How can I assist a new mother?
I can assist with a variety of breastfeeding challenges, to ensure a successful breastfeeding relationship with your baby is a pleasurable one. Having also had my own multiple birth babies, I also have both personal experience in this area, as well as helping many other multiple birth mothers.
My areas of expertise and personal experience include, but are not limited to:
Early Days of Breastfeeding
Sore/Cracked Nipples
Infant Sleep & Settling
Engorgement
Mastitis
Vasospasm
Thrush
Nutrition & Breastfeeding
Using a Supplemental Feeder
Premature Baby
Multiple Births
Induced Lactation (for Adoption & Surrogacy)
Breastfeeding & Breast Reduction
Low Milk Supply
Oversupply
Expressing & Storing Milk
Tongue & Lip Tie Assessment
Breastfeeding a Toddler
Introducing Solid Foods
Weaning
Returning to Work
Biting
Nipple Shield Use
Nipple Shield Weaning
Gastric Reflux
Breast Aversion
What can you expect in a consultation?
Check on your baby's appearance, nappy output, and behaviour
Check your breasts and nipples.
Watch your baby breastfeed and offer help with positioning as required.
Explain you how to know that your baby is latched and feeding well.
Show you how to rectify any breastfeeding problems you are having.
Provide you with electronic handouts to assist you after the consultation
Guidance on who and how to call for more help or questions
Discuss with you how to recognise your baby's cues
Put a gloved finger into your baby’s mouth to check your baby’s suck, swallow coordination and oral structures (also called an oral function assessment, to check for any suspected restricted oral tissues)
Check your baby's weight using a digital scale
Check the size of your breast-pump flanges to ensure that you have the right size, and show you how to correctly use the pump and store expressed milk
Refer you to other members of a health care team who may be able to assist you with concerns or questions, you may have that are not within my scope
Only a medical doctor, can diagnose, so therefore please note this is outside of our scope of practice.
consult Fee
Effective 1 January 2024
I am based at golden grove, a consult & travel within a 30km radius is included for $150.
Further afield there will be travel fee
some health funds may rebate
Questions you may be asked include:
Your baby's date of birth
Your baby's birth weight, and current weight (having your blue book handy is helpful)
Ascertaining how many wet and dirty nappy's your baby is having
Is there any pain or discomfort you are experiencing?
Are there any concerns you have about your baby?
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