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Baby-Thrive is a private breastfeeding support service based in South London, founded by mum of two - Sally Rickard.
Helping families in South East & Central London to achieve their breastfeeding goals with bespoke face-to-face support. Home visits available including evenings and weekends.
I am here to support you through the early stages of motherhood.
Reviews 61
Hannah Cassidy
Jul 25,2023I can’t recommend Sally enough! I was struggling to breastfeed my newborn and she really changed the game for us. Her kindness and expertise were exactly what my husband and I needed at a difficult time when our newborn was losing a significant amount of weight. Thanks to her advice and recommendations, my daughter is thriving! If you’re in any doubt about whether to contact Sally, don’t be! Sally - thank you for everything.
Flaminia
Jul 20,2023If you are in doubt stop now and book her immediately, Sally is the real deal ! It’s clear that for her, her job, it’s a true calling and she pour heart and soul in what she does; on top of that she has the most calming energy about herself. At first, I felt a bit unsettled in having a stranger that i found online, come to my house to help me in such delicate task with my 6 weeks old son, but as soon as we broke the Ice she magically put us at ease and it was clear that she was a lactation guru, and my fear was just silly first time mom anxiety! Before her, latching and a successful breastfeeding session was just a dream! Don’t waste time like me, if you are struggling book her and she will support you in your breastfeeding journey. She also advised me on how to make the most of my pumping, recommended great gadgets on Amazon and she facilitated an incredibly fast referral to Kings hospital for a tongue ties. I loved that everything she recommended or talked about was also backed by insightful videos she shared with me. She always answer my texts and overall felt like our breastfeeding fairy god mother! Thank you with all our heart for your help Sally xxx Mom Flaminia and baby River
Kim Doyle
May 18,2023Sally visited me in 2022 when I was at a low point having struggled with breastfeeding and a lack of self confidence around parenting. Sally's home visit gave me practical tips to use in combination with a lovely, friendly approach that helped me feel more at ease and trust myself. She also took the time to follow-up repeatedly showing she really cares for her clients. She's a gem in the community!
Carly
May 18,2023Sally gave me lots of great advice & support with my second baby! I felt confident returning to work with her support.
Vanessa
Apr 29,2023Sally was absolutely fantastic in my breastfeeding journey, she provided me with such confidence in myself at the beginning of my journey when everything is just so new, and the recommendations and tips were life saving!
Charlotte
Apr 27,2023I gave birth in Dec 2022. I contacted Sally for help with breastfeeding upon arrival home, and she provided advice quickly and reassured me in what was an incredibly stressful first few days. Having an at home visit where I could have one on one advice and time to talk through any issues I had was invaluable - especially that it was in my own environment where I would be spending the next months with my daughter. I highly recommend Sally to anyone who needs any help, advice or just new positions to try!
customer
Feb 11,2023I reached out to Sally one night after exhausting all my options. I was so grateful for her fast response. Sally really listened to my journey so far, answered all my questions and shared genuine advice and facts, which opened up my understanding more. I felt positive progress taking place, with milk production, milk flow, using a pump correctly and the importance of having the right flanges. I was given useful links to watch and research articles to read and relate to. Even though there was still a long road ahead for me. Unfortunately my breastfeeding journey was sadly cut short, as my health and family home life changed. Truly truly grateful to Sally and for her support throughout my challenges and breastfeeding journey. I’m now able to appreciate the experience I had with my son in his early months.
Irena Stoeva
Jan 29,2023Without Sally I would of given up on breast feeding. As a first time mum, I needed someone like Sally to reassure me and show me how to improve mine and baby's breastfeeding experience. She gave me lots of information on breastfeeding, medical grade pumps and ways to boost my milk production. She also helped me better position my baby. Within a week my milk production improved and my baby girl was latching without a fuss.
Marie-Louise
Jan 26,2023Sally’s help was invaluable during the first few weeks with our baby. She is caring, calm and reassuring, whatever your journey and breastfeeding goals. She provides a wealth of evidence based information and signposts to useful resources. We have also enjoyed attending the breastfeeding cafe. I have no hesitations in recommending Sally. I only wish we had contacted her sooner. Thank you, Sally. We so appreciate all you have done for us.
Charlotte Macaulay
Jan 12,2023Sally has been invaluable to our breastfeeding journey having helped us through numerous issues. Her breastfeeding cafe is a wonderful resource for local mums and the home visits we have had have helped us to continue breastfeeding far longer than I imagined possible!
Roberta
Nov 29,2022Sally was really quick to respond, which was a lifesaver for stressed first time parents in desperate need of breastfeeding support. She was really friendly and professional and gave great advice and tips that really helped improve our breastfeeding techniques.
Siobhan
Nov 10,2022Sally’s advice and support on my breastfeeding journey was brilliant. Her calm guidance and extensive knowledge, suggestions and advice helped me and my baby form a long-lasting breastfeeding relationship. Would highly recommend.
Lucy Methven
Nov 04,2022Sally offered excellent help and tips regarding creating a pain free breastfeeding experience. It took a while for me to achieve pain free breast feeding, however, Sally checked in regularly and it was great to feel supported on our journey.
customer
Oct 19,2022Sally supported us with some challenges with breastfeeding our twins and moving away from triple feeding. She has a very approachable manner and is a great listener. As well as helpful in person advice and assessment, she sent great written follow up advice with links to resources to refer back to which is super useful in the post baby brain fog!
Mionah Abbassi Larsen
Oct 12,2022Went to the breastfeeding meet-up and it was great to sit there and share concerns, get advice and hear how others might have tackled it. Sally was brilliant with following up on all issues with a WhatsApp message with a bunch of resources!
Harriet
Oct 02,2022As a first time Mum, I had 0 clue about the various challenges you could potentially face when breastfeeding. Sally has given me great practical tips which have completely changed the BF experience for me (and my baby probably!) which have encouraged me to continue with it. Sally’s also incredibly understanding and reassuring in her approach, which makes working with her a very positive experience. Couldn’t recommend enough!
Ros
Oct 02,2022Sally absolutely saved me, my boobs, and my very hungry newborn. Her knowledge base is solid - she’s right on top of the most recent academic literature - but she’s also just so gentle and sensible and down to earth and kind. I had incredibly sore nipples with blood and ewww it was horrid (sorry - tmi) with my third despite successfully breastfeeding my first two and Sally came to my house in what felt like the middle of the night (was it though?) and listened and helped and cooed at the baby and she’s just fantastic. I’d recommend her to anyone. I really don’t think I’d have managed without her. Thanks Sally!
Elena Di Lorenzo
Oct 02,2022I am so grateful to have met Sally. She is the sole reason I persevered with breastfeeding when I was finding it really difficult in the early days. Sally was calm, knowledgeable and so reassuring. I will always be eternally grateful to her.
Amy TB
Sep 14,2022Sally helped me on my breastfeeding journey with my little boy who had a tongue tie and did not fancy latching deeply! She helped me find positions that helped latch him and she reassured me. I found her helpful and straight forward. Would recommend if you're struggling too. She runs a really supportive breastfeeding group. I've loved chatting to other mums there and Sally facilitates a useful discussion where I've learnt a lot hearing other mums experiences and hearing sally's helpful tips to them. Thanks Sally!
Bridie Asprey
Jul 29,2023Sally was a great sounding board and comfort in a time of distress. I was grateful for the thorough follow up information Sally provided to put my mind at ease.