About
︎ info@londonbreastfeeding.com
︎ 07769 972626
Caroline Reid is a highly experienced International Board Certified Lactation Consultant working in London.
To arrange a consultation, please get in touch.
I’m a London-based international board certified lactation consultant with many years of experience.
The early days with a newborn can be very intense and many mums experience problems with breastfeeding which can bring up all sorts of emotions.
Breastfeeding is a learnt skill and both mothers and babies learn their way around a combination of anatomy, temperament and external circumstances which are always unique to the individual mum and baby.
I am here to help you negotiate these raw and tender times by listening to you, working out what is important to you, getting to the bottom of what is going on and then together we will make a plan so you can move forward.
I offer home visits where we have plenty of time to explore your situation with your and your baby’s needs in focus and with the aim of equipping you with practical skills, evidence based info, reassurance and confidence.
The session costs £140 and lasts for 1.5-2h depending on you and your baby. I will observe a feed with your current feeding method and we will explore different positions and ways of feeding which are right for you and your family so you feel supported in your choices.
After the consultation I will send you an email with a summary of everything we talked about with supporting material, links and lots of resources so you have all the info in one place. I love to hear from all the families I have supported (some of the newborns are now off to secondary school) and am always happy to answer quick questions and do follow ups as and when needed.
︎ IBCLC Certification Number: L-301211
Testimonials
︎ “Put simply: Caroline saved my breastfeeding journey”. - Lucile
︎ “After a major setback I had, Caroline helped me to get breastfeeding
again and to enjoy breastfeeding!" - Katherine
︎ “I'm looking forward to carrying on breastfeeding with confidence, knowing I'm doing the best for my baby and that's all down to Caroline and her support. I'd recommend her to anyone on the breastfeeding journey.” - Anna
︎ “Caroline came round shortly after our third girl was born. We had a history of feeding problems with the previous two including episodes of mastitis so really wanted to avoid that. Her whole approach managed to perfectly combine warmth, science and compassion. She is scholarly and absolutely up to date with the latest evidence but at the same time incredibly human and fun - she brings exactly the right energy to what, for us, was quite a stressful situation. Our daughter regained her birth weight in a few days and now some weeks later is breast feeding happily and easily - honestly all thanks to Caroline. She has a rare gift and I would recommend her enthusiastically to anyone.” - Dr Chris van Tulleken
︎ “I had issues with breastfeeding particularly at the beginning of motherhood. When Caroline first came over, she managed to create the most beautiful and calm environment. She listened to us, and to our baby carefully, and after 2 hours he had his first ever good feed (it still brings back tears). Caroline was an angel in human form and I will always be grateful for finding her. We've been exclusively breastfeeding for 6 months since.” - Jana
︎ “I had my second baby in 2021 and due to my first born having a tongue tie and reflux (and lots of mastitis for myself) I booked an appointment with Caroline the day after my second son was born. Caroline was amazing - she helped me make sure his latch was good in all positions, including lying on my side (as we were co sleeping) and it was a game changer for me - the pain I experienced in the first 24 hours subsided very quickly after the appointment. I then saw her again when my son was on feeding strike at 11 weeks old and again Caroline provided reassurance, clear guidance and things improved very quickly again.” - Emily
︎ “I will always remember how Caroline arrived to our home with a gentle, yet energetic positivity. My baby was 8 days old and I was an emotional wreck, in eye-watering physical pain, and trying to muddle through feeding without any support. Caroline gave brilliant practical advice, gave me firm permission to take care of myself and make steps to support my own recovery, and she gave me hope and a belief in myself and my body… I’m still breastfeeding 18-months later. I think Caroline had an intuition about what I needed in an incredibly vulnerable moment, and her visit had quite a profound impact on me. She shared her knowledge, and experience while gently caring for our little family, in a way she represented ‘the village’ that I didn’t think I had.” - Katie
︎ “Caroline provided an incredible depth of knowledge and support to us. Where we had been provided elsewhere with conflicting advice she offered clarity and a clear path to move forwards quickly to established breastfeeding. She helped us to phase out formula (which had seemed an impossible task earlier in the process), and her calm, friendly and positive approach was so encouraging and motivating during a challenging time. I would thoroughly recommend working with Caroline to anyone who would like help with getting established with breastfeeding or troubleshooting, and she also provided invaluable help after our consultation to ensure our progress continued.” - Tess
︎ "I was so pleased that in my tired and awful state I found Caroline. After a C section and with a tongue tie baby feeding was going very badly. I realised the uphill battle I was facing was putting more stress on myself than accepting that formula feeding was going to be ok because I'd tried my best to breastfeed. What made all the difference was that Caroline gave me the space to grieve that I wasn't going to be able to feed the way I'd hoped. I'll always feel a bit sad that I wasn't able to breastfeed exclusively but in that moment Caroline's ability to hold my feelings about it made me feel heard and helped me move forward." - Alex
︎ “Caroline came highly recommended from a mum in my NCT group. My baby had tongue tie and feeding was difficult and painful even after he had the tongue tie snipped. Caroline gave great advice, was super knowledgeable, non judgmental, kind and so encouraging. She helped give some techniques but as importantly the confidence to persevere. My baby is now 13 months and I am still breastfeeding and I can honestly say that meeting with Caroline was the turning point in a very difficult journey.” - Catherine
︎ “I felt completely overwhelmed and out of my depth when it came to the challenges of breastfeeding in the early days as a new mum. I had taken antenatal classes but had little awareness of what could go wrong or how to troubleshoot breastfeeding issues. I was really struggling and contacted Caroline 6 weeks into my journey - she was able to see me the next day and I felt so much relief after she came to see us. Caroline took the time to listen to me, validating the frustrations and challenges I had with my deeply personal journey of low milk supply. She then helped me to understand the basics of breastfeeding and worked with me to create a very clear and realistic list of ways that I could maximise my supply and have a breastfeeding journey of my own. Thanks to her, I was able to breastfeed my daughter using an at-breast supplementer for 10 months and expressed/pumped past 1 year.” - Keri
︎ “I had the fortune to be referred to Caroline when I found myself very far from home, with my 12 week old daughter refusing to feed and not gaining weight. Caroline helped me navigate this time with her extraordinary emotional intelligence and pragmatic support. I had fed my first with no problems, and to find myself so lost the second time around was really confronting. Without Caroline my breastfeeding journey may have come to an end, much before I wanted. I would recommend Caroline to anyone who is facing any level of difficulties, I am forever grateful that I had her support to help me trouble shoot, experiment with different tactics and support me with such kindness.” - Megan
︎ info@londonbreastfeeding.com
︎ 07769 972626