Breastfeeding and Lactation Support
Personalised assistance to help you and your baby form a strong and nurturing bond.
With a passion for nurturing the parent-infant bond, Sue has been a cornerstone for families seeking to establish breastfeeding. She addresses lactation concerns and provides unwavering support, education and guidance to reach your feeding goals.
Feeding services include but not limited to:
- Positioning and attachment (latch) issues
- Cracked, damaged and sore nipples
- Mastitis, blocked ducts, nipple vasospasm, breast pain, thrush
- Milk supply concerns - low and oversupply
- Slow weight gain
- Tongue tie and oral assessment, referral
- Weaning
- Expressing and storage of breastmilk
Your consultation includes:
- Working together to identify your feeding goals
- Detailed breastfeeding and infant feeding history
- Maternal and infant health history
- Discussion about your concerns and difficulties you are experiencing
- Observation and assessment of a breastfeed
- Infant feeding assessment and oral assessment if indicated
- Weight and My Health Record” Blue Book” Developmental Check
- Detailed feeding plan supporting both you and your infants needs
- Links to relevant evidence based online resources
- Supporting parental emotional well being
Mother breastfeeding a baby