LatchOn - Breastfeeding support Eastbourne

15/04/2026

Yes, we’ve all Googled baby p**p in the middle of the night (I definitely did when mine was little)! To be fair, it’s something we rarely talk about, even though it’s one of our most frequent daily tasks: checking, changing, and sometimes even logging it.

This week, we’re talking about colours. From next week, we’ll focus on consistency, then smell, and what baby pooing actually looks like in real life.

Sorry to anyone with a sensitive stomach! (Also tried to focus on breastmilk fed babies - later we can discuss combifed and babies with solids.)

🖤Black/dark green p**p: In early days it's fine, later please see your healthcare provider!

💚Green p**p:
- Breastfed babies can sometimes have green stools and still be perfectly healthy.
- Fast milk flow / oversupply – babies may take in more lactose-rich milk, which can lead to green, frothy stools and biiig explosions.
- Gut immaturity or after an immunisation/ tummy bug– especially in younger babies, digestion is still developing.
- Sensitivity to something in the mother’s diet.
- Illness or infection (yes, a cold/snotty nose counts!)– particularly if stools are very frequent, watery, or accompanied by other symptoms.
- Iron supplementation – either given to baby or taken by the breastfeeding parent.

If green stools persist alongside other concerns (poor weight gain, blood or mucus in stool, significant fussiness), further assessment is recommended, but as you can see, green colour is not necessarily allergy.

❤️ Blood in a baby’s stool is not considered normal, but it doesn’t always mean something serious. It’s important to look at the full picture and reach out to a healthcare provider. It can be because of a small a**l tear (fissure), allergy/sensitivity,
or if your baby swallowed blood (bleeding ni***es for example).

🧡💛 We are happy, if both mom and baby are happy!

Have questions? Leave in comments so I can include it next week!

15/04/2026

In this fascinating article, Tamara Doyle explains why newborn weight loss isn’t always about feeding - and how other factors like IV fluid can play a key role

14/04/2026

Literally the whole damn point 👌🏻🩷 Pass it on, you’d be surprised who still doesn’t get it…

13/04/2026

“Your job must be so cute… you just cuddle babies all day, right?”
Yes… and no.

It IS one of the best jobs in the world.
But noone really talks about that...

How emotional it is.
You don’t just “help with feeding.”
You sit with pain and loss - physical, mental, sometimes both at once.
You feel it with them. You sometimes take it home.

How much you have to hold back (That mask saves my life and facial expressions)
You smile… while hearing advice that you *know* is making things worse.
Timed feeds.
“Don’t switch sides.”
Huge bottles.
“One-sided pumping.”
Diagnosing tongue tie from a glance.
The list is endless… and you still have to stay calm, kind, professional.

How hard boundaries are
Because how do you NOT reply…
when a mum messages at 9pm saying she’s overwhelmed, exhausted, drowning in cluster feeding, and questioning everything?

How slow real progress is
We live in a world of next-day delivery and instant results.
But breastfeeding?
It can take weeks to establish.
And you’re there, holding space for slow, steady, unseen progress… in a world that doesn’t value it.

💛 But here’s the part that makes it all worth it
The people.
The trust.
The messages.
The moment a mum starts to believe in herself again.

Because at the end of the day, you show up for them the way you wish someone had shown up for you. ( And yes, sometimes we cuddle babies.)

12/04/2026

The famous 6-6-6 rule 👀
No, not that kind of ritual, just a super simple way to remember milk storage without overthinking it.

✨ 6 hours at room temperature
✨ 6 days in the fridge
✨ 6 months in the freezer

Easy. Memorable. Sticks in your head (for obvious reasons 😅)

Keep in mind, that these are guidelines, not rigid rules carved in stone.

Because real life with a baby?
– The room isn’t always the same temperature
– Fridges get opened 100 ( if you have other children, 1000!) times a day
– Freezers vary A LOT

So instead of obsessing over the clock, think:
👉 How fresh was the milk when stored?
👉 What temperature has it actually been kept at?
👉 Does it smell/look okay?

Knowledge > fear every time.

11/04/2026

10/04/2026

Some visits are a bit different compared to the usual script.
At 3.5 months postpartum, my client was exclusively pumping.
Every latch was painful, caused wounds, and lasted seconds without good milk transfer. She couldn’t find a position that worked and had started to dread every single feed. She stopped trying altogether and started pumping. Her mother persuaded her into a home visit, but she was sceptical and told me straight that she would give it a go because the visit was paid for, but she couldn’t see herself feeding without pain.

She thought breastfeeding just wasn’t for her.

During our time together, I observed a shallow latch and tension down one side, something that had been completely missed before, but was making feeding especially difficult on both breasts in different positions.

With a few simple but specific changes, things started to shift. The mother tried the positions and the other information after I left. Only once per day. Then twice. But she noticed that...

✨ Latching became easier
✨ Feeds became comfortable
✨ Confidence started to grow

And in a few weeks, she transferred her baby from the bottle to her breast completely, whilst her baby gained faster than before (jumped up 2 centiles!). Moreover, she started enjoying feeding.

This was 15 months ago. Still breastfeeding. Someone who thought “breastfeeding is not working for her.”

If you’re struggling, please don’t sit in it alone.
Things can change 💗

09/04/2026

There's a lot of pressure to make babies independent and self regulate, and often it's just not possible -yet!
They will, I promise. But for now, what else can you change to make life a bit easier?

09/04/2026

09/04/2026

08/04/2026

Ugly marketing.
Offer support instead of doubts!!!

Why formula companies are the only ones bold enough to say "breast is best" anymore.

08/04/2026

😂😂true??