Breastfeeding

 

Breastfeeding consultants
Breast feeding is known to be better for the baby than formula milk, and in fact is less complicated than heating water and making up feeds. However, breastfeeding is not always as naturally easy as you would imagine. The right advice and support at the right time can make all the difference, and can give confidence especially when dealing with a baby that may not initially get the hang of breast feeding.

Breastfeeding support is available from the hospital, midwives and health visitors. Breastfeeding consultants and lactation consultants have a hiuge amount of training in supporting mothers to breastfeed and gives you skilled advice and personal attention. This can contribute to making breast feeding easier and more enjoyable for you and your baby.

In our experience (The Maternity Network) a good breastfeeding support person will not touch, massage or interfere with you or your baby during a feed and instead gives you the information specific to you and your baby, watch a full feed to notice any small problems and help YOU to tweak or change the technique slightly to enable you to breastfeeding happily. Breastfeeding should NEVER be painful, sometimes the smallest change makes ALL the difference.

Breastfeeding information, preparation and support before and after your baby's birth:
An appropriate breastfeeding support person can help you at any stage in your pregnancy when preparing for birth, when your milk comes in, and as you continue to breastfeed. You may find they also have information abiout weaning when you decide to tackle this as your baby gets older. Getting breastfeeding right can avoid the problem of a crying hungry baby, and help you with all kinds of baby feeding problems like sore or cracked nipples, blocked ducts and mastitis, tongue tie in babies, wind, colic etc. Dont give up, find the RIGHT support for YOU.

A breastfeeding/lactation consultant can help you with:

  • Practical tips
  • Advice about nutrition
  • The best products to buy
  • Support through problems
  • Weaning onto solid foods and cups from the breast
  • A lot of them have pumps that you can try without having to buy too.

Some breastfeeding consultants are private, and others may be part of the hospital or attached to a GP surgery. Breastfeeding consultants are officially known as “lactation consultants” and are qualified through the International Board of Lactation and the Association of Breastfeeding Mothers. There are breast feeding drop in clinics available in your local area too.

Associations and Support:
www.abm.me.uk
www.laleche.org.uk
www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk
www.breastfeeding.nhs.uk

The Maternity Network ensures you get as much information as possile and we ensure our members skills are high by vetting their qualifications and insurance to the best of our knowledge.The Maternity Network takes not responsibility for the treatments or services provided by the therapists listed in this site. We do our best to ensure they are qualified but cannot guarantee this information as they are self employed, working for themselves, not for the Maternity Network.
 
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