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Helping families navigate infant feeding, allergies, refluxy & tongue tied babies by offering expert IBCLC care in-home, in-clinic or virtual consults worldwide.

18/04/2026

Watching your baby uncomfortable like this is so damn hard! 🥺💔

The really sad cry. The stiff little body. The way they just can’t settle.

And then being told it’s “just reflux” or something they’ll grow out of.

But when your baby is hurting…it doesn’t feel like something to wait out.

Reflux isn’t always just milk coming back up. Sometimes it’s pressure building in their body. Sometimes it’s tension. Sometimes it’s feeding, digestion or how everything is working together.

And often…there’s a reason why your baby is reacting like this. There’s always a root cause.

When you understand the why, everything starts to make more sense.

You stop guessing. You stop trying everything and you start supporting your baby in a way that actually helps.

If you’re still trying to piece it all together, our reflux guide will help you understand what’s going on and what to do next.

👉 Comment REFLUX and I’ll send it through 💛

Have you noticed your baby doing this?

15/04/2026

Hmm let’s talk about “breast-like” bottles for a second…

Because despite their very (very) clever marketing many of them actually aren’t ideal for latch or oral function in your baby at all!

🍼 Im talking about those skinny bulbous (I like to call them spinner-top looking) teats? Like the one you see in the first part of the video…They look nothing like a breast (or ni**le) and they’re not a bottle style I would recommend!

Here’s why 👇

When a teat is too long, too skinny, too rounded at the tip, too flat or shaped in a way that doesn’t support a deep latch and good tongue cupping, many babies will start compensating by:

👉🏻 losing suction and clicking
👉🏻 sliding down to the tip and have a shallow latch
👉🏻 tightening their lips to grip (those pursed curled in little lips you see in the video)
👉🏻 overusing the jaw to stay latched and draw milk (that chompy action)
👉🏻 taking in more air during feeds

Everything you see this little one doing at the start of the video. Why this can be a problem, is because it can have a flow on affect, like:

👶🏻 Reflux symptoms
👶🏻 Wind and gassiness
👶🏻 Milk leaking from the mouth
👶🏻 Feeding frustration or fatigue
👶🏻 Poor efficiency
👶🏻 General discomfort during feeds

For this little one after assessing his feeding, working on him to release tension in his mouth and body, changing his bottle teat and feeding position, you can see that he became noticeably calmer and more comfortable…without changing the milk and without jumping to a tongue tie release!

Sometimes the bottle marketed best simply isn’t the best fit for your baby, especially little ones needing a bit more support with sensitive tummies or oral ties!

Comment BOTTLE and I’ll send you my free bottle feeding red flags guide to get you started 👇🤍

13/04/2026

Most parents watching this would hear the clicking…

But if you look closely, there is so much more happening for this little love!

👉🏻 You can hear the gulping.
👉🏻 You can see the shallow latch.
👉🏻 The pursed lips.
👉🏻 The tension through the body.
👉🏻 The way he is trying to push himself backwards throughout the feed when mama tries to sit him up.

This is exactly why feeding struggles are rarely just one isolated symptom.

Babies will often show us multiple little signs that something is not functioning quite right and when we focus on one symptom alone, it’s very easy to miss the bigger feeding picture entirely.

That is why I always say we need to look at the whole story your baby is trying to tell us.

Bottle feeding is so often brushed off as “easy” or “just put milk in the bottle” when in reality, there is so much more happening during a feed than most parents realise.

This is exactly why I included a full chapter inside my Formula & Bottle Feeding Masterclass dedicated to bottle mechanics, teat choice, oral function and what to actually look for during feeds, because choosing a formula is only one part of the feeding journey.

If you’ve ever watched your baby feed and thought something just doesn’t seem quite right here…this course was made for you 🤍

Comment FORMULA and I’ll send you the link.

07/04/2026

Watch how relaxes his little body! 🥹

Honestly? Tension in a baby’s neck is something we see almost every day and one the main causes of feeding difficulties, whether it’s at the breast or bottle!

When there’s tension in the front and back of your baby’s neck (especially at the base of their skull), we see changes in how the tongue and jaw can work together during feeding.

And how we see it present in our clinic looks like this 👇
👉🏻 struggling more on one side to feed
👉🏻 not opening wide to latch
👉🏻 struggling with certain feeding positions
👉🏻clicking or suction during feeds
👉🏻 clamping/chomping down on the breast or bottle (almost like the “suck is too strong”)
👉🏻 and feeds that just feel harder than they should!!

We often have parents worry that their baby won’t latch on the breast properly or without the excruciating pain they’ve been in. Then we release some of that tension…little one latches and mama notices an instant difference!

Not because anything changed at the breast…
But because the baby wasn’t fighting their own body anymore.

