Breastfeeding Support & Services
Emotional, physical & practical support throughout your journey
“I’m feeling informed, confident & ready to breastfeed”
Sophie & Josh
Breastfeeding Support and Services
Breastfeeding is biologically normal, yet many parents find it challenging. While we are told often ‘breast is best’ and that it’s natural, what isn’t mentioned is that breastfeeding is a skill that you and your baby need to learn over time.
Successful feeding requires: Qualified education and preparation during pregnancy. Time, patience and practice. Ongoing qualified support and continuity of support.
Every feeding journey is unique, influenced by many factors, including birth experiences. Just like preparing for birth, it’s vital to prepare your mind and build confidence around feeding. Making informed choices during pregnancy and birth can have a huge impacts on how easy or challenging breastfeeding is in the early days.
I offer support for all feeding journeys. Whether you are pregnant, preparing to feed or your baby has arrived, I am here to offer you the help and support you need. I provide non-judgemental, gentle support, tailored to your individual circumstances. I can support you with exclusive breastfeeding, getting a baby back to the breast, moving onto bottles, formula feeding and combination feeding. If complex issues arise I can signpost you to reputable recommended professionals.
Why choose my support? Personalised 1-to-1 guidance online or in person, at your home if you are local or come to me at my relaxing Surrey based studio. I offer the latest evidence-based informations, support and practical solutions. Emotional support and a listening ear in these challenging weeks, months and even years of feeding. Guidance for new parents and experienced parents, every journey is different. I offer support for both parents and babies to thrive together, emotionally and physically. Breastfeeding doesn’t have to be stressful, one size does not fit all so we will explore options that work for you and your baby. With the right knowledge, confidence and support you can give your baby the best possible starts. It truly takes a village. I’m here to walk alongside you.
Breastfeeding and Infant Feeding Services
I offer comprehensive breastfeeding and infant feeding support for parents, both during pregnancy and after your baby is born. My services are designed to help you build confidence, overcome challenges and help you get things off to a good start.
Workshops and Preparation: Breastfeeding and infant feeding preparation workshops during pregnancy, offered inline or in person at my beautiful studio in South Godstone RH9 8LB in Surrey. Practical, evidence-based guidance to prepare you and your support person for early feeding.
Postnatal Support: 1-to-1 Breastfeeding Consultations online at my calm, comfortable studio in South Godstone, RH9 8LB. Home visits are also available if you are within a 30 minute radius but travel time will be charged at my hourly rate. Initial consultations include up to 5 days WhatsApp support, summary and links to resources. Support for exclusive breastfeeding, combination feeding, formula feeding and weaning.
Travel and Availability: I offer sessions 7 days a week including evenings, subject to availability. Sessions held at my studio is South Godstone or in the comfort of your own home.
Professional Credentials and Safety: I am a fully qualified Breastfeeding Counsellor, Mindful Breastfeeding Practitioner, Childbirth Educator and Doula. I am fully insured, enhanced DBS checked and first aid trained,
With personal support, guidance and ongoing access to expert advice, you can feel confident as you navigate your journey and any challenges that may arise.
Private 1-2-1 Breastfeeding Preparation Workshop
From £185 online or £225 in person at The Lemon Tree Studio, South Godstone, Surrey
(Antenatal breastfeeding education during pregnancy)
Prepare for your breastfeeding journey with personalised antenatal education designed to boost your confidence, build your knowledge and support you emotionally. This workshop is ideal whether you are a first time parent or have experienced previous feeding challenged.
Duration online: 3 hours or 3 hours or split over 2 x 1.5 hour sessions.
Duration in person: 3 hours with designated breaks.
Recommended timing: Between 30-37 weeks of pregnancy though you can choose any time that suits you.
Partner/Support person: I highly recommend to attend with the person who will be supporting you the most. . This workshop will help you both emotionally and practically prepare for your feeding journey, giving you realistic expectations, practical skills and tools to build your confidence before your baby arrives.
What’s included: 3 hours of personalised 1-to-1 education and support in a safe space to share your thoughts, feelings and any concerns plus ask any questions. Relaxation and mindful tracks. The Lemon Tree Workshop Workbook – over 80 pages of evidence based information, workshop content, practical tips and resources that you can revisit any time. 7 days of WhatsApp support after your workshop for follow up questions.
