"Our baby was born via c-section and was taking time to return to birth weight and we were being pressured by the midwives to supplement breastfeeding. After contacting Claire she visited us and listened to us, our concerns and our goals. She then advised on the use of a SNS which enabled us to continue breastfeeding, and give our baby the top ups advised without the need for a bottle. Claire also advised on the use of a pump to promote and establish milk supply. Claire was available to answer any questions after her visit and always responded quickly and helpfully. Following our visit our baby did regain birth weight within 2 weeks and has been exclusively breastfeeding for the past 6 weeks and gaining weight. We cannot thank Claire enough for her support in our breastfeeding journey. We would recommend her services to anyone who has any questions about breastfeeding."

Age of Baby - 13 days

Establishing breastfeeding had been an INCREDIBLY stressful time me for me and my baby and I self-discharged from the post-natal ward as I was so sleep deprived and just needed to be home. Breastfeeding wasn't established, baby's latch wasn’t the best and my nipples were cracked and bleeding. It broke my heart that I couldn't breastfeed my baby and I ended up giving her three days of formula top-ups.

Three days in and I called Claire and she completely turned our breastfeeding journey around!! Two hours of one-to-one support and my baby was latching beautifully, I felt less anxious and Claire taught me so much about breastfeeding that I didn't know! Claire’s passion is second to none and that’s why I chose her. I knew I was going to get the ultimate best and that’s when the price tag didn't matter.

I’m so grateful for Claire’s knowledge and existence, she has changed our lives and for that we will be forever grateful! My baby is cluster/ responsive feeding, having wet & dirty nappies and gaining weight. Trust your instincts & seek help early.

Age of Baby - 4 days

I booked the two hour postnatal visit at absolute desperation point with breastfeeding and 100% wanted to give up. The visit was arranged at very short notice during the festive period which was hugely appreciated. I received support with correct latching nipple shields and pumping advice. Lots of advice/support given that I didn’t receive from the midwives/hospital. Highly recommend and very reasonably priced too, even with travel to Nottingham. I won’t hesitate to book again in future if I needed. I wish I’d made an appointment sooner!

Age of Baby - 2 weeks

Claire came to see us in hospital after our baby was born to check feeding. She also did a home visit two weeks later to help check feeding, give reassurance and advice on supplementary feeding. Claire is calm, helpful and positive which is what you need as new parents. Also the contact outside of the appointment is also so helpful. Thanks Claire!

Age of Baby - 2 weeks

I cannot recommend Claire and her services enough. I reached out to her when I had exhausted all other options and Claire provided insight and advice that I hadn’t been given before by any of the other health professionals I had been in contact with, as well as spotting issues that had been dismissed or not picked up by others. She is very knowledgeable, kind and thought out in her approach and the regular communication and check ins from her made me feel supported and helped me work through different challenges I had encountered with breastfeeding such as issues with latch, milk supply and tongue tie. I also appreciated the detailed report provided following the visit as it is helpful to refer back to. I wouldn’t hesitate to come back to Claire if the need arises in the future.

Age of Baby - 2 weeks

“Since being pregnant I had wanted to breastfeed and I was really disappointed when complications during the birth and unclear advice whilst at the hospital had hindered this.I reached out to Claire in desperation. She visited me at home and was very friendly and kind throughout the visit. She shared with me techniques and also guidance on what to look for when feeding to help me understand  that feeding was going well. The support after the home visit was also amazing with regular check-ups. After the visit I felt so much more confident and after some weeks of persevering it all just seemed to click and me and baby are now on the right track. Could not be more grateful to Claire and would recommend to anyone struggling with their breastfeeding journey. “

Age of Baby - 3 weeks

“My Wife contacted Wise Infant Feeding for support and advice on breastfeeding our little one. I expected to be very much on the sidelines for these conversations but in reality Claire was more than happy to include me and give me the advice and information that helped me to understand how I could best support my wife. Claire was highly professional, friendly and sympathetic. Her guidance was completely tailored to our specific situation with none of the dogmatic "you must do this" advice that discussion boards are full of. She also has a keen eye for detail and spotted problems with our feeding techniques that Health Visitors and other experts had missed, resulting in an instant improvement in our little one's feeding. I'd highly recommend her to anyone wanting support in breastfeeding."

Age of Baby - 6 weeks

"Claire is one of the most supporting and caring professionals I have come across in my postnatal journey. With her support and extensive knowledge I have been able to carry on breastfeeding my little one. I had a difficult birth and slow recovery which meant my supply was affected and to further complicate matters our little one was losing weight week on week and had been diagnosed with CMPA. We were encouraged by the hospital to supplement our little one's diet with formula but we were given no information on how to do this or what this would look like with me wishing to continue breastfeeding. We were getting so much conflicting information from the GP, the HV and hospital that I was starting to become increasingly confused and upset. 

This is when I contacted Wise Infant Feeding. Claire was incredibly quick to respond to my initial enquiry and accommodated a home visit to help us with our feeding journey. She was quick to notice that the latch wasn't good - even though I'd had this assessed multiple times by others - and she corrected it which saw an instant improvement in feeding. She offered practical advice and a full report following each visit, which was so useful as its easy to forget when you're sleep deprived! The support didn't end after the home visit and she maintained contact with us and answered any questions or queries I had incredibly quick via text, phone and email. I highly recommend her to anyone who needs support with breastfeeding. "

Age of Baby - 6 weeks

“Claire came to our home at 32 weeks pregnant for a breast feeding education session. It’s was extremely useful and we were both very glad we did it. Gave us a chance to ask lots of questions and think of lots of things we hadn’t thought of before. Thank you Claire!”

