Nurturing Breastfeeding
Tailored Breastfeeding Support
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Antenatal Preparing to Breastfeed session
Virtual or home based private consultation to create a bespoke feeding plan for you and your baby through an informal education presentation and tailored plan.
Perfect time breastfeeding or as a refresher based on previous breastfeeding journey.
(virtual) £70
(Home visit £90)
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Postnatal Breastfeeding Virtual Consultation
Virtual private consultation to unpick issues you may be facing with feeding, expressing, building milk supply, oversupply, milk blebs/mastitis or returning to work etc.
Duration up to 60 minutes
£70
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Postnatal Breastfeeding Home Visit
Private, in person, home visit where will go through your history, weigh baby if applicable, intra oral assessment to check for tongue tie if applicable, observe and support with latching suggesting tweaks where needed, supporting with breast pump and measuring flange size if using, making a bespoke feeding plan.
Useful for nipple pain, latch concerns, weight gain issues, low or over supply concerns, unsettled baby, mastitis, weaning down from top ups, reassurance visits and follow ups from previous visits
Includes text/whatapp follow up for 1 week
£140 for initial booking (approx 1.5 hours as needed). £90 for follow-up visits (approx to 1 hour).
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Bottle Feeding/Pumping Support
Bottle feeding doesn’t automatically equate to a smooth feeding journey.
Booking a home or virtual appointment allows us to go through milk type, safe preparation of formula or expressed milk, measuring and set up of breast pump if applicable, demonstration of paced bottle feeding technique and responsive bottle feeding, recommended volumes and tongue tie/bottle latch check.
£90 home visit (£70 virtual)
Duration up to 60 minutes
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Antenatal Education Classes
Alongside the preparation for birth you may be doing, preparation into feeding is really important to achieving your feeding goals.
(Virtual group classes coming later in 2025)
Tailored Breastfeeding Support
I am delighted to welcome you to my website. I am Rachel Oliveira (Midwife, BSc IBCLC), a Lactation Consultant with well over a decade experience as a midwife, based in Leeds and providing Breastfeeding support for Women in Leeds, Airedale, Bradford, Harrogate and Halifax. I understand that embarking on a breastfeeding journey can sometimes be both exciting, and also a little daunting. I am here to offer you expert guidance and breastfeeding (and bottle feeding) tips to support you every step of the way. My personalised infant feeding sessions will equip you with the knowledge, experience and confidence you need to nurture your little one. Whether you are a new mum, or have previous breastfeeding experience, as an experienced breastfeeding consultant I will tailor each session to your specific needs to address any breastfeeding/feeding related issues. From how to latch, weight gain struggles, expressing, tongue tie or common challenges, we will address all your breastfeeding problems and questions and practice to enable you and your baby to establish a strong and successful breastfeeding relationship.
Book a session with me today and unlock the incredible beauty of a happy feeding journey for both you and your baby!