Breastfeeding & Feeding Support at Holistic Babies London
Feeding your baby—whether by breast, bottle, combination, or any preferred method—is deeply personal and sometimes challenging. At Holistic Babies London, our feeding team is here to support you with empathy, experience, and evidence-based care. Each person brings unique expertise, and together we aim to help you feel confident, heard, and cared for every step of the way.
Meet the Feeding Team & What They Offer
Steph— Perinatal Mental Health & Lactation Consultant
Steph supports healing around feeding, especially where birth trauma, mental health issues, or previous feeding struggles are involved.
Her approach includes:
Supporting recovery after tongue tie procedures or birth trauma, including instrumental births
Using Reiki, baby massage, and hypnosis to help with challenges around low or high milk supply and trauma
Working with the emotional side of feeding—helping you to heal, feel safe, and reconnect with your baby
Recognising and supporting the overlap between postpartum mental health and feeding difficulties in one-to-one consultation in the comfort of your home, we will take a complete history of your health, pregnancy, birth, and any challenges met so far, support you with attachment and positioning, and ensure adequate milk transfer. Steph also offers visits in hospitals and online. Her practice is responsive and she believes continuity of care is essential when supporting infant feeding.
Session fee: £165
Anna— Health Visitor, IBCLC & Reiki Practitioner (trained by Steph)
Anna combines clinical training with holistic practice. Her specialities include:
Assisting babies born through traumatic births to recover using Reiki and sensitive hands-on techniques
Supporting both feeding and sleep with a gentle, baby-led approach
Helping parents establish feeding routines that work with their individual situation, with understanding and kindness
Session fee: £150
Wedad— IBCLC & Health Visitor
Wedad is especially focused on culturally sensitive breastfeeding support. Some of her strengths are:
Running classes designed for Muslim women, offering space where religious values and cultural needs are honoured
Ensuring the feeding support is respectful of cultural practices and beliefs, and adapted to what feels right for you
Session fee: £150
Gilly— Lactation Specialist and Doula
Offering skilled feeding support for both simple and more complex feeding challenges
Helping with expressing, bottle, and combination feeding if needed
Providing in‑home or virtual assistance and practical, hands‑on guidance
Session fee: £120
Emma Webster— Breastfeeding Counsellor
Emma’s experience and training enable her to offer robust support focused on:
Listening deeply to parents’ experiences, helping normalise common feeding concerns (e.g. latch, supply, pain)
Offering emotional support alongside practical solutions, especially in the early days postpartum
Working collaboratively with the other team members when additional specialist or clinical input is needed
Session Fee: £120
What to Expect When You Work with Us
With any of our feeding team, you can expect:
A warm, non-judgmental environment in which your feeding goals and challenges are heard and regarded as valid
Assessment of feeding kind (breast/chest, expressed milk, formula, combination) and your baby’s feeding behaviour and growth
Help with positioning, latch, supply concerns, and dealing with discomfort or complications like tongue tie recovery
Support that includes both practical skills and emotional healing
Cultural sensitivity—respect for what matters to you, whether that’s religious, cultural, or personal values
Ongoing support—through early postpartum and beyond, including via appointments (in‑home or virtual), texts, email follow‑ups, and check‑ins
How Our Specialists’ Credentials Differ
IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultant): extensive clinical training, expertise in complex feeding challenges, assessment skills, research, and evidence-based practice are central.
Lactation Specialists / Counsellors: excellent for many common feeding issues, emotional support, basic assessment and comfort. Some are very skilled and highly experienced.
Our team includes IBCLCs, lactation specialists, breastfeeding counsellors, and clinicians, allowing us to offer both everyday support and more specialised help as needed.
If you’re ready to access feeding support:
We can arrange a consultation to understand what support fits you best, given your history, baby’s needs, and your feeding goals
Whether you prefer in‑home, virtual, or group support, we’ll help match you with the person whose expertise aligns most with your needs
We work closely together so that if one team member identifies an issue (like persistent supply concerns, tongue tie, or trauma) that needs extra care, you are supported seamlessly