Breastfeeding Tips & Support
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Breastfeeding Tips & Support
- 2 hour session £95.00 - includes follow up telephone support*
- Now run on individual basis, please contact us to book a suitable time for you
Breast is absolutely best for newborn babies. Research shows that being breastfed in the early months after birth has a huge positive impact on the baby's health for the rest of their life with just one day of breastfeeding making a difference to a baby's health by stabilising their blood sugars, protecting their gut and providing natural antibodies against disease.
But breastfeeding is a learned skill that each Mother and her baby have to master together and isn't always second nature or easy so unfortunately our experience tells us that that many women who stop breastfeeding in the first six weeks are stopping before they want to. The most common reasons given are a lack of accurate or consistent information and ongoing support.
At Me & My Baby we believe that if mothers know the real benefits, they would feel it was worth starting to breastfeed even if they are not sure about how long they will continue and we also provide the ongoing support required to keep it going when it does become tough. Our pre-birth workshop is aimed at building confidence and understanding about feeding a new baby - knowing how the whole process works and how to avoid the pitfalls - virtually everyone can successfully feed their baby with enough advice and support.
This session sets women up to succeed with breastfeeding and make it work for you.
The session is followed up by telephone support and a home visit if required.
Lesley-Anne Kerr
Lesley-Anne trained as an Active Birth and YogaBirth Teacher, with a particular interest in supporting women to breastfeed. She provides information, education, exercise and support to help women feel relaxed, well and in control throughout pregnancy, labour, birth and the early months of new motherhood. Lesley-Anne trained as an Active Birth Teacher following the birth of her own two children, leaving behind a career of many years as a Molecular Immunologist at Guy's Hospital and the Imperial Cancer Research Fund. She has been working with women throughout their pregnancies and births, then supporting them to breastfeed and enjoy new motherhood since 1997.
Julie Krausz
Julie has been teaching yoga and providing antenatal and postnatal support for many years. She is registered with YogaBirth, the Active Birth Centre and Birthlight and recently completed the Unicef Breastfeeding Management training. Julie has 2 teenage boys, both born at home into water.