Hannah Croft IBCLC, Infant Feeding Support

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•IBCLC Infant Feeding Support in Canterbury, Kent & SE Kent.
•1:1 support available.
•Home vists
•Online and phone support
•Group support
•Antenatal Sessions

09/12/2025

There aren’t really ‘rules’ with laid back breastfeeding.

It’s more about working with both your baby’s and your anatomy and finding the angels and adjustments that make feeding comfy and sustainable.

Relaxing your outer arm and using it as a guide or buffer to prevent baby wriggling off your body can help. And sometimes using the crook of your arm to support their head (but not limit the movement) can help too.

What worked for you?

08/12/2025

📣 Some kind words 📣

Can I help your baby and you with feeding?

Please get in touch!

Support from just £15.

08/12/2025

As wonderful as Christmas is, it can be quite a intense time with lots of family around you...all who may have an opinion on how to parent!

-Sometimes as parents we feel criticised even when nothing is being said at all; the very fact that other people choose to parent in a different way can make us feel like they must think we are doing the wrong things.
Knowing how to handle comments that can feel like criticism can be really helpful.

If people ask questions about how things are going don’t feel you need to give them lots of information (unless you want to of course) just smiling and saying something vague is often enough! You could have a couple of rehearsed phrases up you sleeve to respond to unwanted suggestions, like; “Thanks for your suggestion, I’ll think about it / maybe I’ll try to find out more about that.” Or “This is working for us right now, but we may decide to do things differently as time passes.” Or you could change the conversation all together!

-Try and plan periods of the festive days to have some calm time for your baby; it can be an overwhelming time for them too.

-All the noise and extra people around can easily cause a baby to become over stimulated and therefore find it harder to nap so keep an eye on your baby’s cues.

-Some babies will love the social time, but others may find it too much so resist handing your baby round to others if they’re not enjoying it; using a sling or carrier means that your baby can still be part of the celebrations; but they have the reassurance of staying close to you!

-Be aware of ‘holiday weaning’; it’s easy to miss your baby’s feeding cues in a busy, bustling environment so do continue to feed regularly; surprisingly, lots of mums seem to suffer from mastitis (Christmastitis?!) over Christmas due to these reasons so do keep an eye on how your breasts feel and watch out for getting too full!

What tips would you share?

07/12/2025

This positioning is sometimes called ‘The Starter Hold’ because it’s a great position to learn to breastfeed in.

As baby grows, it can be adapted to accommodate their changing size and shape, as well as the location for that feed.

Do you have photo comparisons of how feeding positions have changed as your baby has grown? I’d love to see them!

Need some help with feeding? Please get in touch!

07/12/2025

Breast compressions can be super helpful for many reasons, helping speed up a feed, keeping a baby actively drinking for longer, increasing milk supply, tempting a baby back to the breast etc etc etc.

Compressions are best done as sustained squeezes, which the pressure is consistent all the time you see your baby drinking. Only release when the swallows have stopped.

Wringing out a sponge can be useful comparison; all the time the pressure is sustained, the water (milk) continues to flow and reminds a baby to keep drinking.

You can use compressions all around your breast, wherever you can get your hand to.

Hope this helps!

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06/12/2025

Did you know lots of medications (and medical procedures) are considered safe during breastfeeding.

If you’re ever in doubt, please reach out to an IBCLC who can send you resources and information to help you make an informed decision.

Not providing a newborn baby with available breastmilk may have health implications both now, and in their future. Not least in the winter when respiratory illnesses are rife.

The Breastfeeding Network have brilliant, brilliant drugs info sheets which are regularly updated so can be a great place to research yourself too.

06/12/2025

Breast shaping for the win!

A little adjustment that can make a massive difference and saves you risking annoying your baby by frequently taking them off.

Let me know if you try it, and how it goes.

05/12/2025

I often see mums go to check their baby’s latch and inadvertently ‘pop’ their baby off their breast, leading to discomfort for them, or a disgruntled baby.

I know we hear so much about the ‘perfect latch’ but as long as you’re comfy and baby is drinking and settled, good enough really is good enough!

And in fact this is backed up by a study in 2017 that showed that checking your baby’s lip position often pulls breast tissue out of a baby’s mouth.

Hope this helps.

As always if I can help with feeding in any way, please get in touch. As well as helping local families with home visits and group support, I’m experienced at supporting families further away via online consult. All consultations include 2 weeks Whatsapp follow up.

05/12/2025

This is always worth considering when we’re looking at nappies.

Oxidation can really change the colour of baby’s poo, so when we’re making assessments made on the colour, it’s important to bear this is mind.

These photos were taken as an experiment by a client after she was concerned about noticing her newborn producing greener poos, especially overnight, when potentially the gaps between the poo occurring and the nappy change were greater.

Have you noticed this with your baby’s poo?

*Green poo for breastfed babies can occur for a number of reasons, and may be normal. That said, if you’re concerned in any way, it’s always worth speaking to an IBCLC or Breastfeeding Counsellor.*

04/12/2025

If you gave birth in Kent or Medway in the last 3 years, we'd like to hear from you about the support you had feeding your baby in hospital and at home.

📝 Survey – open to all parents
If you:
- gave birth in Kent or Medway in the last 3 years
- or, had a baby who stayed on a neonatal unit in Kent or Medway

You are warmly invited to take part however you fed your baby – breastfeeding, bottle feeding, tube feeding, mixed feeding or donor milk – to help us improve support for all families in Kent and Medway.
🔗 Take the survey (closes 10 December):
https://shorturl.at/QNppB

💬 Focus Groups for Neonatal Parents
We’re running two online focus groups for parents whose baby had a stay on a neonatal unit in Kent or Medway. Each session will last about 60 minutes.
You can choose whichever time suits you:
🗓 Friday 5 December – 10:00 am
🗓 Monday 8 December – 8:00 pm
🔗 Book a place here:
https://shorturl.at/PXSH7

04/12/2025

Need some help? Please get in touch, I can help with 1:1 support in person, online or on the phone.

Did you know each week I have 2 drop in groups in East Kent…

🌟 Tuesday 10-12, Whitstable Play Cafe

🌟 Wednesday 10-12, The Old Gate Inn, Canterbury

£15 for first visit, £10 for returning families or existing clients. Includes a hot drink.

04/12/2025

At breast supplementer

-Great for babies who are latching but who may need extra milk

-Can reduce down the work of triple feeding by cutting out a stage of work ie offering bottles

-A way for the breastfeeding parent and baby to experience the closeness of breastfeeding in the absence of the parent having a milk supply

-Helps boost mother’s supply as baby stimulates breasts to make more milk

-Can encourage babies who are sleepy/reluctant to breastfeed

Was a supplementer like this suggested to you as a way to exit a triple feeding plan?

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