Lactation Consultant & Breastfeeding Support Norfolk & Norwich

No Milk Like Mama’s Support is provided worldwide online and via in-home consultation by a small team of Specialist Practitioners based in Norfolk, UK.

We support our clients with compassion and expertise, with the the latest evidence based information. We pride ourselves on delivering a professional, yet approachable service. Providing you with the highest quality of care, with consistent positive feedback and outcomes for our clients.

Lactation Consultant

All our specialist practitioners hold their own insurance and have an Enhanced DBS Certificate.
We have regular supervision & ongoing training with experts in both infant feeding & sleep
to ensure our knowledge base & practice is of the highest standard.

IBCLC Lactation Consultant
Holistic Sleep Coach
Mindful Breastfeeding Practitioner

IBCLC Lactation Consultant
Registered Midwife

IBCLC Lactation Consultant
Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse

IBCLC Lactation Consultant
Registered Midwife
Tongue-tie Practitioner

Sian Aldis (she/her) | IBCLC Lactation Consultant & Holistic Sleep Coach | BA(Hons), FdSc

Sian Aldis is the founder of No Milk Like Mama’s® and has a passion for good quality, consistent and evidence based support for families.

Sian is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), the highest international qualification in infant feeding. Sian is also a qualified Mindful Breastfeeding Practitioner and Holistic Sleep Coach. With a First Class Honours Degree in Integrated Health & Social Care she is focused on family centred care, providing an holistic approach to the support she offers.

Having trained as a Mindful Breastfeeding Practitioner, Sian uses mindfulness tools with both antenatal and postnatal Clients.

Sian has completed two Advanced Level Open College Network (OCN) accredited gentle sleep courses and is a certified Holistic Sleep Coach. She provides Gentle Sleep Support to families, offering information on nurturing alternatives to Cry-It-Out and similar sleep training methods.

Sian worked for several years as a Breastfeeding Practitioner within an award winning NHS Breastfeeding Team in Waveney and Great Yarmouth, gaining experience in a wide range of breastfeeding concerns. Following the dissolution of this NHS service, Sian founded No Milk Like Mama’s® to provide breastfeeding support that is available and accessible to all families.

‘I love my work and it is a privilege to support families at such an important time in their lives.’

Luisa Lyons (she/her) | IBCLC Lactation Consultant, RM, BSc (Hons)

Luisa Lyons is an experienced midwife, qualifying from Leeds in 2001 with First Class Honours. She has worked in the NHS since the age of 18. Luisa works part-time as a research midwife and is also a Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), qualifying in 2006. Luisa joined No Milk Like Mama’s® in 2019 to offer her services to more families. Luisa supports parents to be able to breastfeed their babies and also parents who require support with combination and bottle feeding.

Luisa was previously the Infant Feeding Lead Midwife and Tongue-tie Practitioner at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and has many years of experience supporting parents with both breast and bottle feeding. Her roles also involved working with GPs and delivering training to practitioners.

As a mother of two, Luisa knows what it is like to feel overwhelmed and vulnerable after having a baby. Her youngest son spent a week in NICU after birth following a hypoxic brain injury at birth. This experience enhanced her understanding of establishing lactation in the NICU, the use of donor human milk and the impact of birth trauma on breastfeeding.

‘It is such an intense time for both parents, especially when feeding is difficult. I love being able to be there for parents and to support them to feed their babies and ultimately make a difficult time a bit better for them’.

Chloe Langford (she/her) | IBCLC Lactation Consultant , NICU Nurse, BSc (Hons)

Chloe Langford is a Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse, IBCLC Lactation Consultant and mum of two.

Chloe’s breastfeeding support journey started after the birth of her first child in 2011. As a young mum who was very keen to breastfeed, her daughter encountered several difficulties and she struggled to get the right support. This experience led her to want to help others in this situation. Chloe started to volunteer at her local breastfeeding cafe in Dereham where she completed her ABM peer support training.

Chloe graduated as a nurse from UEA with a first class honours degree in 2017 and was offered her dream job of Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse, where she continues to work now.

