SERVICES
Supporting you and your baby's needs
Confident Breastfeeding
Home visits in and around Bristol & Bath
Areas of expertise include:
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Establishing breastfeeding
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Understanding your new baby's behaviour - including feeding/sleep patterns, colic, reflux and allergies
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Overcoming latch difficulties/ Gaining a comfortable latch
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Weight gain and milk supply concerns
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Diagnosing tongue tie and referral service
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Preventing/managing mastitis
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Expressing breast milk and safe milk storage
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Breastfeeding and returning to work
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Breastfeeding the older baby
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Breastfeeding twins
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Newborn baby advice
Home consultations - around 2½ hrs
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Per consultation - including unlimited follow-up via WhatsApp.
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Bristol £175
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Bath £245 (to cover additional travel)
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£105 per person Group session - maximum 3 mums per visit (Bristol)
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£275 Combined Antenatal/Postnatal session - Visit during pregnancy and follow up postnatal session (Bristol)
ABOUT KATE BATTERSBY
IBCLC. Lactation Consultant
(Retired Registered Midwife & Registered Nurse.)
I am an Independent Lactation Consultant and retired Midwife, providing specialist breastfeeding advice and practical support to women in the relaxed environment of their own homes.
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I worked in Plymouth, London and Bristol as a Midwife for over 30 years before retiring from Midwifery in 2022. During that time, I gained a wealth of valuable experience in the care of mothers and their newborn babies. I have seen first-hand how challenging breastfeeding can be, especially when new parents are establishing breastfeeding and getting to know their own baby's needs.
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It is my aim to empower each mother in her ability to confidently breastfeed her baby. I have worked as an Infant Feeding Specialist Midwife in Bristol and, in 2009, after extensive study, I qualified as a Lactation Consultant. This enhanced my breastfeeding expertise and has equipped me with the unique knowledge, depth of understanding and necessary skills to help mothers with their breastfeeding needs. In 2024, I re-certified my qualification as a Lactation Consultant.
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My consultations are personalised and tailor-made to meet each mother and her baby's specific needs. My services include taking a thorough breastfeeding history and observing a breastfeed, watching the baby latch to the breast, and providing expert support with an individualised feeding plan and follow-up via WhatsApp messaging support for as long as necessary.