Why? Because a little one’s body has relaxed a little, their muscles have a bit more stretch and movement and all of a sudden the jaw relaxes and the tongue moves a little more freely! It’s that whole body connection remember!

This is the kind of hands-on work we do with our babies during our consults helping them feel more comfortable so feeding can actually work the way it’s meant to. This is why we also guide our families to continue supporting their little one’s body at home! Because that holistic approach is how we see results fast!

If feeding has felt harder than it should, there’s usually a reason🤍

If you want to start figuring out what might be going on, I’ve put together a free mini tongue tie guide.

Comment MINI and I’ll send it through

If you’re wanting actual things you can learn and try at home (before or after a release), comment GUIDE and I’ll send that too 💕

04/04/2026

Most parents have never been shown this 👀

And it’s one of those small things that can quietly change how your baby feeds.

Formula feeding isn’t just about the type of formula you get, it’s also about how it’s prepared, how it’s given and how your baby responds to it!

This is just one tiny snippet from one lesson inside my Formula & Bottle Feeding Masterclass.

Inside the full class, I walk you through everything step-by-step so you’re not left guessing or second guessing every decision. Because let’s face it, there’s so many decisions to make when it comes to bottle feeding, with little to no guidance at all!

We cover things like:

🍼 how to choose a formula when you’re worried about intolerances
🍼 which bottles and teats actually support babies with tongue ties, high or narrow palates and some tips and tricks to help your tongue tied baby
🍼 how to choose a formula and feeding setup without falling for marketing traps
🍼 How to know your baby may have an intolerance to the formula
🍼 what’s normal, what’s not and when to make changes
🍼 plus so much more across 15+ chapters

But while you wait for our launch date (13th of April 🥳) for this course, you may need help making sense of what’s actually going on.

💙 If you’re considering changing formulas right now or confused about it all…comment the word “intolerance” and I’ll send you a free intolerance symptoms mini guide and what to do next!

03/04/2026

If your baby struggles to breastfeed more on one side…it’s not just a preference.

If you’re experiencing more ni**le pain or trauma on one side…it’s not just how you’re latching your little one.

If you’ve noticed any of this and something just doesn’t feel right, it’s probably not right! So trust that feeling!

When there’s tension or stiffness through your little one’s neck and body, it changes how their tongue and jaw can work together during feeding.

On one side, things can feel easier and then on the other, that tension kicks in quickly! When this happens, your little one’s:
👅 tongue cant or struggles to cup well
👅 your little one begins to compensate leading to increased jaw and chin tension
👅 feeding feels harder and less comfortable, your baby begins to swallow air (hello refluxy and colicky symptoms 😩)

This is why some babies seem to ‘prefer a side’! They’re not trying to be difficult, fussy on purpose or not wanting to feed…their oral function and body needs support!

If you’re seeing this and not sure what to do next, I’ve put together a free mini tongue tie guide to help you understand what’s going on and how to start supporting your baby’s feeding.

🔗 Download via link in bio!!!

At the end, I also walk you through how to recognise when a tie may be impacting feeding, what your options are and how to prepare if you’re considering a release…all with simple checklists and practical steps you can actually use!

👉🏻 Did your baby struggle to latch and feed well on one side more than the other? Comment below!

30/03/2026

“I feel like a failure as a mum”

If you’ve ever felt that…I want you to know this! 👇

It is so rarely because your body has failed you!!

Research estimates that true low milk supply affects only around 5-15% of mamas.

But perceived low milk supply? The most common reason why mamas stop breastfeed in early…that is significantly higher.

Did you know globally the statistics sit around 30-80%, but in low and middle income countries - it sits around 60-90%

A study I read estimates that up to 77% of infants were given formula in hospital because of perceived low milk supply! Crazy stats!

This is something I continue to see almost everyday!

So many mums are worrying about something that is actually uncommon….why?

Because many aren’t being given the right support to understand what’s actually happening or given the right support to reach their feeding goals!

Because when feeding feels hard, when your baby is so unsettled or when things don’t look like what you expected…

it’s very easy to assume “I must not have enough milk” (because we are so quick to be blamed or blame ourselves, as mums)

But most of the time?

There is something else going on. Something that can be supported. Something that deserves to be properly assessed.

And that’s where we, as healthcare professionals, need to do better.

Why are we so quick to be told, you’re selfish to want to breastfeed or just give up or fed is best (without any support)?

Mama, you are not a failure. Ever!

With the right support, breastfeeding can often continue in some form, even if it doesn’t look exactly how you first imagined. And if breastfeeding is something you have decided is not for you, that is also ok!

You deserve support, answers and care that will always make you feel empowered and nurtured, no matter how you choose to feed your baby.

If this resonates with you…

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👉🏻 Leave a 💛 if you’ve ever felt this way and show our community that they’re not alone

👉🏻 Comment FLAGS and I’ll help get you started with the right support 💛

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