Claire Byam Cook was wonderful

[clara333]

I just wanted to register my positive experiences with Claire BC. After very painful attempts to breastfeed my eldest daughter (she had a strong latch), Claire came to help advise me on how to adjust things to make the experience less painful. Without a doubt, her advice and encouragement helped me continue breastfeeding and without it I am sure I would have given up. I managed to breastfeed her for 8 months.
With my second daughter, I had different problems breastfeeding - she was very reluctant to latch. Again, Claire helped calm me down (I felt quite emotional about a second failure to magically naturally breastfeed...) and gave me good advice. By this time my youngest daughter was rapidly loosing weight and needed topping up with formula to remain healthy. I persisted attempting to breastfeed but after 12 weeks of expressing every feed whilst attempting to latch my daughter & breastfeed, I had to face the reality that breastfeeding wasn't going to work for us with 2 under 2. I felt I'd given it a good shot and didn't beat myself up with guilt.
It seems to be so different with each baby and it is very easy to get very wound up about managing to breastfeed. I have no axe to grind and I know many people hold strong views about breastfeeding. I just wanted to note down my positive experience with Claire BC.

How much did she charge you for this?

Did she mention coke?

lol!

this happened a while ago

he heh heheheheh

Thanks for that claire Clara

Is this one of the old guard having a giggle then Prunerz?

ruby - was about to post the same thing, sure there was a thread like this recently

I was having a deja vu moment too.

Me too!

(Although debating whether to post this as it will only bump it again)

"I persisted attempting to breastfeed but after 12 weeks of expressing every feed whilst attempting to latch my daughter & breastfeed, I had to face the reality that breastfeeding wasn't going to work for us with 2 under 2"

And she has the cheek to charge for her advice which, judging by the Op's post doesn't work.

At the risk of bumping this again - does anyone remember, in the history of mumsnet, anybody coming on here and plugging any other fee-charging breastfeeding advisor or lactation consultant?

Very observant CrackFox

it's great that you felt positive and feel good about your feeding experience, but it seems that if you were expressing rather than feeding frm the breast she didn;t really solve breastfeeding problems for ou, but the upshot is you feel positive and that is really important

I dunno about old guard, Puzzlerocks - I was just thinking, I know how this will be received!

Well, I found her book v useful.

Did you have a wobbly table?

nigglewiggle that took me a minute longer than it should have to figure out...but then I did a big out loud snorty laugh

to the OP

so, your positive experience was that you gave up breastfeeding at 12 weeks>?

yeh, i can see why you;d want to pay her hudreds of pounds to help you do that.

GO C-B-C!!!

I said this the last time somebody was on here promoting gushing about what they paid for helped them parent.

For me, it was gin.

£12.95 a bottle, Gordon's gin is at an offie near you.

I have no axe to grind. I'm too squiffy to pick up an axe.

Might not improved your parenting, but you'll care much less. And life just has that slightly soft-focus, rosy glow to it now.

In fact, I can't even remember where my child is.

ShowofHands. Spin that out into a book. I'd buy it

Glad CBC helped you, clara333. It's clear she does have satisfied customers.

(I don't think this is CBC herself in disguise - she'd spell her own name correctly. It's Clare without an 'i' )