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 Lactation Consultant IBCLC & Midwife 


Bulk Billed Telehealth Available,

If your infant is less than 7 weeks old


Home Visits - Sutherland Shire & Surrounds

At Caroline Flynn Lactation, I offer relaxed and informative lactation, infant feeding and early parenting consultations in the privacy, comfort and convenience of your own home.  My commitment to parents, is to listen to your story, understand your goals, evaluate your current feeding situation and suggest safe and practical strategies to help you to achieve your goals. 

I also have a special interest in the assessment and feeding support of infants who may have Oral Tongue, Lip or Buccal restrictions.

Qualifications & Experience

Having IBCLC certification since 1992 and more than 30 years of experience, I'm a proud LCANZ professional member, AHPRA Registered Midwife & Registered Nurse and hold Post-Graduate qualifications in Child & Family Health Nursing (Tresillian), Management of Lactation & Infant Feeding (UTS) and Adult Education (UTS). 


About Me

Lactation, Infant Feeding

& Early Parenting Consultations

Home Visits In the Privacy, Comfort and Convenience of your own home

Private Midwife Rebates of$50.00 Prenatally and $73.50 Postnatally are supported per consultation by Medicare up until 6 weeks & 6 days following your delivery. Thereafter, Private Health Fund rebates for Private Practice Midwives normally apply, pending your cover.

Follow Up Telehealth Consultations - Bulk Billed*

Secure & Private Telehealth Services via Doxy.me are also available Australia-Wide

*Private Midwife Bulk Billing is supported postnatally per consultation by Medicare up until 6 weeks & 6 days following your delivery*  Thereafter, Health Fund rebates for Private Practice Midwives normally apply.

For a Home Visit or a Telehealth Consultation, please click button below.

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Services

I offer lactation, infant feeding and early parenting consultations that are dedicated to supporting parents with infants from 0 -12 months of age.

My home visiting services are offered within the Sutherland Shire and close surrounding areas.  Telehealth services are available Australia-wide.

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Lactation and Infant Feeding

I help parents navigate a broad rage of lactation, breastfeeding and infant feeding challenges. My realistic and non-judgmental approach will create a safe environment for you to explore this important journey.

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    • Optimal Positioning & Effective Latching
    • Oral Restrictions - Lip & Tongue
    • Output and Weight Gains,
    • Growth and Development
    • Gassy and Unsettled Infants
    • Infant Reflux (GOR) Support
    • Lactose Overload
    • Dietary Sensitivities
    • Premature, Small or Slow Weight Gaining Infants
    • Multiple Birth Infants
    • Adoptive Breastfeeding
    • Breast Engorgement 
    • Breast and Nipple pain 
    • Thrush (Candida) 
    • Blocked Ducts / Mastitis 
    • Oversupply / Fast Let-downs 
    • Undersupply / Hypoplasia 
    • BF after Breast Augmentation or Breast Reduction Surgery
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Early Parenting and Caregiving

I will nurture your early parenting experience by listening to your story, understanding your goals, evaluating your current feeding situation and suggesting safe and practical, evidenced-based strategies to help you to achieve your goals.

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    • Parent's Health & Happiness 
    • Parents Diet & Sleep Needs 
    • Physical & Emotional Wellbeing 
    • Skin to Skin - Infant Care & Comforting
    • Parent-Child Bonds & Relationships 
    • Parent & Infant Mental Health 
    • Recognising Infant cues 
    • Normal Infant Feeding Needs 
    • Typical Newborn Output 
    • Responding to Newborn Crying 
    • Nurturing parenting behaviours 
    • Infant day-night patterns 
    • Sleep and Settling strategies 
    • Problem Solving sleep issues 
    • Safe bottle, cup or spoon feeding
    • Introduction to family foods
    • Tummy Time and play activities
    • Emotional and Social Interactions
    • Infant Growth and Development 
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Information & Resources

Through nurturing and practical interactions, and the sharing of information and resources, my aim is to enhance your intuitive parenting knowledge and understanding of your precious and unique infant.  By fostering a strong parent-child relationship and positive early parenting experiences your skills, confidence and enjoyment of parenting will flourish.

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    • Benefits of Breastfeeding - Infant, Mother, Family & Environment
    • Prenatal Education & Breastfeeding plans
    • Emotional and lifestyle adjustment to parenting
    • Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Support
    • Developing the art of enjoyable & comfortable Breastfeeding
    • Increasing Supply
    • Expressing and Storage
    • Breastfeeding Aids & Equipment
    • Donor Breastmilk Options
    • Return to Work breastfeeding plans and strategies
    • Breastfeeding in emergency situations
    • Gradual or urgent weaning
    • Infant - Caregiving & Settling Strategies 
    • Understanding - The Period of Purple Crying
    • Infant Play, Feed, Sleep needs and patterns
    • Infant and child home safety
    • Travelling with your infant

Lactation, Infant Feeding & Early Parenting Support Services

My home visit consultations focus on building your knowledge, confidence and skills

and the development of positive and enjoyable early parenting experiences.

Medicare rebates of $50.00 apply prenatally and $73.50 postnatally, until 6 weeks and 6 days following your delivery.  Thereafter, Private Health Fund rebates usually apply.

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