Age of Baby - Still Inside

“Claire provided us with breastfeeding support at home when my baby was 14 weeks old & I had been struggling with blocked ducts & mastitis. She was so friendly & knowledgeable, I felt so listened to & supported. She left me feeling more confident to continue my breastfeeding journey. I wouldn’t hesitate to contact Claire if we ever needed any support in the future.”

Age of Baby - 14 Weeks

“I called Claire after finding myself being very sore, and starting to worry about the next feeds. I explained this to Claire over the phone and she suggested sending videos of him latching, feeding and his position while I was feeding. Claire sent me a text first to reassure me as to where the video was being sent too. Within 5 minutes of his feed finishing Claire called me and explained that she though his latch was shallow and it was possibly me relaxing my arm to quickly and letting him slip off. But also she highlighted many positives in the video which again was very reassuring and nice to hear! After a day of practicing I re sent a video to which I got an instant response of how much the latch had improved! I also feel less sore and more confident! I am incredibly greatful for Claire's advice!!”

“I contacted Claire after she was recommended to me when my baby was 7/8 weeks old and having a few issues.

Claire was very approachable and understanding - I felt comfortable asking her anything as no question was a silly question when it came to feeding.

Claire has a wealth of knowledge around breastfeeding and was able to settle any worries or anxieties that I had around the topic. Claire very quickly noticed an issue in my baby’s latch and worked with me to resolve it to get a better latch. I have continued with the technique she taught me and because of her I was able to continue with my breastfeeding journey. Claire also kept in touch with me between appointments to see how I was getting on and sent me a report after each session.

I also wanted to express milk but found the whole process too daunting to begin with. Claire patiently taught me how to express and pace feed with a bottle, all of which I still do today.
I would 100% recommend Claire if you need a lactation consultant as she gave me the confidence to continue with breastfeeding!”

Age of Baby - 8 Weeks

“A huge thank you to Claire for not only coming out so soon but also getting me the right help I needed for my baby boy. I was so nervous awaiting Claire’s arrival as I am a very self-conscious individual. Claire made me feel so at ease from the minute she walked into my home – anything was ok with her!

She explained things in great detail and gave me the advice I needed at the time. Claire gave me hope that my breastfeeding journey wasn’t over, it was just beginning. Even after Caire had gone home she kept in contact and even passed on my details to the right people to get my son assessed for tongue-tie division. 

I highly recommend her expertise and wouldn’t hesitate to contact her again if I had more children.”

Age of Baby - 4 days

"I contacted Claire after being at my wits end dealing with nipple pain after breastfeeding my daughter exclusively since her birth 4 weeks ago. I was becoming emotional and even dreading each feed as I was in that much pain. We booked an hour session with Claire and she was extremely compassionate, supportive and understanding of my worries and problems. She has a non-judgemental approach that made me feel listened to, and quickly identified that my daughter’s latch was too shallow. Within our hour session with her she was able to show me a technique that could rectify this problem and I was able to practice it with her guidance in her visit. After the visit she provided me with detailed notes on how to continue the technique. Claire has also checked in with me since and has done a video call to check the latch when I needed reassurance. Overall I’m extremely glad i sought help and got in touch with Claire, as I can already tell she will have helped elongate my breastfeeding journey and I’m on the way to enjoying feeding my daughter again."

Age of Baby - 4 Weeks

”After giving birth to my daughter in February 2024, it quickly became apparent that I did not have any colostrum/milk to feed her. We were kept in hospital after the labour due to other monitoring that needed to be carried out for 24 hours. However, this ended up escalating to a 5 day stay due to feeding complications. My baby was fed formula for the first 5 days of her life and due to my desire to breastfeed, I was given an electric pump to use in hospital and encouraged at each feed time to let her try and latch, then bottle feed her with formula and then pump on both sides to stimulate milk production. I felt completely clueless, I didn’t know how to hold my baby correctly to try and feed her or how to ensure she latched correctly. I didn’t know what felt “normal” and other than using the pump, I was unsure what else I could do to stimulate my milk supply. I asked repeatedly for support and did receive some but the staff were so busy that it was fleeting advice and didn’t build my confidence nor result in my baby latching successfully. On day 5, the repeated pumping resulted in me producing a small amount of milk - this felt like a huge achievement and we fought to get home to be in our own space where I agreed that I would continue to seek support with breastfeeding from community midwives, health visitors etc.

Claire was recommended to me from a close friend who had worked with her previously and stated how passionate and knowledgeable she was about breastfeeding.

Claire came out to visit us the same evening of our hospital discharge and completely turned our circumstances around. By the end of her visit, just an hour and a half later, my baby could latch successfully through the aid of nipple shields and was starting to drink my milk for the first time since she was born. I also additionally knew different positions I could use to feed her and was advised by Claire how to wean her off the bottles she had been having up until that point.

I cannot thank Claire enough for enabling me to have the breastfeeding experience I so desperately wanted for myself and my baby. She gave me hope at a time when I felt completely deflated and hopeless and had no faith in body or abilities. Claire’s passion for breastfeeding shines through in her support, she is approachable and caring, I felt really comfortable in her company despite being in a vulnerable position and emotional! Claire has great knowledge which backs up her approach and provided follow up support in the coming weeks after her visit which was invaluable. I’ll always be grateful for her help and I feel extremely lucky to have been able to have such a special experience with my baby.”

Age of Baby - 6 days