In this episode I talk to Stacey Zimmels from Feed Eat Speak. We look at breastfeeding during the first 6 months and talk through together:

-Breastfeeding FOMO (fear of missing out!)

-Feeding to sleep

-Does stretching feeds help improve their sleep?

Stacey is a feeding and swallowing specialist speech therapist (SLT) and International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC).

Stacey has worked for almost 20 years supporting infants and children with a wide range of feeding and swallowing difficulties. Her breadth of knowledge and experience runs across the spectrum; including but not exclusive to, preterm infants, breast and bottle feeding, weaning difficulties, managing allergies and reflux, swallowing difficulties and fussy eating.

Stacey is the Clinical Lead for a paediatric feeding service in an NHS tertiary hospital and also runs a private practice.

Stacey has published abstracts and articles in her field of interest and has presented at conferences. In addition to her work supporting children and families, she is passionate about training others in her field, she provides clinical supervision services for a number of other feeding specialist SLT’s within the NHS. She has also consulted on NHS service management and development for feeding and swallowing services.

You can find Stacey on Instagram.

On her Website.

And on YouTube.