Josie Wood

My current roles include:

My work over the last 20 years has helped me to realise the huge impact that birth and the first few weeks of parenthood have on both parents and their children. This can be positive and negative, depending on how the parents are supported at the time and has the potential to deeply affect their lives - now and into the future. 

As part of a Community Midwife Team I see parents in the very early days when they have so many questions: 

• "Is this normal?"

• "Why won't our baby sleep when we put her down?"

• "Breastfeeding is so hard - I'm not sure I can carry on"

• "Does my baby have colic?"

• "We're so exhausted, how can we get some sleep?"

I could work with you by:

• Supporting you in the early days when everything can feel very overwhelming - particularly if breastfeeding is challenging

• Giving you the opportunity to talk things through in a calm and practical way so that you can make the right decisions for you and your baby

• Offering advice on what's normal for your baby, what might be concerning and when to contact your health care professional

• Providing evidence based information on breast and bottle feeding

• Helping partners and family members to understand how and when to help

• Enhancing the first precious days and weeks so that you can relax and enjoy them

Please do contact me on the email below for a chat about how I might be able to help you. I charge £100 for a 2 hour consultation in your home (SW London)