

1) Frenotomy for posterior tongue tie results in objective changes in tongue metrics as measured by a Bluetooth-enabled bottle feeding system

2) The procedure results in improvements in infant reflux, maternal breastfeeding self-confidence and maternal ni**le pain using validated questionnaires

This paper would not have been possible without the financial contributions of those who supported the project initially. I sincerely thank those of you for contributing - this paper will have wide implications. It's the first paper to show that posterior tongue tie affects bottle feeding AND that it affects breastfeeding quality. The paper is strong in that it combines objective measures, validated subjective methods and does so in a randomized, controlled fashion. Once I can share the abstract, I'll post that here.

08/07/2021

Slings for the win!

04/07/2021

22/06/2021

This!

Did you know its Breastfeeding Celebration Week in England this week?

No? Neither did we.

gave the breastfeeding organisations and infant feeding teams *1 WEEK NOTICE* that it was actually happening and released resources, which were quite frankly pretty lame, on FRIDAY for us to use starting MONDAY. When queried why the short notice they blamed covid.

Now I'm not a particular fan of Breastfeeding Celebration Week at the best of times. We get 1 week of PHE apparently trying to give a s**t (although from the above paragraph you can see its not really a priority!) when actually we need a total change of attitude and investment to ensure that breastfeeding support is available to all. Currently we have the worst breastfeeding rates in the world. It is a scandal.

And the results of these celebration weeks are usually "debate" in the media around "pressure to breastfeed" and "should breastfeeding in public be allowed?". And then the negative discussions start fuelled by generations of parents who have been failed by the system and to hide their pain will cite "Fed Is Best" and "Breastfeeding N***s" made them feel bad. Its a total s**t show and I just want to hide. But maybe the media won't have had time to get the memo this year either!

Anyway I would like to big up the people we really need to Celebrate during this last year.

Firstly the sheer grit and determination of parents to get through a very difficult period with minimal support available. Hats off to all the . You are superheros.

Secondly the volunteer breastfeeding supporters who have been left to plug the gaps and pick up the pieces. They have literally given up HUNDREDS OF HOURS of their free time supporting families when there was nowhere else to turn.

Thirdly those health care professionals who have stuck their necks out and advocated for new parent's care. Some have really gone beyond the call of duty.

When are we ever going to get a robust pathway of breastfeeding support in this country that is available to every single family who wants it? We don't need a week of visibility. We need societal change.

Rant over!