Milk Matters Infant Feeding Solutions

Milk Matters Infant Feeding Solutions Our non judgemental consultants can help you meet your personal feeding goals.

IBCLCs specialising in difficult to feed breast & bottle fed babies babies (milk and solids) - tongue tie, reflux, colic, faltering growth, & other complex problems Breastfeeding:
The main focus of our work is on how to breastfeed rather than why, although we do cover the latter in some of our antenatal options and online information articles. Mums are often told they should breastfeed but when ni***es are agony and baby doesn’t seem satisfied or is unsettled all night; she can face a barrage of conflicting (if well intentioned) advice. With effective support these common problems can often be easily overcome (and often prevented with the right information antenatally), but breastfeeding is rarely a one approach suits all solution and so we are trained to help you piece together the different factors that can influence feeding, from your labour and delivery right through to what’s happening here and now. Using this alongside accurate information as to how breastfeeding works (despite the myths and old wives tales, it’s a sound scientific model) we can help turn early babyhood into the babymoon it should be. Bottle Feeding:
Whether you are expressing and feeding your baby breastmilk, want to restart breastfeeding after a break or have chosen to formula feed, we can also help with feeding problems experienced when using a bottle. Slow or extremely rapid feeding, leaking milk at the corners of the mouth, shallow attachment/bottle refusal, wind, colic, reflux and general feeding problems can all be experienced by bottle feeding babies too.

29/03/2026

Prop feeding dangers people showing you how to do it, don’t talk about.

Silent aspiration in babies has no obvious signs – no coughing, no spluttering, no warning.

Silent aspiration can happen in a single feed. It can build over weeks. And some researchers believe it accounts for a proportion of SIDS figures.
This isn’t about judgment. It’s about information parents deserve to have. Follow for more infant feeding education that doesn’t talk down to you.

25/03/2026

That clicking / popping sound during a feed is a baby losing their seal on the bottle teat or breast.

When the seal breaks, air enters the mouth with the milk. Over the course of a feed that can mean a baby is swallowing a lot of air, which can lead to:

• gassiness
• reflux-like symptoms
• discomfort after feeds
• frequent burping
• unsettled behaviour

Parents are often told this is “just colic.” But colic is a label for symptoms, not a cause.

When we actually look at the feeding mechanics, we often see things like:

• Audible clicking – loss of suction
• Milk leaking from the corners of the mouth – incomplete lip seal
• Lip gripping or clamping on the teat – compensation for poor oral stability
• Gold-pinching / chin dimpling – tension in the chin as baby tries to maintain suction.

These are signs that the baby may be working hard to stay latched and control the flow.

Common reasons this can happen include:

• teat shape or flow that doesn’t match baby’s oral mechanics • difficulty maintaining suction
• oral tension patterns
• tongue restriction or reduced tongue mobility
• instability in the jaw or lips When the seal improves and air intake reduces, many of the symptoms parents were told were “colic” often settle.

Feeding isn’t just about getting milk in. It’s a coordinated oral function skill involving suction, seal, tongue movement, jaw stability and breathing.

If you hear regular clicking during feeds, it’s usually worth looking a little closer at how the baby is feeding, not just how much they are feeding.

Remote consults available worldwide.

21/03/2026

This isn’t about shaming parents who use formula.

It’s about understanding what the system profits from - and what it doesn’t.
(including donor milk) sits outside that model.

It doesn’t make anyone billions.

11/03/2026

Strong baby?
Not quite.

Head lifting in the first days of life often isn’t strength. It’s tension through the neck and upper body.

Birth is physically demanding for babies, so some extension patterns early on aren’t unusual. What matters is that as they grow, babies become comfortable lying flat and relaxed on their backs, exactly as safe sleep guidance recommends.

If a baby consistently struggles to relax into that position, it can be worth taking a closer look at what’s going on in their body.

10/03/2026

Got an oversupply of milk?

Or is their latch shallow?

These two problems can look very similar during feeds.

Babies may:
• cough or choke
• pull off the breast
• click while feeding
• seem fussy or gassy

But the cause - and the solution - can be completely different.

A milk ejection (let-down) is meant to be fast.

That’s how babies efficiently transfer milk.

But if a baby has a shallow latch, feeding becomes harder. They have less control over the milk and have extra steps in swallowing. So the flow can feel too fast or overwhelming - even when milk supply is normal.

Sometimes it’s breastmilk oversupply. Sometimes it’s a shallow latch making the flow harder to manage. Understanding the difference is key to solving the problem without making feeding harder.

08/03/2026

Just going to quietly leave this remix here…

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08/03/2026

Are these noises keeping you up all night? Occasional grunts and groans can be normal as babies adjust to feeding and digestion in the early weeks. If it’s happening often, here are some things to try:

✅ Burp your baby more regularly during and after feeds to
help release trapped air.

✅ If bottle-feeding, offer smaller, more frequent feeds to
make digestion easier.

But if these grunts and groans are a constant struggle, there could be an underlying issue - like swallowing air, tongue tie, or milk digestion challenges.

That’s where an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) can help.

Consults locally and globally 🫶

06/03/2026

How many can you label?

23/10/2025

Signs a baby is feeding well from a bottle include a wide gape around the teat, the bottom lip rolled out and no clicking or leaking with a steady rhythm of sucking and swallowing.

If you’re not seeing these, or if feeds are messy and stressful, it is usually a sign the flow, latch or oral function needs checking rather than ‘just wind’.

If you are unsure, this is exactly what I support parents with every day. ♥️

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Breastfeeding & Bottle Feeding Support: As experienced International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLCs), our non judgmental consultants and approach can help you meet your personal feeding goals.

Breastfeeding: the main focus of our work is on how to breastfeed rather than why. Problems such as painful feeds, an unsettled baby, slow weight gain and digestive complaints like wind can often be easily overcome with effective support - but breastfeeding is rarely a one approach suits all solution and so we’re trained to help you piece together the different factors that can influence feeding, from your labour and delivery right through to what’s happening here and now. Using this alongside accurate information as to how breastfeeding works (despite the myths and old wives tales, it’s a sound scientific model) we can help turn early babyhood into the babymoon it should be. Bottle Feeding: Whether you are expressing and feeding your baby breastmilk, want to restart breastfeeding after a break or have chosen to exclusively formula feed your baby - we can support you on your feeding journey. We can help with feeding problems experienced when using a bottle such as very slow or extremely rapid feeding, leaking milk at the corners of the mouth, shallow attachment/bottle refusal, wind, colic and reflux.