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About nourish

Photo of Kim Crawfurd IBCLC with cup of tea

Kim Crawfurd

International Board Certified Lactation Consultant 

Hi there! I'm Kim, thanks for taking the time to check out my website, here is a bit about me........

 

I started out life as a children's nurse back in 2008, I loved singing and dancing whilst taking blood pressures, but soon realised that community work was where my heart lay, I qualified as a Health Visitor in 2013 and became passionate about family focused infant feeding, making it my professional focus over the next decade. 

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After I gave birth to my own daughter in 2014, I became a breastfeeding peer supporter for the ABM. I found this role hugely rewarding, successfully setting up voluntary groups and helping hundreds of families. 

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In 2021, I started studying to become an IBCLC, the highest qualification achievable in breastfeeding. 1000 hours of lactation support experience, 90 hours of lactation education and a 4 hour exam later, I breathed a huge sigh of relief and was absolutely delighted to have qualified and launched nourish IBCLC Lactation Consultancy. 

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My empathetic approach, experience, training and family centred care ensures you are listened to, cared about and I will work alongside you to support your needs. 

 

To find out more about the type of support I offer scroll down.

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nourish Philosophy

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My priority is to support you in your goals in feeding your baby, this is a completely different experience from one family to the next, I understand this and tailor support to meet your needs. 

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 I am here for you from pregnancy to the toddler years and beyond, supporting you with compassion, without judgement, navigating the pathways of feeding together. 

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Proud Parents

How can an IBCLC help?

​IBCLC's are trained to support families with 'typical' infant feeding needs, but also with complex feeding scenarios.

  • Antenatal Feeding Support

  • Establishing breastfeeding

  • Getting to know your baby, cues, behaviours, sleep and responsiveness

  • Getting a comfortable latch

  • Overcoming feeding difficulties 

  • Support with colic, reflux and allergies

  • Weight gain and milk supply concerns

  • Tongue-tie support and signposting

  • Blocked ducts and mastitis

  • Alternative feeding device support (Bottles, SNS, syringe, cup feeding)

  • Expressing breast milk and safe milk storage

  • Breastfeeding and returning to work

  • Breastfeeding through ages and stages

  • Breastfeeding multiples (twins and triplets)

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Find out more here from Lactation Consultants of Great Britain and check out the credentials of your IBCLC here. 

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