Did you know: Over 80% of mothers in the UK stop breastfeeding before they want to? With personalised education, practical tools and emotional support, this workshop helps you start your feeding journey with confidence and avoid common pitfalls.
Core Topics Explored:
- Exploring your feelings, hopes and beliefs around feeding.
- Understanding the mind-body connection, hormones and how relaxation support feeding.
- Planning to breastfeed and understanding how birth choices impact feeding.
- Anatomy and physiology of breastfeeding and how it actually works.
- What to expect in the early days: Normal newborn behaviour, cues and feeding frequencies.
- Supporting your baby from womb to world, bonding and the fourth trimester.
- Mindful relaxation and breath work tools
- Growth spurts, cluster feeding, recognising cues and weight gain.
- Positioning, attachment and achieving effective feeds.
- Troubleshooting, alternative feeding options, bottle feeding, combination feeding, pumping and milk storage.
- Identifying when there’s a problem, when and where to find support.
- Planning your 4th trimester
“This workshop is absolutely essential”
“As a midwife I was unsure whether this breastfeeding workshop would be beneficial or not as I already have significant knowledge on breastfeeding. However, it was delivered so incredibly well and was a great refresher for me that it was totally worth it. To someone wanting more knowledge even if you already feel you have some, this workshop and the support would be absolutely essential to a mum and her partner. I cannot recommend this breastfeeding workshop enough. P.S. – Laura is also so lovely and approachable”.
Emma | 1st time mum & midwife
“As part of my antenatal preparation, I knew I wanted support with breastfeeding. It’s really important to me but know it can be challenging, demanding & overwhelming, if you don’t get the right support. We chose to work with Laura due to her excellent reputation & the support that she provides. She helped me better understand how my body works & what’s needed when trying to feed. This included positioning, mindfulness approaches & teaching me to hand express. Laura made me feel completely at ease, comfortable & confident. I was so excited that in my first try at hand expressing I was able to get some colostrum! It was amazing to see what my body was able to do & gave me a huge boost of confidence. Laura also provided an incredibly detailed handbook, which has literally everything you could ever need! I can’t recommend Laura’s feeding workshops & support enough. You will feel informed, calm and confident, ready to start your feeding journey when the baby arrives. Thank you so much Laura”
Sophie & Josh | Expecting 1st baby
Initial Breastfeeding Support Consultation | £95
Up to 90 mins in the comfort of my bespoke studio RH9 8LB, South Godstone, Surrey. Also available in the comfort of your own home, plus up to 7 days WhatsApp support.
Breastfeeding/infant feeding support session in the comfort of my calm studio, your own home or online. This initial consultation is up to 90 minutes, allowing us plenty of time for you to share with me your experience so far, the challenges you might be facing and for us to work together to identify some solutions so that you can reach your goals. In this time, we can look at positioning, attachment, any discomfort you might be experiencing & addressing any concerns you might have. I can also help you identify any issues that might need further support such as a tongue tie or seeing a cranial sacral therapist to relieve tension. I work closely with some wonderful practitioners & can signpost/refer you to them if needed as well as provide you will resources & evidence based information.
If you require a home visit, travel time will be charged at my hourly rate of £65ph. I travel up to 30 minutes from RH9. Travel is included in the consultation fee if you live within 5 miles from my home RH9.
Follow up support visit | £65
Up to 60 mins in the comfort of my bespoke studio RH9 8LB, South Godstone, Surrey. Also available in the comfort of your own home.
A follow up visit might be required or helpful if you feel you need some further support after your initial consultation. Breastfeeding support is key and simply having someone there with you to observe feeds, offering suggestions and a listening ear can make all the difference. Sometimes a follow up visit can also be helpful weeks or even months down the line if new challenges crop up, perhaps if you are introducing solids or if you are looking for ways to end your feeding journey gently when the time is right.
1 hour consultation | £65
Up to 1 hour in the comfort of your own home, in my studio or online via Zoom
A 1 hour consultation isn’t recommended if you are facing challenges or haven’t had any prior support. An hour session is ideal if perhaps you have had support previously and you feel some added support would be helpful. Perhaps you would like to recap on positioning for example, you would like some support with introducing solids or maybe you are experiencing symptoms of something like mastitis and you would like to talk it through as well as know how to manage it.
