The breastfeeding essentials helping you to feel a lot more confident

In this video, Lactation Consultant, Midwife and Registered Nurse Cathy Shortt shares her essential tips for breastfeeding. 

Breastfeeding your baby doesn't come naturally for a lot of women. Whether due to inverted nipples, poor attachment, cracked and painful nipples or feelings of complete overwhelm. It can often be challenging. Especially initially. 

Studies show that:

• 96% of women initiate breastfeeding.
• After 3 months only 39% of women are still breastfeeding.
• That drops further to 15% at six months.

We hope that this video will help you to feel more confident about starting your breastfeeding journey

Kimmy and Cathy chat about:

• How to cope with the overwhelm of starting breastfeeding. 
• Why skin to skin is so important.
• Tips for creating good attachment 
• How to set yourself up for breastfeeding success.
• What a good latch looks like.
• Feeding cues and signals

Cathy is a midwife, nurse and lactation consultant. She is also the founder of Milk and Mums Co and a mother to three.

You can find out more about Cathy via her website www.milkandmumsco.com.au