At The Possums Clinic, we provide compassionate, evidence-based breastfeeding and lactation support tailored to you and your baby.

Our practitioners are trained in the gestalt method of fit and hold, developed by Dr Pamela Douglas and colleagues. This approach focuses on helping parents and babies find a comfortable, responsive way of feeding, and research has demonstrated immediate reductions in breastfeeding pain and infant fussing following the intervention (see below).

What’s included in your appointment

Your consultation is tailored to your needs and may include:

• In-depth history taking

• Comprehensive feeding assessment

• Observation of a feed, where possible, with support for fit and hold

• Oral assessment, where clinically indicated

• Practical strategies and personalised recommendations

• Take home resources, where applicable

  Available in clinic & via Telehealth Australia wide

Areas of support

Our team provides support for a wide range of breastfeeding and lactation concerns, including:

• Nipple and breastfeeding pain

• Concerns about fit and hold, including latch and positioning

• Babies who fuss or struggle at the breast

• Tongue-tie, lip-tie and other oral tie concerns

• Weight gain concerns

• Mixed feeding

• Tandem feeding

• Induced lactation and re-lactation

• Mastitis and breast health concerns

• Complex breastfeeding and lactation difficulties

• Antenatal preparation for breastfeeding

  and more

Antenatal breastfeeding support

You don't need to wait until your baby arrives to seek support.

We offer antenatal breastfeeding education through individual in-person consultations, as well as our When Baby Comes Home group class, helping you build practical knowledge and confidence before your baby arrives.

The research behind our approach

Explore some relevant articles below:

• A brief gestalt intervention changes ultrasound measures of tongue movement during breastfeeding: case series

• Practice-based interpretation of ultrasound studies leads the way to more effective clinical support and less pharmaceutical and surgical intervention for breastfeeding infants

• Gestalt Breastfeeding: Helping Mothers and Infants Optimize Positional Stability and Intraoral Breast Tissue Volume for Effective, Pain-Free Milk Transfer