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MilkyStarts - North London Lactation Consultant - Milly Godwin IBCLC

5.0Out of 5 stars

Overall rating out of 52 Google reviews

Lara Morgan
9 hours ago

We saw Milly two weeks after we welcomed our baby, when I was feeling completely at a loss with breastfeeding and in the depths of combi feeding. Milly helped to put a programme in place with amazing tips along the way, and fantastic caring, clear support. I couldn't reccommend Milkystarts & Milly enough, I am now exclusively breastfeeding and Milly's help in the beginning of our breastfeeding journey made that possible. Thank you!

Hailey R
a week ago

Our initial consultation with Milly was excellent and the follow-up help has been invaluable. Milly was kind, personable and understanding. She provided practical and very helpful tips on dealing with engorgement, feeding and expressing milk. She has been incredibly responsive and it's clear to see how much she cares about her clients. We highly recommend Milly to anyone who needs help with the breast feeding or milk expression.

Mona Vadher
a week ago

I cannot recommend Milly enough! As a new mum, I was struggling with breastfeeding, following the cluster feeding phase as my breasts were sore. Milly’s support made all the difference. She is incredibly knowledgeable, patient, and compassionate. From the moment I contacted her, she put me at ease and made me feel heard.Milly provided practical advice tailored to my baby’s needs and helped me overcome the challenges I was facing. She was always available to answer my questions and offered invaluable tips that made breastfeeding so much easier. Her expertise, combined with her calming and supportive approach, truly made a difference in our breastfeeding journey.Thanks to her guidance, I feel much more confident and my baby is thriving. If you’re looking for a lactation consultant who genuinely cares and offers top-notch support, Milly is the person to go to!

aimee riese
a week ago

Milly has been fantastic. She gave me really useful guidance when I was pregnant and I saw her again when I needed some extra help when my baby arrived. Milly is really knowledgable as well as being super kind- I would have no hesitation in recommending her.

Alexandra Gill
3 weeks ago

Milly’s help in our first few weeks was invaluable, we would have been lost without her. Milly helped us with early messages when still in hospital then visited us at home and answered all my questions. It was the best money we spent and we are so grateful!

Rebecca Rogers
a month ago

Milly was so kind and reassuring. She gave me lots of useful advice and supported us in latching without shields. The ongoing support by WhatsApp for a few weeks was also really helpful to ask any further questions. Thank you so much for your help and support!

Katie Caplin
a month ago

Milly was extremely patient with all my questions and provided a calm and relaxing environment when she visited my home. Milly has been great at following up after her visit, responding very quickly to my questions.

monica marcou
a month ago

Milly was absolutely incredible! Upon sending a request late one night, she speedily responded and fit me in the next day. I felt so much more comfortable after spending an hour learning about different techniques to feed my son and how to feel more confident! It is great being able to communicate about anything for a period after our visit too!

Alexandra Gill
3 weeks ago

Milly’s help in our first few weeks was invaluable, we would have been lost without her. Milly helped us with early messages when still in hospital then visited us at home and answered all my questions. It was the best money we spent and we are so grateful!

Ran Tao
6 months ago

Milly was fantastic in supporting my breastfeeding journey! I managed to get an appointment with her within 24 hours, and she was so helpful and empathetic throughout the meeting, showing me new feeding positions and ways to latch. The 2 week messaging support she provides post-meeting was also really helpful - she often responds within hours! I cannot recommend Milly enough!

Lucy Maxwell
3 months ago

Milly was a fantastic help to us in the days after our baby was born. Her home visit was very helpful. Milly is calm, kind and very knowledgeable, with specific suggestions about everything related to feeding. Highly recommend

Leah Pirondini
6 months ago

Milly was absolutely fantastic! She was instrumental in our breastfeeding journey and helped us completely turn things around after experiencing difficulty with feeding and discovering that our baby had been losing weight. Milly gave very hands on, clear advice about latching and feeding positions, with lots of patience to make sure I’d got it right during the consultation, as well as practical and tailored advice about pumps, expressing milk and giving top ups. She was incredibly kind, supportive and encouraging through what was a very challenging and emotional time for me. The two week messaging support is great - Milly even regularly checked in to see how things were going when I hadn’t messaged myself with specific questions. Couldn’t recommend her enough! Thank you Milly!

