Clare specialises in helping mothers resolve breast (or bottle) feeding problems. Most mothers consult her within the first 3 weeks after the birth.
Meet Clare Byam-Cook
Clare Byam-Cook trained as a nurse and a midwife. She worked for several years at Queen Charlotte’s Maternity Hospital in London before joining Christine Hill’s antenatal practice in Chiswick in 1989, where she taught the breast-feeding classes until 2013. Clare carries out home or hospital visits to any mother who is having feeding problems and also sees clients at her house in Putney (Erpingham Road, Putney SW15 1BG), London. Clare normally only ever needs to see a mother once for a 60-75 minute session – it is very unusual for a mother to need a follow-up session.
All of Clare’s clients come to her through word-of-mouth referral from GP’s, obstetricians, paediatricians, Health Visitors, midwives and previous clients.
Clare has made many appearances on television and radio, including This Morning, BBC Breakfast, Sky News, Channel 5 News, The One Show, Lorraine, Good Morning Britain, Loose Women, TalkTV, Radio, BBC Radio London, TalkRadio and Woman’s Hour.
Clare is recommended in many books including Gina Ford’s “The Contented Little Baby Book” & Alison Scott-Wright’s “The Sensational Baby Sleep Plan”. Clare has also written articles and been a guest expert for various baby magazines such as Baby, Prima Baby, Mother & Baby and Junior Pregnancy & Birth.
How Can Clare Help?
Clare helps mothers and babies with breastfeeding or bottle feeding problems:
- One-on-One Consultations at her house in Putney (Erpingham Road, Putney SW15 1BG)
- Home or hospital visits within the London area
- Telephone / FaceTime consultations
- Press & Media Appearances
Conflicting advice and a lack of sound practical help that actually works are usually the biggest hurdles facing new mothers. Click here for more about Clare’s Services.
Books & DVDs
DVD and Digital Download – Breastfeeding without Tears
What To Expect When You're Breast-feeding... And What If You Can't?
Top Tips for Breast-feeding
Top Tips for Bottle-feeding
There’s no need to cry over spilt milk – well not if you have Clare on your team. No one knows more about breast feeding. As a father, you feel pretty useless when it comes to breastfeeding – frankly the least you can do is buy Clare’s excellent book. That or grow a pair
“Clare helped us with both our babies….and we quickly realised that she is always right about absolutely everything!”
‘I take breastfeeding very seriously and I’ve had surprisingly different experiences with each of my three children. It can be a challenge that changes shape minute to minute so you need a great coach on hand to be successful. Clare has helped me to overcome breastfeeding obstacles so that I could proceed with confidence and calmness. I am so grateful for Clare’s unparalleled expertise.’
“I just wanted to say another big thank you for our session last week – since then Mave feeds better and more quickly, which means more sleep for both of us (Hallelujah!) and my nipples don’t feel a thing! It’s been amazing talking to friends how many of them were also given the same bad advice from others… we’re very lucky to know. better now – best present ever!!!”
“With Mia I had real problems getting her to latch on and was close to giving up when I got advice from Clare. I just can’t praise her enough – she has a really straightforward way of describing the latching on technique and has managed to get mothers breastfeeding when they really thought they would never get it.”
“Clare’s book should be handed out with the first contraction. Clare is a true ‘baby whisperer’, who will save you and your baby hours of torment. Her kind, common-sense and amazingly informed advice was as essential to me as breastpads and chocolate.”
“I booked Clare to come round the day my fourth child was born, and the breastfeeding has, for the first time, worked from the first day.”