Jilly Thompson Post Natal Consultant

12/10/2022

This week is baby loss awareness week. Thank you Tommy’s for sharing this.. ❤️🕯

26/04/2022

A common self help suggestion for mastitis is massage.
The idea being, that milk is backed up and needs dispersing, and that massage may help to break down any thickened blockages and allow milk to flow.

Last year, at the Lactation Consultants of Great Britain conference, we received a talk from fellow IBCLC and Breast Surgeon Katrina Mitchell, who encouraged us all to think very differently about this.

Mastitis, she reminded us, is largely about inflammation. Swelling that's in the breast tissue. This may have come from a blockage, infection, or both.
We often focus on the blockage and the infection, but not enough attention is given to the inflammation, which actually is a major part.
When we massage the breast, often vigorously and with implements such as specially designed devices, electric toothbrushes or vi*****rs, we're actually causing MORE inflammation.

If you think about it, if you sprained your ankle and it swelled up, you're unlikely to vigorously massage it because you'll cause pain and damage.
What you'd do is rest it, deal with the pain, and try and bring down the inflammation.

So rather than massage the breast down toward the ni**le, Dr Mitchell suggests very light touch fingertip massage toward the armpit to try and assist with lymph drainage. Alongside other mastitis treatment too.

This got a lot of us thinking, and it definitely makes sense. As with a lot of things breastfeeding related, we could do with more research!

What do you think? X

20/12/2021

Wishing all my lovely families the most magical, safe and happy time! It’s some of your babies first Christmas and some exciting toddlers in the house too! It has been such a pleasure to help you this year! Thank you, Lots of love X

14/03/2021

20/01/2021

Hi everyone, a little update from me! ❤️

31/12/2020

Royal Surrey has also suspended this service for the time being to ensure ongoing safety is maintained. Your midwife or midwifery hub will advise you on how these changes will effect your care plan. ❤️

20/11/2020

Thank you so much as always to all my lovely clients who take the time (when they are very busy!) to leave me a review. It’s a fantastic reference for prospective clients and I really appreciate it! ❤️ Client testimonials can be found on my FB page, google, or https://www.jillythompson.co.uk

17/11/2020

Today marks World Prematurity Day, raising the awareness of babies born before 37 weeks. Approximately 15 million babies are born prematurely each year (one in ten of all babies worldwide!). This can be such a worrying time for the familes facing times of separation. This day also highlights the wonderful medical teams up and down the country supporting families in NICU & SCBU 💙
Further information regarding advice, support and fundraising can be found at https://www.bliss.org.uk

28/10/2020

Great news that partners are now welcome at appointments and scans at the maternity hubs for Frimley Park. ❤️

15/10/2020

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08/10/2020

Interesting! Lots of windy babies this week, that could benefit from a little wonky winding! ❤️

Have you heard of this? There may be no need to spend ages back patting, try this position to help naturally.
There's a lot more to anatomy and wind than just this of course, but it certainly can't do any harm to try!

Graphic inspired by Shel Banks IBCLC Lactation Consultant video on her YouTube channel.