Grace Louey
4 months ago

I am so glad that I saw Milly in the second week of postpartum breastfeeding. She made time to see me straight away and helped to both ease my anxieties and offer advise on my latch technique. This helped to resolve the pain I was experiencing. She walked me through various breastfeeding positions and allowed me to ask as many questions as I needed including those around express pumping, milk supply and knowing if my baby was receiving everything she needed from me. In addition, I was able to contact her for up to two weeks and encouraged to send videos and pictures of the latch if I encountered any more pain during feeding. She was a huge support and the gentle reassurance I needed in that week. I highly recommend reaching out to her if you are in need of a lactation consultant.

zoe watson
6 months ago

Highly recommend Milly! I managed to get an appointment the same day and she came to our house, I felt very comfortable with her helping me and my baby with achieving a good breastfeeding position and latch. Milly was very knowledgeable and with the new techniques I was shown I was able to successfully breastfeed my baby! She was also on hand via messaging for a further 2 weeks with any questions I had.

Rebecca Rogers
a month ago

Milly was so kind and reassuring. She gave me lots of useful advice and supported us in latching without shields. The ongoing support by WhatsApp for a few weeks was also really helpful to ask any further questions. Thank you so much for your help and support!

Nikki Low
5 months ago

If you’re having feeding difficulties, baby weight gain issues or just needing some support, Milly is incredible.Our baby was struggling to gain weight. Milly spent time with us assessing our baby for any feeding barriers in the comfort of our home, she then supported us through the best way forward to increase my milk supply and also support our baby to gain weight. She also helped us navigate mixed breast/bottle feeding as it was my wish that my partner could be involved in feeds and give me some more rest.I can’t recommend Milly enough. She was a huge source of support through this difficult newborn period. I ended up extending WhatsApp support after the initial period, as she was able to help us navigate the changes and challenges of feeding day to day. I am now having a more positive breastfeeding experience and our baby is gaining weight and thriving. Thank you Milly, you completely turned our breastfeeding experience around and empowered us.

Purni Gupta
4 months ago

Milly is an excellent lactaction consultant, she helped me when my baby was 3 weeks old and was extremely kind and comforting. She created a plan for us and provided some great resources which helped so much! I would highly recommend Milly, the whatsapp support along the way is also incredible.

Katy Footman
5 months ago

I saw Milly pre- and post-natally and she was incredibly supportive and helpful, and really got me off to a great start on my breastfeeding journey. As well as coming to my home very soon after the birth to help me work on my latch and different breastfeeding positions, she was super responsive and supportive via WhatsApp afterwards. Having someone to go to with my questions and worries was so important, and she was always really informative and reassuring. I would highly recommend her and think she's brilliant!!

We saw Milly two weeks after we welcomed our baby, when I was feeling completely at a loss with breastfeeding and in the depths of combi feeding. Milly helped to put a programme in place with amazing tips along the way, and fantastic caring, clear support. I couldn’t reccommend Milkystarts & Milly enough, I am now exclusively breastfeeding and Milly’s help in the beginning of our breastfeeding journey made that possible. Thank you!

Lara Morgan

2 weeks postpartum

Our initial consultation with Milly was excellent and the follow-up help has been invaluable. Milly was kind, personable and understanding. She provided practical and very helpful tips on dealing with engorgement, feeding and expressing milk. She has been incredibly responsive and it’s clear to see how much she cares about her clients. We highly recommend Milly to anyone who needs help with the breast feeding or milk expression.

