Testimonials from Parents & Professionals

  • "Nobody prepares you for the overwhelming stress you feel leaving the hospital and going home with your new baby. Tracy’s approach made those first few days of recovery so much easier and without feeling like I needed a degree to latch my daughter on. Why don’t the nurses tell you your brain works differently right after you have a baby and trying to remember all the steps to breastfeed the hospital way makes it harder. Five months on and we still are going strong.”

    — Mindful Breastfeeding Mom

  • “As a mother, breastfeeding cousellor and doula I can't recommend this program enough. It is so frustrating as a birth professional knowing that so many women are still getting outdated breastfeeding information that is known to make breastfeeding more difficult and nobody is asking why. Starting breastfeeding doesn't have to be stressful and painful and Tracy's approach is definitely going to shake up the breastfeeding world...”

    — Mary Tighe (Doula Care)

  • “I wish every woman who plans to breastfeed had this information on laid-back nursing/biological nurturing, as she will be far better prepared for breastfeeding when her newborn baby is placed in her arms. But unfortunately, so many hospitals are still teaching breastfeeding the traditional way. The kindness with which Tracy speaks to women who are having difficulties with the realities of postpartum or who have had to give up on breastfeeding is very healing to Mom and that benefits the baby.  I can see women going back to Tracy’s [program repeatedly and getting more from it each time."

    — Ann Thierauf (Labor & Newborn Care Nurse)

  • We have a really good latch!

    “I had my baby on Tuesday and breastfeeding is going great thanks to your training! The lactation consultant was very pleased that I knew to put him belly to belly and to lay back. She said we have a really good latch because of it. Thank you!”

    — Jen Lyman

  • It seemed so simple, that it was too good to be true but it really worked for me.

    “With my first son I hadn’t realised how much I wanted to breastfeed until it didn’t work out for a variety of reasons. I carried enormous guilt and shame about this. With my next son’s pregnancy I wanted to do everything I could to increase the odds of breastfeeding working out but also to manage my mental health and self worth in the process. I heard about Mindful Breastfeeding in a Facebook group. When I heard that it was related to the GentleBirth app makers I was especially interested in trying it out as I had been using GentleBirth all throughout the pregnancy. I found the Mindful Breastfeeding program really helpful in giving me a refresher of some of the basics but more so I found its emphasis and the detail given on laid back breastfeeding hugely beneficial. It seemed so simple that it was too good to be true but it really worked for me. It gave me the confidence in the first few days, even after another c-section to feed with comfort and to have hours of skin to skin contact that helped me feed, bond and regain confidence.

    The other aspects of the program that would make me recommend it to a friend relate to minding your mental health. As someone whose first breastfeeding experience was such a source of disappointment and shame, I got a lot from the self compassion practices in particular. When I came home from the hospital with baby number two I was in an absolute bubble of love. This deflated quite quickly when I was told that my son was losing weight and I needed to supplement with formula. A large part of what helped me to work through this was the self compassion exercises from the Mindful Breastfeeding program. I really credit these (plus the support from my husband and PHN) with helping me to de-stress and as this stress lifted, my supply increased. My younger son is now nearly six months old and I’m proud to say he is exclusively breastfed.

    If you’re looking for something that sees breastfeeding as more than just a physical feeding process and recognises it as involving your head and heart as well as your boobs then Mindful Breastfeeding is for you.

    I really would like to thank you Tracy. Between the GentleBirth app and the Mindful Breastfeeding program, you really helped me to actually enjoy this pregnancy and all the months since Sam arrived safely into the world.”

    Eibhlin

  • My husband thinks he's a midwife now

    “My husband and I attended the hospital class and not once did the midwife talk about the positions you teach. There was so much to learn I left the class feeling more anxious but I really wanted to do this. I’ll admit I was a total skeptic because you never see women breastfeeding this way. On the second day my husband intervened (we both watched your course together) as the pain was getting worse. I was the only woman in the ward who didn’t have a c-section so the staff were just too busy to help. So my hubby (a car mechanic - no joke) went through the steps with me to lie back and helped put Lucy on me and after a few minutes she latched on and the pain was almost gone. He thinks he’s a midwife now LOL. Actually he’s still annoyed that the staff were insisting on the old positions you told me about - if he hadn’t taken charge and insisted on trying your advice I don’t think I would have lasted much longer.”