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Not sure what’s making feeding feel so hard?

If your midwife, lactation consultant, or practitioner has guided you here, you’re in the right place.

A gentle, parent-focused way to understand common baby feeding challenges.

If feeding feels hard and you’re not sure where to start, choose the option below that feels most familiar right now. You’ll be taken straight to practical support you can use today.

These resources are based on the same clinical approach we use to support complex feeding challenges in practice every day.

Not sure what’s making feeding feel so hard?

A gentle, parent-focused way to understand common baby feeding challenges.

If feeding feels hard and you’re not sure where to start, choose the option below that feels most familiar. You’ll be taken straight to practical support you can use today.

This page is for parents who are breastfeeding and feeling stuck.

My baby keeps losing suction while feeding

My baby comes on and off the breast or bottle, clicks, slips back, or needs to keep re-latching to continue feeding.

→ See the exercises to support this

My baby chomps or bites during feeds

Feeding feels painful or “bitey,” and my baby seems to use their jaw a lot rather than smooth sucking.

→ See the exercises to support this

My baby gags easily or seems very sensitive

My baby coughs, splutters, gags, or pulls away during feeds, especially at the start or when milk flow increases.

→ See the exercises to support this

It’s been suggested my baby might have a tongue tie

My baby’s tongue doesn’t seem to lift, move forward, or move side to side easily, and feeding feels effortful or inefficient.

→ See the exercises to support this

This is a starting point, not a diagnosis. 

This page is here to help you choose a gentle place to begin.