Recommendation for a Lactation consultant

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I have had a premature baby @ 32 weeks and desperately need a lactation consultant who can help with breastfeeding for premature baby. Any help will be much appreciated.
 
Everyone that I know of that has seen a lactation consultant swears by Mrs Chee. I don't have first hand experience but I know of 10+ people who used her when they have had problems. Her number is 94176366 or 27059322.
 
Is your baby in NICU? While my daughter was not premature, I have 3+ months of experience pumping for her and taking the milk up to her in the NICU. I know that a lot of things will be different for you than they are for me (my baby has a cleft palate and breathing issues so direct breastfeeding will be difficult to impossible, and my options are either formula or exclusive pumping) - but if you want someone to talk to about the exclusive pumping or NICU side of things, feel free to contact me.

In my blog, I wrote a post about my exclusive pumping experience - you can read it at http://madeline-hope.blogspot.com/2010/10/exclusive-pumping.html if you're interested...

I also have called/emailed people from LLL NUMEROUS times over the past two years about many issues ranging from thrush to questions about exclusive pumping for a baby in NICU and they have always been SO helpful. Their website is http://www.lllhk.org/ and there are a bunch of phone numbers on there you can call for help too.
 
Def Mrs Chee - I had low milk supply and saw three lactation consultants before Mrs Chee ( she was on vacation) and they were all completely rubbish, esp a midwife group that's very well known and that advertises here.

Mrs Chee is amazingly hands-on - very practical, physically massages your breasts for hours and has lots of experience and tips to guide you. Do not bother with anyone else! All the best!
 
Hey Tenten, sorry you had such a bad experience with that "group". Hulda was amazing when I couldn't get baby to latch on.

Also there is Yvonne Heavyside of the Family Zone.

Anna
 
I also used Hulda and thought she was good too (she is at the Annerly incase you don't know)- but she is very busy and not always available. She was booked 2 weeks in advance but I got my Paed to insist that I see her urgently and then she was more flexible! but since it sounds like you need urgent help - my friend thought Yvonne Heavyside was good too. Good luck and hope things improve for you VGUK
 
Hi there, can you guys tell me appxly how much these latc consultants charge? Thanks!
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If you call LLL you can get advice over the phone for free - and if you go to their meetings, you can get face to face advice for free too.
 
LLL will also come to your home for free for just the cost of the roundtrip taxi fare. They did this for me about 5 years ago and it was a lifesaver, especially as a first-time mom, I was nervous about just getting out of the house with a newborn. If you're willing to venture out with your baby, you can also register him/her at the local Maternal and Child Health Clinic, where there's usually a lactation nurse and a breastfeeding room. Then, you can visit during the Baby Wellness times and get advice there for free. They also administer all the necessary vaccinations and assess your child's development until school age for free.
 
I think the home visit is 750-800, can't remember...but they both offer packages of 5 visits so you save a little bit. With your first baby, it's such a great service so you don't have to leave your house. Hulda even came and did the PKU test for our baby which cost 390 (last year) for the test. It's to test if your baby has any protein allergies.
 
I also had twins at 32 wks and pumped for them. At this stage it is unlikely the baby will be able to breastfeed until around 35 weeks as your baby may not have developed the sucking reflex or be big enough to feed.
I pumped every three hours until they came home but they were still too small even at 35 weeks.
If I were you I would keep pumping every three hrs, try not to let the hospital give your baby a bottle (they can use a nasal feeding tube so you can try to let the baby suck even if it doesn't actually feed)
and when the baby is home or big enough to feed then get a lactation consultant to help with latching. I used Yvonne Heavyside who was fantastic.
Like Nicole said, if you need any help or advice regarding pumping or dealing with the NICU feel free to message me.
 
Thank you so much for all your suggestions, I will def call Mrs Chee, anything to help me with the pumping technique. Yes Nicole, my baby is at the NICU & looks like he will be there for at least 8 weeks.
 
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