Virtual Support
£65 (up to 1 hour on zoom)
£95 (up to 90 minutes on zoom)
“We warmed to her caring nature & there was absolutely no judgement that we wanted to combi feed”
“Before our daughter was born, I said I wouldn’t put any pressure on myself to breastfeed, I didn’t think I’d enjoy it or that I’d even be able to produce enough milk. However, following my daughters arrival, I put her straight to the breast & she took to it really well. My milk supply came in thick & after a couple of days but I became extremely sore, it was excruciating. We had completed Laura’s birth prep course & we warmed to her kind, caring nature immediately so contacting her for help was a no brainer!
“Before our daughter was born, I said I wouldn’t put any pressure on myself to breastfeed, I didn’t think I’d enjoy it or that I’d even be able to produce enough milk. However, following my daughters arrival, I put her straight to the breast & she took to it really well. My milk supply came in thick & after a couple of days but I became extremely sore, it was excruciating. We had completed Laura’s birth prep course & we warmed to her kind, caring nature immediately so contacting her for help was a no brainer!
She helped us extensively & even sent useful videos, Instagram accounts & general information until she could get to us. At a home visit when our daughter was just a few days old, Laura observed feeding & gave us loads of help with positioning & how to get me comfortable as well as heal my sore nipples. She also showed me how to hand express, something I had not done before. She also recommended a number trusted professionals that she works alongside such as a local tongue tie specialists & cranial osteopath. After those appointments our daughter was feeding perfectly without causing pain, her tension was released & we had her tongue tie snipped that which is something Laura had suspected & others had missed.
We booked another session with Laura as we wanted to introduce a bottle & wanted to ensure that my husband knew what to do as well. I had no idea where to start but Laura explained & demonstrated which bottles might be ideal for a breastfed baby & how to responsively bottle feed using paced feeding to avoid confusion between bottle/breast & protect breastfeeding alongside bottle feeding. Further down the line we decided to introduce some formula so that I could have a much-needed break & again Laura helped us with how to introduce it gradually but also helped with expressing milk, storing & feeding. We are now happily combi feeding breastmilk & formula which works for us as a family & allows us the best of both worlds, we have Laura to thank for that. We can’t recommend her expertise enough. She is so passionate about helping parents to feed their babies whichever way that may be, without any judgement whatsoever. Thank you Laura”.
Rory & Marie | 1st baby
“I felt ready to give up”
“I contacted Laura when my little boy was around two weeks old, due to being in a lot of pain when feeding. I felt ready to give up but messaged Laura in a desperate plea to come and help us!
As soon as Laura walked through my front door, I felt and instant sense of relief, like everything was going to be ok. Laura sat with me and my little boy, went through different positions I could use in order to make his latch less painful. Laura also suspected a tongue tie, which we then later on had confirmed and snipped. Laura made me feel so much more confident in our feeding. She gave so much reassurance that I was doing the right thing. After Laura had shown me a position to use, baby Charlie had an enourmous feed followed by the longest, most content sleep ever! If it wasn’t for Laura’s kindness, compassion and patience, I wouldn’t still be breastfeeding my little boy. We are eternally grateful, we love you Laura!”
Jess & baby Charlie 2nd baby)
“So much better than the NCT breastfeeding session”
“We started the workshop with zero idea of breastfeeding and have come away with SO much information. More importantly the importance of breastfeeding and not to give up if there are challenges, where to find support if needed and when which was really reassuring. There was also so much helpful information in the folder and really great resources. I did the NCT breastfeeding workshop as well as part of our NCT course but The Lemon Tree workshop was so much better, so much more informative and worth every penny to have 1-2-1 time with Laura . Even learning about the anatomy of breastfeeding so we understood how it actually works, a baby’s mouth, how latching should be, shouldn’t be etc, something we found the most helpful that NCT didn’t even touch on”! Thank you Laura.
Louise | Expecting her 1st baby
Offering Online Antenatal Courses, Online Hypnobirthing Courses, Hypnobirthing Refresher Courses & Mindful Breastfeeding
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