Sophie Bennett

Breastfeeding both of my children was nothing like the calm, instinctive thing I’d pictured. The first time was genuinely hard: a shallow latch that left me dreading every feed, cracked nipples, a frightening bout of mastitis at three weeks, and a stretch where I was convinced my supply was failing and the baby was starving. Almost none of it turned out to be the catastrophe it felt like at 3am, but I had no way of knowing that then.

Between the serene stock photos and the contradictory advice online, what I couldn’t find was someone a step ahead of me, saying plainly what was normal, what wasn’t, and what actually helped. The good information was out there, but scattered, clinical, or buried under judgement.

Breastfeedo is my attempt to put it all in one place. A lactation consultant (IBCLC) goes over the feeding content and a paediatrician checks the medical topics, so what you read holds up, but the voice is a parent’s, not a clinician’s. I just want you feeling less alone, better prepared, and never ashamed of how feeding goes.