Hailey R

2 weeks postpartum

I cannot recommend Milly enough! As a new mum, I was struggling with breastfeeding, following the cluster feeding phase as my breasts were sore. Milly’s support made all the difference. She is incredibly knowledgeable, patient, and compassionate. From the moment I contacted her, she put me at ease and made me feel heard.Milly provided practical advice tailored to my baby’s needs and helped me overcome the challenges I was facing. She was always available to answer my questions and offered invaluable tips that made breastfeeding so much easier. Her expertise, combined with her calming and supportive approach, truly made a difference in our breastfeeding journey.Thanks to her guidance, I feel much more confident and my baby is thriving. If you’re looking for a lactation consultant who genuinely cares and offers top-notch support, Milly is the person to go to!

Mona Vadher

1 week postpartum

Milly has been fantastic. She gave me really useful guidance when I was pregnant and I saw her again when I needed some extra help when my baby arrived. Milly is really knowledgable as well as being super kind- I would have no hesitation in recommending her.

Aimee riese

5 weeks postpartum

Milly’s help in our first few weeks was invaluable, we would have been lost without her. Milly helped us with early messages when still in hospital then visited us at home and answered all my questions. It was the best money we spent and we are so grateful!

Alexandra Gill

Alexandra Gill

Milly was so kind and reassuring. She gave me lots of useful advice and supported us in latching without shields. The ongoing support by WhatsApp for a few weeks was also really helpful to ask any further questions. Thank you so much for your help and support!

Rebecca Rogers

2 weeks postpartum

Milly was extremely patient with all my questions and provided a calm and relaxing environment when she visited my home. Milly has been great at following up after her visit, responding very quickly to my questions.

Katie Caplin

3 weeks postpartum

Milly was absolutely incredible! Upon sending a request late one night, she speedily responded and fit me in the next day. I felt so much more comfortable after spending an hour learning about different techniques to feed my son and how to feel more confident! It is great being able to communicate about anything for a period after our visit too!

Monica marcou

7 days postpartum

I was struggling with breastfeeding and Millie helped me so much with the latch, positions, and overall confidence I needed to succeed . She was a great support on WhatsApp too. I’d recommend her to anyone!

Salome Van Leuven

4 days postpartum

Milly was absolutely brilliant. I was really impressed that we were able to cover everything I had wanted to in 1 hour. Milly was very clear with her guidance and very approachable and understanding. I had been hesitant to arrange a 1:1 session as I had been trying to use the free support at the health centre, but the session with Milly was TOTALLY worth it and helped me to manage to breastfeed when I was almost at the point of stopping.Following the 1:1 session, Milly’s 2 weeks of whatsapp support were also really helpful (I wasn’t sure originally if I would really need these, but I then found that I did – so having someone to consult was super useful).Milly really turned things round for me. Would absolutely recommend her to anyone struggling to breastfeed. Thanks Milly!

Eleanor Brooke

1 week postpartum

Could not recommend Milly more. My baby was premature and struggling to latch after 6 weeks of exclusively pumping. My supply had dipped from breastfeeding and the hour consultation and follow up WhatsApp support with Milly gave me the information and confidence I needed to keep going. My baby is now fully breastfed and thriving!

Becca Bendelow

6 weeks postpartum

Milly was a fantastic help to us in the days after our baby was born. Her home visit was very helpful. Milly is calm, kind and very knowledgeable, with specific suggestions about everything related to feeding. Highly recommend

Lucy Maxwell

4 days postpartum

I needed to see a lactation consultant as I was going through a very difficult time with breastfeeding. After mastitis and an infected galactocele, it was very reassuring when Milly assessed the latch and baby properly. Milly has great knowledge and is very easy to talk to, which is very important when being emotionally vulnerable postpartum. The follow up email had everything written down with useful links and videos. Thank you for your help.

Lia Pel

8 weeks postpartum

Milly responded very quickly to my initial query and gave fantastic advice during a virtual consultation. I would recommend her services to anyone with queries or issues with infant feeding.

