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There’s an article online at the moment that is promoting the idea of the ‘best’ formula milk for your baby. It’s basically an advertising piece and includes some of the most expensive formulas suggesting they are better for your baby.

I’m not going to link to it (and am 😵‍💫 it’s been published under advertising laws) but wanted to remind anyone who is worried that they can’t afford the ‘best’ formula for their baby or is feeling pressure to afford it, that there’s simply no evidence that more expensive milks are better for your baby.

All infant formulas suitable from 0 - 12 months are nutritionally equivalent and there’s no evidence that any provide better nutrition or outcomes compared to the others. They are all regulated to have very similar ingredients and the ones on sale for £9 (or whatever the lowest price is this week) will support your baby in the same way that the ones double the price will.

When you look at the ingredients list of different priced formulas they are very similar. The companies openly admit in published research to targeting different worries in their advertising of their products ie making parents think that some milks are more scientific and developed than others even though they know that this isn’t true.

Please buy whatever milk suits your budget, is most most easily available or even suits your kitchen colour scheme - which is more relevant than any advertising claims are!

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Can your baby self latch? 🤱🏻

If your baby is having trouble with their latch please contact me so I can give a thorough and professional assessment and support you on your feeding journey 💜

Tongue Tie 👅

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Function not appearance is the key so if you've been told your baby has a mild, slight or short tongue tie and you are experiencing problems with feeding please book an appointment via my website where you will receive professional support and advice from a CQC registered lactation consultant with over 30 years experience.

💜 How to help your ni**le pain 💜

There are a number of things you can do to try and cure your ni**le pain. Please read above 👆🏻

Most importantly if the problem persists please seek expect advice preferably from a lactation consultant to give you informed and expert advice.

Link in bio to see my availability this week for tongue tie assessment and breastfeeding support. 🤱🏼

Ni**le pain 🥵

Ni**le pain lasting longer than mild discomfort in the first few weeks is not normal and is often caused by poor latch and/or tongue tie.

Seek professional help to support your baby’s feeding. 🤱🏼

Information on my bio for booking full tongue tie assessment and feeding support. 💜

Hi 👋

I’m Suzanne and I am a certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) & Specialist Midwife with over 30 years experience here to help support families with feeding their babies. 🤱🏼

I offer appointments across the Midlands via my website (link in bio) to assess your baby’s tongue tie and offer support with feeding. 💜

True story: my new grandson was born unexpectedly very sick and spent the first week of his life in intensive care unable to be fed by his Mummy.
I was so privileged to be there to support my daughter, promoting hand expressing round the clock initially. It took 4 days for her to be able to express more than a ml at a time due to the stress, her poor health and separation from her very poorly baby. By day 4 the NICU staff started tube feeding those drops to baby down a nasogastric tube and requested more from Mum. I nearly panicked but I knew she could do it. We bought one of those pumps that sat inside the bra so she could be hands free to touch her baby and ignore the mechanics.
The pressure was enormous for her to give the baby to have a dummy ‘to self soothe’ and allow formula top ups. He did not need either and I was so proud of my educated daughter for not submitting to NNU practices which undermine breastfeeding.
We worked all day and she was eventually getting 30 mls at a time and just able to meet his needs.
What was exasperating was the regime of 3 hourly feeding once he was able. We knew he should be skin on skin and offered the breast responsively and the 3 hourly tube feeds meant he wasn’t waking to be fed by Mummy.
Thankfully he has made a remarkable recovery and despite a significant tongue tie took to breast feeding. The latch was uncomfortable and suboptimal but we knew that was a temporary glitch.
I am so proud of my daughter having faith in process as he has been exclusively been given his Mummy’s milk. This was so important for my daughter to be able to do as she didn’t see him until he was 4 hours old and didn’t get a cuddle until 5 days old.
Fast forward to day 10 and he feeding like a dream following his tongue tie release.
I am a super proud Grandma not least because my Grandson appears to have come through this unscathed but, God willing, my daughter will be able to recover mentally from the trauma of events.
It is early days but I will ensure she gets time to debrief and enjoy her baby. This shows the value of evidenced based advice and support right from the beginning.
PS the consultant in this very central London level 3 NICU did not believe/ support tongue tie release 🤦🏼‍♀️.