Sally is fantastic!
We saw Sally a few days after our daughter was born in September. Having received very little help with breastfeeding post birth at the hospital, Sally was such a fantastic support and really helped me establishing a good latch and supporting me in those critical first few days post birth. However I think where Sally really goes above and beyond is in her WhatsApp support after her home visit. In the first week after her visit she would regularly check in to see how things were going which was invaluable in building confidence in those early weeks. I have also had questions months later about storage of pumped milk, blocked ducts etc and Sally is incredibly responsive and only too happy to help. I have recommended Sally to several friends and would highly recommend anyone thinking of using a lactation consultant to contact Sally.
Tailored, reassuring and empowering!
Sally was so helpful. We saw her in the first week of our baby’s life and it was the most helpful interaction we had with a professional in those early days. She was reassuring, listened to what we needed and tailored her advice to us. She was also happy to answer our follow up questions and her support meant we quickly established a combi-feeding regime that worked for us and for our baby.
Invaluable breastfeeding support
Sally’s support has been amazing during the first 6 weeks post p. I highly recommend having an early consultation with her, it really helped us establish breastfeeding and understand what our baby needed. I have attended her breastfeeding cafe and her return to work workshop which are also great spaces to get support, advice and meet other breastfeeding parents. I can’t recommend her enough!!
Sally was an absolute life safer
Sally was an absolute life safer. I booked a home visit at a point where I was very close to wanting to give up early on and her support and guidance pulled me through. Aside from helping me with latch, feeding positions and tips to get through mastitis, the support she offered on WhatsApp really helped me navigate these early weeks with a newborn and an abundance of doubt.
After 10 days in hospital
After 10 days in hospital, I arrived home with a number of breastfeeding related problems and concerns (reliance on nipple shields, low milk supply, low confidence in my latch technique). Sally came over with only a day’s notice and provided me with so much advice, reassurance and support - including showing me how to use a breast pump properly. Her support on WhatsApp afterwards was so useful, as it allowed me to ask questions having tried out some of her suggestions. I would definitely recommend Sally to anyone I wanting support from a lactation consultant.
I reached out to Sally when my 2 month…
I reached out to Sally when my 2 month old baby started crying each time she was brought to feed (at the breast). The support that Sally gave, through the initial consultation and ongoing WhatsApp support was invaluable- she was non judgemental, patient and willing to explore various solutions with me and hold my hand along the way. She also directed me to the support of other health professionals for issues such as reflux. I would highly recommend her expertise.
My daughter stopped latching at 3 days…
My daughter stopped latching at 3 days old and Sally was able to schedule a home visit appointment within a couple of days. She was easy to talk to and made me feel very comfortable. The latching issue was resolved within that session and I was so relieved. Sally respected my preferences of wanting to combi feed and helped establish a plan to support this. She also gave me some excellent advice around maintaining supply, sterilising and what to do if I’d like to have a glass of wine here and there. Sally’s ongoing communication via text messages and email has been great and it really helps to know I can get support from Sally whenever I need.
Highly recommended
I have booked Sally’s breastfeeding support for the day after I came back from the Hospital with my little one. From the first second onwards Sally helped me on all levels with breastfeeding. She showed me different options for a good latch, talked me through some very valuable informations and reaffirmed me, that I was doing a good job. She showed me how to use a breast pump and set everything up for me which was amazing being sleep deprived and barely able to function. Due to health problems with my little one we were readmitted to the hospital. Sally was so caring and wonderful and kept checking in with me, giving me advice over WhatsApp on how to handle this new situation and breastfeeding. It was godsend having her respond to my million of questions, giving me answers tailored to my child! I would highly recommend using any of Sally’s services, she was going above and beyond for us and I deeply appreciate that. Thank you for everything Sally!
Confidence in breastfeeding
I had some challenging weeks with the baby being fussy at the breast and green nappies. Sally gave me the confidence to continue with my breastfeeding journey and lots of information and techniques that helped get through such tricky time!
Correct diagnosis of problem
Sally came over to the house on week two of complete agony breast feeding. By the end of the session she had managed to correctly diagnose my Vasospasm which none of the other nhs nurses had picked up on (although they were extremely kind and well meaning) I went straight to the hospital and they gave me pills and the searing pain eventually went away and I was able to breast feed almost completely without pain. I can’t recommend her enough.