Kirila Bezinska

4 weeks postpartum

Milly is an excellent lactaction consultant, she helped me when my baby was 3 weeks old and was extremely kind and comforting. She created a plan for us and provided some great resources which helped so much! I would highly recommend Milly, the whatsapp support along the way is also incredible.

Purni Gupta

3 weeks postpartum

I am so glad that I saw Milly in the second week of postpartum breastfeeding. She made time to see me straight away and helped to both ease my anxieties and offer advise on my latch technique. This helped to resolve the pain I was experiencing. She walked me through various breastfeeding positions and allowed me to ask as many questions as I needed including those around express pumping, milk supply and knowing if my baby was receiving everything she needed from me. In addition, I was able to contact her for up to two weeks and encouraged to send videos and pictures of the latch if I encountered any more pain during feeding. She was a huge support and the gentle reassurance I needed in that week. I highly recommend reaching out to her if you are in need of a lactation consultant.

Grace Louey

2 weeks postpartum

I could not recommend Milly more! She is so compassionate and understanding, she made me feel so much better about breastfeeding. Milly was thorough and holistic in her assessment and offered incredibly helpful and non-judgemenal advice. The follow up on WhatsApp is so helpful too. She was responsive, kind and reassuring, thank you Milly!

Aarany Santhakumar

1 week postpartum

I saw Milly pre- and post-natally and she was incredibly supportive and helpful, and really got me off to a great start on my breastfeeding journey. As well as coming to my home very soon after the birth to help me work on my latch and different breastfeeding positions, she was super responsive and supportive via WhatsApp afterwards. Having someone to go to with my questions and worries was so important, and she was always really informative and reassuring. I would highly recommend her and think she’s brilliant!!

Katy Footman

4 days postpartum

Milly came to visit when I was struggling with my baby’s latch. Breast feeding was very painful and I was on the verge of giving up. Her calm and practical guidance helped me to help my baby to latch on successfully and she shared a number of other techniques that I am using now. My baby is now fully breast fed and is above birth weight at 10 days – after some early challenges, the midwife couldn’t believe how well he is doing. I’m not sure we’d have got here without Milly!

Hannah Bentley

2 weeks postpartum

If you’re having feeding difficulties, baby weight gain issues or just needing some support, Milly is incredible.Our baby was struggling to gain weight. Milly spent time with us assessing our baby for any feeding barriers in the comfort of our home, she then supported us through the best way forward to increase my milk supply and also support our baby to gain weight. She also helped us navigate mixed breast/bottle feeding as it was my wish that my partner could be involved in feeds and give me some more rest.I can’t recommend Milly enough. She was a huge source of support through this difficult newborn period. I ended up extending WhatsApp support after the initial period, as she was able to help us navigate the changes and challenges of feeding day to day. I am now having a more positive breastfeeding experience and our baby is gaining weight and thriving. Thank you Milly, you completely turned our breastfeeding experience around and empowered us.

Nikki Low

1 week postpartum

Milly was absolutely fantastic! She was instrumental in our breastfeeding journey and helped us completely turn things around after experiencing difficulty with feeding and discovering that our baby had been losing weight. Milly gave very hands on, clear advice about latching and feeding positions, with lots of patience to make sure I’d got it right during the consultation, as well as practical and tailored advice about pumps, expressing milk and giving top ups. She was incredibly kind, supportive and encouraging through what was a very challenging and emotional time for me. The two week messaging support is great – Milly even regularly checked in to see how things were going when I hadn’t messaged myself with specific questions. Couldn’t recommend her enough! Thank you Milly!

Leah Pirondini

2 weeks postpartum

Milly was fantastic in supporting my breastfeeding journey! I managed to get an appointment with her within 24 hours, and she was so helpful and empathetic throughout the meeting, showing me new feeding positions and ways to latch. The 2 week messaging support she provides post-meeting was also really helpful – she often responds within hours! I cannot recommend Milly enough!

