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.
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.
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.
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.
