When I set out on my journey to become a mummy, I wanted to nurture and breast-feed my babies to give them best start in life. Sadly, my first breast-feeding journey wasn’t what I imagined, it was a struggle and I blamed myself for not being an adequate mummy! When I fell pregnant the second time I was determined to get some professional breastfeeding support and I found the most wonderful lady ‘Amanda Marks’! I booked her in straight away taking the Platinum breastfeeding program!
From my initial consultation, she promised me I would be an EBF mummy this time round and proudly I can say that I am thanks to Amanda!
She has taken me on the most wonderful journey.
During our initial consultation we discussed my first breast-feeding journey, I had always believed I was a failure but she told me that I was a great mumma it was the incorrect advice I was given that led me to be a mix-feeder of breast and formula. Once we had put my past experience to rest we moved onto her program! I love to learn, and in my first consultation Amanda taught me so much. I felt inspired, confident, determined and with Amanda on board I knew I would be an EBF mummy. Leading up to the birth of my son, Amanda teaches colostrum collecting, which turned out so important a week after I gave birth.
Once my baby entered the world Amanda’s dedication and support was incredible. I couldn’t have done it without her. The first few days seemed to go smoothly, in fact we laughed at all the poo pictures I sent and the excitement. However, on Day 3 I started to hit some problems – the nipple/feeding got incredibly painful and there was a reduction in wet and dirty nappies!
Amanda knew straight away that it was most likely tongue-tie, in a flash I was put in touch with an amazing specialist and by Day 5 I had the tongue-tie division done! Before that, I used all my precious colostrum stores as top up!
Once the tongue-tie division was complete, an instant feeding improvement was gained!
It took a few weeks for the nipple pain to settle, but I was put in touch with other mummies who had a similar experience, they supported me and shared their wisdom. This was something I feel is a great attribute to Amanda’s programs.
So jump forwards to 3 months, I can happily say I am an EBF mummy, for which I’m incredibly grateful to Amanda for. I’m proud and feel I’m giving my baby the best start in life!
Sure, there were more bumps in the road – blocked milk duct, mastitis… but again Amanda supported and advised how to treat/manage! To achieve great things in life you have to work hard, then you will reap the rewards!
Thank you, Amanda, from the bottom of my heart ❤️
