I am unavailable Friday 31st October - Monday 17th November
Services
Each mother and baby unit have their own unique breastfeeding style. Unfortunately, sometimes their breastfeeding journey doesn’t always go to plan!
What Susan can support you with
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Antenatal preparation session – Getting prepared for the breastfeeding journey before the baby arrives or if the last breastfeeding experience didn’t go to plan.
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Antenatal Breastfeeding Education can range from 1-2 hours. Written Information and videos are left with you to view at your leisure with your partner.
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Covering ALL breastfeeding issues.
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Breastfeeding Consultations (at home with your baby). Usual visit – 2 hours
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Personalized one on one support to achieve your desired feeding outcome.
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Visit you in the comfort and privacy of your own home.
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Offer reassurance, strategies and options with evidence-based advice.
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Enjoying the feeding experience comfortably and confidently
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Ensuring that feeding time is a positive and pleasant experience for mother and baby
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Assisting parents with bottle feeding the breastfed baby if required (in some circumstances bottle-feeding may be required).
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Offers a sensible, manageable and realistic feeding plan for the family to work with.
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Consultations include follow up contact for up to 2 weeks on either phone, SMS and or email – mothers choice.
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Available 7 days a week.
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After-hours and weekend appointments available.
Areas Of Interest
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Antenatal consultation
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Basic Lactation support – Positioning and Attachment
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Help obtain a deeper latch​
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Damaged /sore nipples
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Lip and Tongue ties
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Flat/inverted nipples
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Engorgement
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Undersupply/Oversupply
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Breast and/or Nipple Thrush
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Nipple Vasospasm
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Mastitis/Blocked ducts - Milk blebs
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​​Use of and removal of Nipple Sheilds
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Sleepy babies
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Fussy feeders/breast refusal
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Twins
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Allergies - Cows milk protien intolerance
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Lactose overload​
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Breastmilk Expression and Storage
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Breast implants/breast reduction
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Returning to work
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Assisting breast feeding babies to transistion to bottle feed
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Exclusive expressing
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Relactation/Induced Lactation
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Weaning breast feeding at any stage of your lactation journey
Specializing in:
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Babies having issues with weight gain whilst breastfeeding (Failure to thrive)
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Supporting breast feeding with sick babies, during illness and as they recover
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Assiting mothers to maintian their breast milk supply, whilst baby is hospitalised​
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Reflux
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Pre and Post tongue tie revision
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Premature babies
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Breastfeeding babies with Trisomy 21 (Down Syndrome)
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Babies with a Cardiac or Renal condition
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Cleft lip and Palate.
Fees:
Most private health funds will provide rebates for services provided by a Certified Lactation Consultant
Consultant registered with that fund. (Enquire with your health fund prior to consultation)
Payments can be made either by Cash, Direct Deposit or Credit Card.
A discount given if a further appointment is required