Lactation Consulting Services
Lactation Consulting Services at The Village Collective are provided by Harriet from The Breast Help.
Whether you're looking for support before your baby's born (planning and education), or require 1:1 assistance with any breastfeeding challenges, Harriet is here to empower, support and guide you.
Harriet is your pillar of support as you feed your baby (however you choose to feed them - we know it can be hard) and bond with your baby.
Harriet is one of The Village Collective Founders, she provides all Lactation, Child + Family Health and Midwifery services to families all over the coast in our clinic, via Telehealth and through home visiting.
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IBCLC® lactation consultants are recognised throughout the world as holding the premier global credential in the lactation care profession.
They are;
Knowledgeable about up-to-date evidence-based practices in lactation as demonstrated through a rigorous exam process and re-certification at 5-year intervals.
Focused on preventative care.
Experienced in a wide variety of complex breastfeeding situations.
Competent to assist mothers with establishing and maintaining breastfeeding, even in difficult and high-risk circumstances.
Sensitive to the needs of both mothers and children as they work to help mothers meet their breastfeeding goals.
Ethical in their practice, held accountable to Standards of Practice and a Code of Ethics, and working within a defined Scope of Practice.
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Lactation consultants offer a broad range of services, which include everything from:
Teaching a new mum how to hold and position her baby on the breast,
Assess the suck, swallow, breathing and tongue function of an infant,
Help increase or decrease milk supply, and
Help manage nipple and breast pain, feeding difficulties and breast infections.
They can also devise special feeding strategies for premature babies, multiples, or infants with medical conditions such as heart disorders, cleft palate or tongue ties.
Referrals are not required.
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Harriet can help with all of your feeding, infant development, sleep and settling needs with a special focus on supporting your baby to achieve their optimal function.
Felicity Hughes is a Lactation Consultant IBCLC, RM in Private Practice. Feeding services include but are not limited to:
Positioning & Attachment issues
Sore and damaged nipples
Assessment of oral function, dysfunction, rehabilitation
Tongue tie -Suck Assessment, Referral, baby friendly pre and post care and support
Delayed lactation/low supply or over supply
Blocked ducts, mastitis, thrush
Raynauds syndrome, Vasospasm of the nipple & breast pain
Breast refusal, difficulty latching, reluctance
Previous breast surgery
Weaning and re-lactation advice
Harriet holds further training in Infant feeding OMT practices, Functional Movement and Cranial Sacral Therapy. Harriet is a member of the professional body of Lactation Consultants of Australia and New Zealand (LCANZ) and is regularly involved in ongoing professional development across a wide range of areas both within Australia and internationally.
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