I’ve been a midwife 18 years and before that  a community and neurosurgical/ medical nurse for  6 years. 

 

I’ve assisted mums and families in their new postnatal period from feeding to reassurance and referrals as needed to keep you both safe in the early days at home. I have worked in case loading, caring for mums and families at the beginning of the pregnancy,  throughout pregnancy, up to  28 days postnatally. I treasured case loading as a very special period of time for mums and midwives.

 

I've worked in labour ward, birth centre, day assessment units, theatre, triage, postnatal and antenatal wards and community clinics. Also experience with the multidisciplinary teams of Drs, anaesthetists, physios, Gps, social workers, nursery nurses, special care staff, twin specialists, and bereavement.

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Hospitals are busy and often without enough staff ratios to give you  time to support your start with feeding. This is unfortunate and never intentional,  which is why I like to take uninterrupted time with you at home. Upto 1.5 hrs as needed to help you both/all  holistically. 

I can help you with different feeding positions, from traditional sitting and cross craddle, rugby, biological, laying down holds  and ways to support your milk production,  hand expression, mechanical and electric  pumping , haaka collection and sterilizing if needed. 

As a tonguetie practitioner I’ve helped with feeding and Tonguetie division since 2008.  
I make  homevisits and phone consultations  for feeding and tonguetie problems and registered with NMC/ATP/CQC/ ICO/Hiscox insurance company.