Ran Tao

2 weeks postpartum

Highly recommend Milly! I managed to get an appointment the same day and she came to our house, I felt very comfortable with her helping me and my baby with achieving a good breastfeeding position and latch. Milly was very knowledgeable and with the new techniques I was shown I was able to successfully breastfeed my baby! She was also on hand via messaging for a further 2 weeks with any questions I had.

Zoe Watson

1 week postpartum

Milly was really helpful and supportive during a very difficult time. Would highly recommend her. The appointment was really helpful and the two weeks of ongoing support were great. She was quick to respond and offered great practical advice.

Catherine Philps

5 days postpartum

Milly was great! Very flexible and came out to see us very quickly. Gave great advice about feeding which really made a quick difference and gave first time mum confidence to carry on. Also very responsive on WhatsApp – always there to help with any questions. Thoroughly recommend.

Bea

2 weeks postpartum

Milly helped us successfully persevere with our hope to establish breastfeeding. We valued her pragmatic, professional and empathetic approach during those difficult few weeks. She provided wide-ranging useful advice and solutions. Thank you.

Orla gibbons

3 days postpartum

Milly offered such fantastic guidance and support when I needed it most. She was incredibly quick to respond, really kind and empathetic in her approach, and provided invaluable and clear steps for me to take. I only wish I had thought to contact Milly before giving birth so I could have been extra prepared. Would highly recommend!

Harriet Edwards

4 days postpartum

Milly was so reassuring, she visited us on day 3 and gave me loads advice and recommendations which has boosted my confidence in breastfeeding. Her support over WhatsApp has also been so useful to stop the panicked worrying you are doing something wrong!

Megan Hird

3 days postpartum

Highly recommended. Milly made time for us the same day as being contacted and she was so reassuring and empathetic. We came away from the session armed with tips and tricks and renewed confidence. Before speaking to Milly I was afraid I would have to stop breastfeeding but now a few days after the consultation, we’re doing much better

Laura Macek

8 weeks postpartum

Milly was fantastic, after coming across her profile on Instagram, we quickly were able to schedule an at home visit in Walthamstow. Milly was brilliant supporting us in the session, enabling us to practice new positions and giving us really helpful advice on breast and bottle feeding and safe sleeping. She’s still supporting us via WhatsApp as we practice at home! We would highly recommend Milky Starts for your postpartum journey! Her rate is also competitive so don’t hesitate to book!

Katy D

2 weeks postpartum

The time, input and support Milly gave us when our baby arrived was invaluable, I cannot recommend her enough. From birth I really struggled to get baby latch to feed and after a home visit this improved hugely by that same evening. The support following the visit has also been really key to consolidating initial progress. Millys kind and supportive approach was exactly what I needed as new mum. Thank you.

Lauren B

1 week postpartum

Milly was so brilliant with me. I was having issues with an over supply of milk which was exacerbating my baby’s reflux. She was so calming and gave me achievable realistic and straightforward advice that really helped. My baby is now feeding very well and my supply has settled. I can’t recommend Milly enough.

Roisin

4 weeks postpartum

I absolutely loved working with Milly. I struggled with latching and general confidence with breastfeeding as I was a first time mum. Milly approached things in a really calm, supportive and nurturing way and was completely non-judgmental. She gave me a detailed plan in writing after I saw her which helped serve as a reminder of what I should be looking to do (alongside maternal instinct of course!). A week or so after I saw Milly, we were able to go bottle and formula free (which was our personal goal) with my one week old (who is now three months old) and I’ve now reached the stage where I feel confident enough to feed wherever and whenever (sometimes whilst I’m doing the hoovering or laundry 😂!!). Thanks so much Milly!

