"My feeding specialist was there to listen"

After issues nursing my son three and a half years ago, I was keen to seek support early doors with my daughter. What a difference the correct person and support makes - my feeding specialist was there to listen, not judge, helped with babies latch and my confidence. It did not go unnoticed by me that she very rarely placed her hands on me (without asking first) which allowed me to practise techniques myself with her standing by so that I knew I could feed baby after she left us to it. There were quite a few moments in the first 6 weeks that I felt I may stop feeding due to my Ill health and the simple fact that nursing a baby is bloomin’ difficult but my feeding specialist helped me through with the odd text message or phone call in between visits. I would like to emphasise again however that Collete’s level of care, empathy and sense of humour are what made the difference here as she truly helped instil the confidence in me that I could do it. My feeding journey isn’t over yet, but I know I can make contact again with any questions or concerns and that makes all the difference to my family!