West London Based

Private Breastfeeding Specialist Midwife

Focusing on providing mums with high quality education and care to support their feeding journeys in ensuring it is a positive experience for mums and babies.

My approach is very calm, non judgemental with the aim to instil confidence in mums in their ability to feed their baby.

Oxytocin is a key hormone in breastfeeding and I like to take away the stress from the situation to make your feeding experience more enjoyable with minimal problems.

 

My main goal is ensure that you are fully informed in your decision making when feeding your baby and happy with your choices by having me by your side; my support packages come with follow on support as I believe true, quality breastfeeding support involves having someone available to you until the problem is resolved.

I exclusively pumped for 3 months for my daughter, gave her a bottle and then transitioned to breastfeeding and I did this out of choice and what was right for me at the time. Feeding your newborn does not come with a “one size fits all” guide.

There are so many decisions to make, different issues that can occur and different circumstances and many ways to chose from in feeding your baby.

Hi, I’m Shaheda!

My mission is to support mothers on their feeding journey by truly listening to their concerns, being their advocate, overcome any problems with solutions and supporting them in getting the feeding journey they desire. I support women whether they decide to breastfeed, bottle feed, pump or combination feed.

Work with me

Sore nipples? Low milk supply? Constant feeding? Want to reduce top ups?

Let’s work together to empower and educate you and ensure the best start to your breastfeeding journey.

 

If you want to be fully prepared antenatally with everything you need to know in feeding your little one or if you are having any feeding issues that you are struggling to overcome, I will work with you to ensure that you are fully equipped to get you closer to the feeding journey you want to achieve.

Whether you would like support in dealing with a shallow latch/ sore nipples, increase your milk supply, transition from breast to bottle or bottle to breast, reduce top ups or just want reassurance all is well, I offer a variety of antenatal and postnatal packages that are uniquely tailored to support your choice in feeding your baby.

 Client Testimonials

  • Shaheda was a god send, once I met her she helped me so much and within literally minutes managed to help my daughter latch onto the breast the midwifes spent almost 4 days trying to do. What I learnt from Shaheda in the space of just five minutes I hadn’t managed to learn from the midwifes at the hospital in 5 days. I am so grateful our paths crossed as not only had I received so much guidance but I received a friend for life. I honestly don’t think I would have been able to exclusively breastfeed my daughter if I hadn’t received help from Shaheda. Her reassurance and education got me to my feeding journey today and now my daughter is happy, thriving and so healthy. What more does a mother want!

    Sim & Jeeva

  • As clinically there was no indication that he needed top ups, I persevered with breastfeeding. I did pump as the nurses made me doubt my supply but didn’t end up using my expressed milk! With breastfeeding, my son’s jaundice had dropped and we were thankfully discharged after a short stay. Now he’s nearly 2, we’ve had a successful and lovely breastfeeding journey up until he was 20m with no top up and supplements. Thanks to Shaheda I was able to stand by and have confidence in my decision and I’m so glad that I came across her during that time, if I hadn’t I know I would’ve been pressured into doing something I didn’t want to.

    Maryam & Momo

  • When you become a mum, the midwifery completely goes and the mum takes over and all the mum anxieties that come with it- so even though my baby girl was feeding well, the reassurance I got from Shaheda and her explanations and calm nature really helped me relax and enjoy my breastfeeding experience. I’m so grateful for all of Shaheda’s help and support in a time where there was none.

    I’d recommend her to any mum needing help with feeding their baby. My baby turns 1 in a week and we are still breastfeeding and plan to do so until she is ready. I put this all down to Shaheda’s help as I would have given up sooner. Thank you.

    Emily & Ava

  • Shaheda has been a constant source of advice, encouragement and support and really gave me the confidence to start expressing. Looking at my little collection makes me feel so proud - I know I am lucky to have been able to get so much but also it has really boosted my confidence that if the baby will not latch at birth I know how to express so won’t be trying to learn how to do it whilst worrying about producing colostrum for the baby!

    Rose & Robin

  • I would have gone into the C Section and handled the whole experience completely differently, and to be frank mentally worse if it hadn’t been for Shaheda.

    Shaheda has continued to help me as I have pumped to get my milk to come in to feed using a bottle, and now that Aurelia has come home, Shaheda has continued to advise me on how to transition properly onto breastfeeding. I never thought I would be so comfortable sending so many photos of my boobs to someone!

    I honestly don't know where Aurelia or I would be if it hadn't been for Shaheda's advice and guidance.

    Katharine & Aureila

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Read my thoughts where I reflect on controversial topics around feeding your baby as well as how to protect your feeding journey to empower you and educate you.

Feeding Your Newborn Guide

This guide was created to hold your hand in the first 6 months. It will prepare you to feed your baby, regardless of how you chose to feed and allow you to be aware about the common issues that occur in the first week which can impact your feeding journey and guide you on how to tackle these issues.

It will also support you if you chose to change the way you feed your baby and has EVERYTHING you need to know about breastfeeding, pumping, formula and bottle feeding.

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