Sophie W

3 months postpartum

Milly is a kind and knowledgeable person. I had a lovely experience with her. Not only she was giving me valuable advice but she has always been very compassionate and a great listener. I felt really supported my bf journey and I would strongly recommend her to anyone experiencing bf related issues. Thanks for your incredible support Milly. Silvia

Silvia

3 days postpartum

Brilliant experience with Milly. She made us feel so much more confident with breastfeeding and has been such a support on what’s app following the session itself. Would highly recommend 🙂

Danielle

1 week postpartum

Booked twice. Knowledgable, professional and understanding. Helped greatly and very grateful to have been recommended her and had the support when I needed it most. So important to get the help and support early on – recommend highly !

Inge

2 days postpartum

invaluable support!

Nathan

Partner

Milly has been utterly amazing at supporting my partner and I feeding our new son. We’ve had some struggles with my milk supply and she’s helped guide us with mixed feeding. She’s been Incredibly supportive and has gone above and beyond to give extra help after our initial visit. Would definitely recommend!!!

Ellie

3 days postpartum

Amazing service! Worked with us on Christmas Day to solve our issue and our baby became hydrated and happy again!

Eirini

3 days postpartum

I had an antenatal appointment with Milly and it was the best decision I made for me and my daughter. Her advice was tailor made to my needs and she gave me some very helpful tips. She has a very warm and kind personality and made me feel so at ease and comfortable, as well as being super knowledgeable and professional. She really cares about her patients and I honestly cannot recommend her enough.

Shanar

36 weeks pregnant

Milly’s clever expert advice and gentle demeanour, put me immediately at ease and calmed my inner anxiety that had been building and building. Her approach towards me and my baby was comforting and I could tell as a mother herself, she had in depth knowledge of my personal experience with feeding. She was able to answer all my questions with detail and openness. I feel every new mother should have a Milly on hand to guide them through the start of feeding. We are so grateful to have Milly for our journey of BF’ing our child.

Vanessa

3 weeks postpartum

Thanks so much Milly! After struggling for 3 weeks trying to get a successful latch you were able to help both myself and daughter to navigate a way through that is comfortable for us both. I’m so happy that I can breastfeed confidently with your advice & coaching. You’ve made a massive difference in my new motherhood journey and I cant thank you enough!

Ceri

1 week postpartum

Milly is so approachable, helpful and knowledgeable. The session we had with Milly really put us at ease and we’re now well on our way on our breastfeeding journey. Thanks so much Milly.

Cesca

2 weeks postpartum

Milly is highly helpful and always there for advice whenever you need and whatever the time, even after a visit session! Definitely recommend 🙂

Nicola

2 weeks postpartum

We have a happy little bubs now who is thriving! You made us feel very comfortable and were so reassuring. Thank you so much, Milly 🙂

Samira

7 weeks postpartum

Awesome lactation consultant!

Nicoleta

3 days postpartum

I felt like I was getting stuck , with my milk supply, right advice and guidance from Milly, I feel more confident and seeing improvement on milk supply already.

Sarah

1 month postpartum

Milly was so helpful and reassuring in the lead up to my birth. Being a midwife meant she has that additional skill to put me at ease with any questions I had. I felt completely at ease and would recommend her to anyone starting a breastfeeding journey!

Kitty

35 weeks pregnant

Milly watched me feed my baby and advised for a better position, better latch and advised on small changes like squeezing my breast. Her advice changed completely my experience around breastfeeding.

Cecilia

3 weeks postpartum

Milly’s attitude was so reassuring and positive and filled me with confidence. I would really recommend a consultation with Milly especially if you are unsure about whether you want to breastfeed.

India

36 weeks pregnant

Thank you so much Milly, you have been incredible. I appreciate your support and encouragement more than you’ll ever know

Emily

1 week postpartum

Milly was so incredibly helpful and reassuring. We were SO lucky to have her

Hannah

2 days postpartum

I just wanted to say a HUGE thank you for everything you did for us. We are so appreciative of your care, kindness and total professionalism

Rose

1 day postpartum

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