Working on the NICU reignited her passion for supporting infant feeding. During her career Chloe has supported hundreds of families to initiate both breast and bottle feeding and now works as part of the specialist infant feeding team on the unit. As part of this role she has also undergone further training to identify tongue tie.

Chloe’s son was born in 2018 and was under NICU care. Chloe learnt first hand what it was like as an overwhelmed mother of a poorly baby.

Chloe has experience of supporting many parents with feeding concerns including expressing, tongue tie, mastitis, nipple shields and food allergies. Chloe joined No Milk Like Mama’s® in 2020 offering support to new parents. Chloe completed training to becoming a Certified Breastfeeding Specialist and qualified as an IBCLC Lactation Consultant in 2021.

‘I want to support any new family with their feeding and bonding goals with their babies.’

Flo Crawley (she/her) | IBCLC Lactation Consultant, RM, BSc (Hons)

Flo Crawley is an experienced Midwife, IBCLC Lactation Consultant and Tongue-tie Practitioner working in both the NHS and private sector.

Flo studied Social Anthropology gaining a 1st class degree from Brighton university and continued her study to become a midwife, qualifiying in 2011 with a 1st class degree in Midwifery.

Flo has further specialised in infant feeding, qualifying as an IBCLC Lactaction Consultant in 2016 and as a Tongue-tie Practitioner in 2019.

Flo managed the West Norfolk Hospital’s Infant Feeding Department from 2018 – 2022 and ran regular frenulomoty clinics (tongue-tie divisions). .

A mother of 2 herself, Flo knows first hand the power of a meaningful relationship with an experienced midwife to positively affect pregnancy, labour, birth and breastfeeding. This passion has directed Flo to working wihin a ‘continuity of carer’ model as a Private Midwife. Flo can be booked for private midwifery care at www.thenorfolkmidwife.co.uk.

Flo joins the No Milk Like Mama’s team to offer specialist infant feeding support and tongue-tie services, bringing with her a wealth of knowledge and experience to broaden our team.

‘How women, babies, and partners experience pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or bottle feeding, and early parenthood matters a lot to me.’

Sharon Hurrell (she/her) | Maternity Support Practitioner

Sharon is an experienced practitioner, having previously worked in the Kings Lynn Maternity unit and now working as a Maternity Care Worker at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. She has a passion for breastfeeding but also empowering new mums on their journey into motherhood.

Sharon has also worked in a voluntary role for HomeStart Norfolk gaining experience in supporting families with various aspects of their early years experience.

Sharon completed the UNICEF breastfeeding course in 2014, followed by regular refreshers. She then joined the Infant Feeding Team at the NNUH, giving a high standard of support to women during those early days in hospital, offering both specialist feeding support but also a friendly face and a listening ear.

During this time Sharon has completed the NNUH RLF (Tongue-tie) study day and the NNUH Keyworker Training.

Sharon is a mother to 4 children and granny to 2 young grandsons.

‘I feel very passionate about empowering families in achieving their goals by encouraging and supporting in a completely non judgmental manner.’

What is an IBCLC Lactation Consultant?

An International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) is the highest level of breastfeeding support available and is an international qualification. An IBCLC has very specific training to offer this standard of support.

IBCLCs are either registered Health Professionals or have studied 14 health science related subjects before applying for the exam. They are required to also complete 90 hours of lactation specific training and 1000 hours of clinical practice before being eligable to apply for the exam. The 4 hour IBCLE exam can then be applied for. This is a Master’s level qualification.

Once qualified IBCLCs are required to keep up to date with current research by completing ongoing training. They resubmit for their IBCLC certificate every 5 years with proof of attending 75 hours of training.

IBCLCs can support you with more complicated issues such as faltering growth, tongue tie assessment, breastfeeding problems, reflux, a non latching baby, as well as more straightforward breastfeeding support.

IBCLCs are also obliged to work according to the IBLCE Code of Professional Conduct and carry full professional insurance.