I'm Rosy, a qualified Lactation Consultant, Midwife and Health Visitor, currently working for the NHS.
With my knowledge, I would love to help you and your family on your infant feeding journey. I've seen first hand the impact infant feeding can have on the lives of many families. Whether it be baby's development, maternal health and/or parental wellbeing, the significance of infant feeding is far reaching and support is often required at this special but also vulnerable time in people's lives. I want to be there to help you and your family in meeting your infant feeding goals. I strive to do so in the most compassionate, calm and non-judgemental manner.
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Adjusting to life with a newborn
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Adoptive nursing
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Anaesthesia
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Baby wearing
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Biting
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Bottles
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Breastfeeding without birthing
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Breast refusal
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Breast refusal post frenulotomy
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Choosing a pump
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Cleft lip/cleft palate
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Colic
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Cultural issues
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Dealing with criticism
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Dental and oral health
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Disabled or handicapped mothers or babies
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Elimination patterns
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Failure to thrive
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Fertility issues
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Frequency of breastfeeding
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Getting enough sleep
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How to tell baby is getting enough milk
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How the birthing affects breastfeeding
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Introducing solids
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Introducing a bottle
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LGBTQI+ families and chestfeeding
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Losing weight after childbirth
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Low milk supply
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Medications
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Milk banking and milk sharing
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Milk storage
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Nipple confusion
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Normal newborn behaviour
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Nursing during pregnancy
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Nursing multiples
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Nursing outside of the home
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Nursing strikes
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Overactive letdown
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Dummies
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Position/attachment
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Post partum depression
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Premature babies
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Preparing to breastfeed
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Pumping issues
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Reduction and augmentation surgeries
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Reflux
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Relactation
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Returning to work or school
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Scheduling
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Sexual abuse and it's impact on feeding
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Sick mother or baby
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Sore breasts – mastitis, plugged ducts, abcesses
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Suckling difficulties
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Sore nipples
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Surgery
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Tandem nursing
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Tongue tie
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Too much milk
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Weaning, including night weaning
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Yeast/thrush
What is a Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) and what can they help with?
"International Board Certified Lactation Consultants function and contribute as members of the maternal-child health team. They provide care in a variety of settings, while making appropriate referrals to other health professionals and community support resources. Working together with mothers, families, policymakers and society, IBCLC certificants provide expert breastfeeding and lactation care, promote changes that support breastfeeding and help reduce the risks of not breastfeeding." (IBCLCE, 2022).
95 Hours of Breastfeeding education and 1000 practice hours are required to sit the 4 hour degree level IBCLC exam.
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IBCLCs can help with:
About me
Hello,
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My name is Rosy Le Bon and I'm a qualified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), Midwife (BSc), Health Visitor (SCPHN PgDip.) and Family Nurse (FNP).
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I first started providing breastfeeding support 9 years ago whilst training to be a NHS Midwife in a busy London hospital. I had just finished a Psychology degree, and knew I wanted to work in a people-centred role. I loved seeing new lives being born and families being made, but my favourite part of the role was having the time to sit with new parents and guide them in the transition to parenthood, whether that be providing antenatal classes or breastfeeding support in a baby's first few hours in the world. Investing time into people became a running theme in what I found most rewarding in my career path. As a student, I continued to love visiting families in their homes, within the community, to provide postnatal support, particularly in terms of breastfeeding. I saw how infant feeding can have such a huge impact on the wellbeing of all involved, and how it can come with frustration, guilt and isolation without adequate support. This is where I hope to help!
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Not long after I qualified as a Midwife, I decided to capitalise on the part of my job I found most enjoyable and trained to become a NHS Health Visitor! I was a key member of the infant feeding team, and often ran the Merton breastfeeding drop in, which is where my passion for all things infant feeding grew further and my IBCLC training commenced.
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Three and a half years later and eager for a new challenge, I became an NHS Family Nurse. Again, a role embedded in building therapeutic relationships. I worked alongside young parents, seeing them on a fortnightly basis during pregnancy and their baby's first 2 years of life, with the main aim of improving their health, wellbeing, happiness and aiding their babies to thrive.
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I have now returned to health visiting and outside of this I put my Lactation Consultant qualification to further use and provide infant feeding support on a self-employed basis to those who may need it. Please get in touch if this is something you require or would like to learn more about - I would love to hear from you!
Services and pricing
Home visits
For the best results, it is important for me to see you in person. I provide home visits.
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I am based within South East London and can travel to surrounding areas. If the location is further afield a travel charge may be incurred.
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Although I am not yet a tongue tie practitioner, I can refer to a service for assessment/division if required.
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Lactation Consultancy
Antenatal home visits
£175 weekdays
£190 weekends, bank holidays & late evening (7pm on)
Includes feeding plan, discussion on how milk is made, how to protect supply, importance of positioning and attachment, types of birth and their impact on feeding, normal feeding patterns and how to express/harvest colostrum. Includes 2 weeks of WhatsApp support following each visit.
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Postnatal home visits
(up to 120 mins initial (on baby time), 60-90 min follow up)
£175 weekdays
£190 weekends , bank holidays, late evening (7pm on)
This is normally enough time to observe a feed, discuss any issues (e.g. painful nipples, concerns with supply, mastitis, blocked ducts etc.) and set you back on track.
Includes 2 weeks of WhatsApp support following each visit.
Video call/telephone contact
Although it is always best for me to see you in person, video calls are now embedded in our lives. I can observe a feed and provide support over Skype and FaceTime.
£100/hour antenatally and postnatally (£1 per minute thereafter)
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Extended support
Like any treatment, reaching an infant feeding goal is often a journey and may require multiple visits/contacts. If extra support is required beyond 3 visits/contacts postnatally (as priced above), I can provide extended support as follows:
£60 hour video call
£125 weekday home visit
£140 weekend, bank holiday, late night home visit
£50 per additional 2 weeks of WhatsApp contact
Transition
We all undergo periods of change in our lives, as does those of our little ones. During these times we may need a little extra help. From 4 months on, when you may be wanting to discuss a move to nursery, a return to work, or a progression to solid food I can help.
Home visit ( up to 120 mins) £175 weekdays
£190 weekends, bank holidays, late evenings (7pm on)
Video call £100/hour (£1 per minute thereafter)
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Packages
Infant feeding support package including:
1 x antenatal preparation visit
2 x postnatal visits
2 weeks of WhatsApp support following each postnatal visit
£500
Contact me
Please feel free to contact me, whether it is to book in or to enquire regarding which of my services may be best for you
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Email - leboninfantfeeding@gmail.com - preferred method of contact as I am not always able to answer my phone.
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Instagram - @leboninfantfeeding
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Telephone - 07309015611
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If you are unable to get hold of me (I may be working in my NHS role or away on leave) please seek alternative support. For urgent matters or a potential medical emergency, please seek advice from your GP/midwife/111/999 as necessary.
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Currently in based Beckenham, United Kingdom but happy to travel further afield covering both South East and South West London
