IBCLC Lactation Consultant

IBCLC Lactation Consultants at Baby Speak can offer bespoke lactation and breastfeeding services and can continue to support you and your baby through weaning, bottle feeding and transitioning to solid foods.

We offer services at our Harley Street Clinic, in your home or online. Appointments can be tailored to meet your specific needs as we work on your goals to support your feeding journey.

Lactation Consultancy with Baby Speak…

    • Establishing breastfeeding or bottle feeding

    • Expressing breast milk and choosing a pump

    • Challenges with breastfeeding

    • Low milk supply

    • Slow weight gain or failure to thrive

    • Sore breasts
      e.g mastitis, plugged ducts, abscesses

    • Breastfeeding without birthing

    • LGBTQI+ families

    • Preterm feeding difficulties

    • Tongue tie

    • Reflux

    • Cows milk allergy

    • Medications

    • Weaning challenges including gentle night weaning

    • Fussing at the breast

    • Long feed times

    • Breast refusal or aversion

    • Tandem nursing

    • Returning to work

    • Medical conditions impacting feeding and swallowing
      e.g. laryngomalacia, reflux, respiratory conditions, cardiac conditions

    • Developmental conditions impacting feeding and swallowing
      e.g. Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Cleft lip and palate

    • Tube weaning for nasogastric or PEG feeding

    • Benefits of breastfeeding for you, your baby and the environment

    • How breastfeeding works

    • Preparation to breastfeed including colostrum harvesting

    • Expressing

    • Equipment you might need

    • Effective positioning and attachment techniques

    • Building and maintaining a good milk supply

    • How babies feed

    • Communication and behavioural signs that your baby wants to feed

    • How to know whether your baby is getting enough milk

    • Observation and assessment of your baby's breastfeeding

    • Oral motor examination of your baby

    • Weight taken and plotted on your baby’s growth chart
      in-person appointments only

    • Assessment of your baby’s sucking

    • Specialist assessment of swallow-breath coordination

    • Maternal breast assessment

    • Troubleshooting breastfeeding challenges
      e.g. poor latch, slow weight gain, challenging feeding behaviour, reflux, cow’s milk protein allergy, breast refusal

    • Advice for practical management of breastfeeding

    • Support with positioning, attachment and latch

    • Techniques and strategies to optimise breastfeeding

    • Oral motor examination of your baby

    • Use of objective tongue tie assessment tools

    • Observation and assessment of your baby's breastfeeding

    • Practical management strategies to support effective breastfeeding

    • Discussion with you regarding potential referral to tongue tie division (frenectomy) clinic as indicated

    • Readiness signs for introducing solid foods

    • Introducing solid foods while continuing to bottle or breastfeedEquipment needed for weaning

    • Examples of foods for weaning

    • Weaning onto a vegetarian or vegan diet

    • Baby-led weaning or blended foods?

    • How much food does your baby need?

    • Best timing for weaning your baby

    • What the law says about breastfeeding mothers at work

    • Preparation for returning to work including how to inform your workplace and what to discuss with your employer

    • Mixed bottle feeding and breastfeeding

    • Bottle feeding with a caregiver

    • Expressing milk and equipment

    • Milk storage and transfer

    • Schedule for pumping

    • Maintaining milk supply

Fee Structure ·

Fee Structure ·

We recognise the varied needs of our clients. The length of sessions can be increased to meet the needs of you and your baby. This must be arranged before the session is booked and will be charged pro-rata at 15-minute intervals.

Please note sessions that take place on the weekends or after 5 pm during the week will incur a 20% out-of-hours fee.

*Home visit price may vary based on location. Further charges will be calculated for any visits outside of London.