Midwife. IBCLC. Mum.

As a midwife and lactation consultant, there’s one thing I want every mum to know: Feeding isn’t one-size-fits-all - and you are absolutely not the problem.

MEET MEGHAN

The honest voice of feeding.

I'm NOT AFRAID TO SAY IT:

You don’t need another “have you tried…” from a stranger on the internet.

You’re doing your best.
But your baby won’t latch.
Or the pump just isn’t doing what you need it to.

You’re sobbing on the sofa, clutching a cold cup of tea, wondering if this is just how it’s meant to be.

Or you’re pregnant, listening to everyone and their granny talk about how hard it is or how easy it should be - and already worrying you’ll fail at it.

You need someone who actually knows what they’re talking about - and isn’t afraid to say it out loud.

HOW I GOT HERE

Growing up, birth stories were just part of the soundtrack in our house.

My mum was a home birth midwife. She spoke about birth like it was sacred - raw, beautiful, life-changing. It made childbirth sound like some kind of spiritual awakening. Rainbows, joy, unicorns. So when I saw my first sex ed video at school, I remember thinking,

“Right. We may have slightly oversold this.”

So I made a plan to become a doctor instead.

So I studied biochemistry, got a degree I didn’t love, and came home to find a job.

That job ended up being in the maternity care system.
And that’s when everything clicked.

Being around women at one of the most vulnerable, intense, powerful moments of their lives? It made sense.

It was the kind of work that felt deeply human, in a this actually matters way.

So I trained as a Midwife. I qualified.
I started working in NHS hospitals.
I was nominated for many awards AND I won some!

And before long, I became Head of Infant Feeding at a large NHS trust.

Which, on paper, sounds impressive. But behind the scenes? I watched mum after mum being discharged without the information, support, or reassurance she needed.

No one was failing.
The system was.

Except - spoiler - I didn’t get the grades. (Thanks, A-Levels.)

Midwifery wasn’t just clinical. It was emotional. It was real.

WHAT I DID NEXT

So I went all in.

I trained as an IBCLC.

I started working privately with families across Ireland, the UK, and beyond.

And my mission became simple:

No more stigma.
No more shame.
No more mums left behind.

PLOT TWIST

And then I became a mum myself.

Nothing humbles you faster than your own leaky, sleep-deprived reality. I remember sitting on the bathroom floor, stuck to my breast pads, baby screaming, sobbing into a damp muslin. All my training. All the tools. All the credentials.

And I still felt completely lost in motherhood.

thAT'S WHEN I realised:

The gap between expert and exhausted mum is paper-thin.

And if I felt that way?

What about the mums who hadn’t had any of the support or education I’d had?

The ones handed a leaflet and told to figure it out?
That was the moment I stopped trying to look like the “professional” who had it all together.

And started being the person I wish I’d had supporting me from the beginning.

What I believe:

Feeding doesn’t need to be perfect to be powerful.

You don’t have to do it a certain way for it to be good.
You don’t have to love every second of it for it to matter.

And you definitely don’t need to do it alone.

It doesn’t matter how your sister did it.
Or what your mum thinks worked “just fine” in 1987.
Or what a TikTok voiceover says about bottle refusal.

You’re the one doing the feeds.
You get to decide what works.

Let’s be crystal clear.

My job? To make sure you’ve got the tools, the info, and the kind of support that actually makes a difference.

What I bring to the table

(besides tea and snacks)

Credentials

BSc Midwifery - University of Nottingham

IBCLC - International Board Certified Lactation Consultant

Tongue Tie trained

Prior NHS Head of Infant Feeding

Private lactation consultant for families in the UK, Ireland, and beyond

MIDWIFE, IBCLC

I’ve been on the floor next to mums who haven’t slept in three days. I’ve celebrated every pain-free latch, every ounce pumped, every "I think we’re finally getting it" moment.

Beyond that, I come with a genuine respect for every mum doing her best on four hours of broken sleep

The ability to work through feeding challenges in busy, noisy, emotional homes

A calm, honest, no-judgement vibe - even if you’re feeding in ways you didn’t plan for

Because I’m not here to tell you how to parent.

I’m here to help you feel like yourself again while doing it. To remind you that feeding doesn’t have to feel this hard.

And to walk with you until it doesn’t.
Feeding shouldn’t feel like a battleground.
It should feel supported.
Let’s make that happen.