Frances, Karen and Megan talk about the most common breastfeeding challenges that they encounter in their role as Breastfeeding Counsellors, and what self-help measures mothers/breastfeeding parents can take.
In this episode:
Babies who don't latch, or who latch but don't feed
Milk Supply
Painful feeding
Tongue Tie
Mastitis
Engorgement, blocked ducts and blebs
Oversupply and fast letdown
Don't forget you can talk to a Breastfeeding Counsellor on 0300 3300 700, option 1, 365 days a year, 8am-midnight.
Exaggerated latch technique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=41fC0fQs1P8
Association of Tongue-Tie Practitioners: https://www.tongue-tie.org.uk/
UK Human Milk Bank: https://ukamb.org/
Informal milk sharing at Human Milk 4 Human Babies: https://www.facebook.com/HM4HBUK/
NHS page on mastitis: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/mastitis/
The Breastfeeding Show
The Breastfeeding Show is made by Frances Attenborough, Karen Hall and Megan Stephenson, who are all NCT-trained Breastfeeding Counsellors, with at least ten years’ each of experience helping parents both through antenatal sessions, and group and 1:1 postnatal support. This show is for anyone with an interest in feeding babies, whether they’re exclusively breastfeeding, chestfeeding, mixed feeding, expressing, still waiting for their baby to arrive, or thinking about stopping.
In our first series, we cover the basics of how to get started, establishing a milk supply, positioning and attachment, expressing, common challenges, and we bust a few myths. We hope our informal style keeps things interesting and useful, as we chat about our absolute favourite subject.