Emma Pickett IBCLC
Breastfeeding may be natural but that doesn't mean it's easy for everyone.
I know how frustrating it is to be told five different things by five different people. Finding the right support from someone able to devote time to your situation sometimes seems much harder than it should be.
My packages include in-person sessions in London N6, remote options and on-going email and phone support.
I charge £80 for a 90 minute session at my consultation space in North London, although this can be flexible depending on your circumstances.
I can also offer a video consultation using Skype or Zoom for £60 (of up to an hour).
Please contact me to find out more about how I can help you to reach your breastfeeding goals. If you use the term chest feeding, please know that I am also here to support you.
My book is available now from Amazon.co.uk and from other retailers. The eBook costs just 99p.
"You may be worried about breastfeeding and worried that it might ‘not work’. This is a common feeling when you live in a society where breastfeeding is often sabotaged by incorrect information, patchy support from a stretched health service and powerful messages from formula companies. But it’s not a feeling that is entirely logical. We are mammals. We get our name from the dangly milk-producing bits. It defines us.
This book aims to make you as well-prepared as possible. I would like you to breastfeed for as long as you want to and as happily as possible. I want you to feel supported.
Some of this new life with baby will be about flexibility, responsiveness and acceptance. If you are used to a world of schedules and decisions and goals, it may be a bit of a shock. Learn about human biology before you think it sounds a bit too scary! Babies are the products of millions of years of evolution, and we are too; if we can just tap into our instincts and trust them a little bit.
Success comes when we tap into those instincts and when we know when to get help when our instincts aren’t answering all of our questions.
Can everyone who wants to breastfeed make it work? No. Not everyone may be able to exclusively breastfeed due to medical issues. Most of these people can give their baby breastmilk, though, which the book also covers. (And let’s not start this journey by imagining you’ll be someone who won’t make it...!)"
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B019JE5E44
"You may be worried about breastfeeding and worried that it might ‘not work’. This is a common feeling when you live in a society where breastfeeding is often sabotaged by incorrect information, patchy support from a stretched health service and powerful messages from formula companies. But it’s not a feeling that is entirely logical. We are mammals. We get our name from the dangly milk-producing bits. It defines us.
This book aims to make you as well-prepared as possible. I would like you to breastfeed for as long as you want to and as happily as possible. I want you to feel supported.
Some of this new life with baby will be about flexibility, responsiveness and acceptance. If you are used to a world of schedules and decisions and goals, it may be a bit of a shock. Learn about human biology before you think it sounds a bit too scary! Babies are the products of millions of years of evolution, and we are too; if we can just tap into our instincts and trust them a little bit.
Success comes when we tap into those instincts and when we know when to get help when our instincts aren’t answering all of our questions.
Can everyone who wants to breastfeed make it work? No. Not everyone may be able to exclusively breastfeed due to medical issues. Most of these people can give their baby breastmilk, though, which the book also covers. (And let’s not start this journey by imagining you’ll be someone who won’t make it...!)"
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B019JE5E44
How can I help you?
"I'm finding breastfeeding uncomfortable. What might be going wrong?"
A few hours old.
After spending 9 years as a primary school teacher and Deputy Head in inner London, I then became a mother and realised how desperately breastfeeding support was needed by so many. I qualified as a Breastfeeding Counsellor with the Association of Breastfeeding Mothers in 2007. I started volunteering on the Department of Health's National Breastfeeding Helpline when it first opened, alongside offering support for families at home and at drop-in groups.
I became an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant in 2011. I recertified in 2016 and 2021 and I continue to offer voluntary support at groups across West Haringey and volunteer on the National Breastfeeding Helpline and ABM national helpline alongside my private lactation consultant work. Lactation consultants have a professional requirement to constantly update their knowledge and skills and we re-certify every five years. In 2022, I was honoured to receive the Lactation Consultants of Great Britain award for outstanding contribution to breastfeeding.
My work in Haringey requires me to have a full and current DBS check (previously known as a CRB check).
On this site, you can also find videos to offer some information and suggestions and articles on a range of breastfeeding issues including fears about low supply, positioning and attachment, making too much milk, breast refusal and intervals between feeds.
I became an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant in 2011. I recertified in 2016 and 2021 and I continue to offer voluntary support at groups across West Haringey and volunteer on the National Breastfeeding Helpline and ABM national helpline alongside my private lactation consultant work. Lactation consultants have a professional requirement to constantly update their knowledge and skills and we re-certify every five years. In 2022, I was honoured to receive the Lactation Consultants of Great Britain award for outstanding contribution to breastfeeding.
My work in Haringey requires me to have a full and current DBS check (previously known as a CRB check).
On this site, you can also find videos to offer some information and suggestions and articles on a range of breastfeeding issues including fears about low supply, positioning and attachment, making too much milk, breast refusal and intervals between feeds.
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