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Reassurance & support

Posted By Kerry1984

"Reassurance & support"

About: Fife Community Services / Breast Feeding Support Service

(as a service user),

I had my baby in February this year and was lucky enough to have access to the Fife Breast Feeding Support Service. Following a c-section, due to a breech baby, I found breast feeding challenging as she was a very sleepy baby for the first 24/48 hours, which I think may have affected how quickly my milk came in. I also struggled to get a good latch with her and suffered from severe nipple trauma which subsequently resulted in an infection. 

Having additional support at home was so important to help me to continue breastfeeding when it became very difficult, and gave me the reassurance & support I needed .

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Response from Gina Graham, Infant Feeding Advisor (Community), NHS Fife Community Services, Health & Social Care Partnership 2 years ago
Gina Graham
Infant Feeding Advisor (Community), NHS Fife Community Services,
Health & Social Care Partnership

Mange Breastfeeding Support Service and lead on Baby Friendly Initiative accreditation for Community Services

Submitted on 27/04/2021 at 09:27
Published on Care Opinion at 10:34

Dear Kerry1984,

Thank you so much for taking the time to provide some feedback on your experience of support from the breastfeeding support service. I am pleased to hear the team were able to help with your early challenges. It sounds like you had quite a few! This is something many mums can face and it is great to see that difficulties can generally be resolved with the appropriate support.

I hope your ongoing breastfeeding journey is problem free and enjoyable but the team can be contacted at any time for further information or support if required.

I will be sure to pass on your feedback to the team. They are always pleased to hear their work is valued.

Best wishes to you and your wee one.

Gina

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