Show Notes
Frances, Karen and Megan talk about the most common breastfeeding challenges that they encounter in their role as Breastfeeding Counsellors, and what self-help measures mothers/breastfeeding parents can take. In this episode: Babies who don't latch, or who latch but don't feed Milk Supply Painful feeding Tongue Tie Mastitis Engorgement, blocked ducts and blebs Oversupply and fast letdown Don't forget you can talk to a Breastfeeding Counsellor on 0300 3300 700, option 1, 365 days a year, 8am-midnight. Exaggerated latch technique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=41fC0fQs1P8 Association of Tongue-Tie Practitioners: https://www.tongue-tie.org.uk/ UK Human Milk Bank: https://ukamb.org/ Informal milk sharing at Human Milk 4 Human Babies: https://www.facebook.com/HM4HBUK/ NHS page on mastitis: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/mastitis/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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