Gentle, experienced & unhurried support
Breastfeeding & Craniosacral therapy for families
I’m Sherridan Stymest
A London based lactation consultant, who is also a biodynamic craniosacral therapist and a doula.
I’m very experienced in working holistically with families, helping you gain confidence and new skills .
I’ll listen to what matters to you, help explore your options and support you in your choices.
I love to help new families negotiate this exciting and challenging time, by helping you to gain confidence and have a positive journey into parenthood…
…whatever path find you find yourself on.
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Feeding Support
Breast (chest) feeding is a learnt skill and takes time and practice. Many women find it challenging in the early weeks and need skilled support.
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Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy
This gentle treatment can help overcome transitions, as well as the stresses that pregnancy and birth can bring.
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Birth Support
Families choose to have a birth doula to help them have a positive experience during pregnancy and labour.
What people who have worked with me say…
“Thank you so much, we are feeling a lot more relaxed, informed and confident after your visit!
You have such a wonderful manner and instantly put us at ease.”
“Our baby was born 2 months premature and I was having difficulty transitioning from expressing and establishing breastfeeding. Sherridan was extremely helpful in terms of providing practical support and advice, and was also incredibly encouraging and kind at a very difficult time. She was also very generous with her time - we never felt rushed during the home visits, and it was invaluable being able to ask follow up questions. I honestly don't know if I would have been able to persevere without her help and support, and would highly recommend her to anyone who is having any difficulties feeding their baby!”
“I don’t know what we would have done without Sherridan’s support in the early days with our premature twin girls. Her calm and reassuring presence and well timed advice has resulted in two exclusively breastfed, and happy babies as well as mumma! I have no qualms in recommending her without reserve. She’s the best”
“Sherridan is a baby whisperer! She is incredibly knowledgeable and her calm, caring and supportive manner puts mum and baby at ease. Sherridan helped me to establish breastfeeding in those difficult early weeks and showed me positions I could use to make it more comfortable post c section. She helped to create such calm and relaxation in my home that my baby and I fell straight asleep after she left!”
“Thanks so much for your support as always. You really have made a difference in my mothering journey!”
“Had a great video session with Sherridan! Immediately felt comfortable and had great results from the very next feed! She gave us great tips and helped solve our feeding issues. Would recommend her to any new mums!!”
“Imogen and I have had the most relaxed, pain free morning of feeding we've had in a long time! Thank you so much - it is such a relief.”
“Wanted to leave it a bit before replying to see how things go - but feeding has been great so far. Very little vomiting, very comfortable and a far more enjoyable experience for the both of us. Thank you again - so so much!”
“Thanks so much again for everything - we're already much more positive today and are very pleased with the progress made already! I'm certainly feeling a lot more relaxed and no tears at all today!”
“I can’t thank you enough Sherridan for all your support these past few weeks in helping us give Daya the best start - with her feeding and otherwise. What an important and special job this is you have chosen to do... Or perhaps it chose you :)”
“I just wanted to let you know we had a really successful weekend with Rory’s feeding! She managed 6 out of 8 feeds both days on the breast and was so much calmer and happier in general. We’re so pleased with the progress she’s made in such a short amount of time!”
“Thank you so much for coming to see us yesterday. You’ve really given me tons of reassurance about Nancy’s unsettled behaviour which is a lot simpler than where my head was going! And you’ve definitely helped to settle my anxiety with plenty new ideas to try. I can’t thank you enough, Tony has already been doing the Tiger In The Tree hold confidently now!”
“I have been meaning to write for a while as I wanted to thank you for all your help and support with Cassian. He is now 9 months old and we are still breastfeeding lots I’m so grateful that with your help we persevered - it feels particularly grounding and nurturing to be able to feed him right now with everything else that is going on.”
“A brilliant session! Absolutely so helpful to attend to breastfeeding class online, our antenatal class was cancelled and this really helped put my mind at ease! The course leader Sherridan was so wonderful and explained everything in an easy to understand way and was very reassuring. I can’t believe it’s a free course- the people at Blossom are doing a truly wonderful thing for so many mums-to-be, so thank you!”
“Your expertise was matched by your kindness and we felt immediately put at ease by your calm and patient approach. We learnt so much! Many thanks too for the follow up, the information below will come in handy, and I’ve already been consulting the photos Alex took to help me remember things.”
“Thank you so SO much for everything today. I really cannot express enough in words how grateful I am to you; I am already enjoying breastfeeding far more than ever before!!! I didn't know it could be such a nice experience. Really life changing day today, without a smidgen of exaggeration!”
“I meant to text you that night saying how much you had calmed my nerves and reassured me. And the chin to boob is total game changer, makes it so simple what he needs to do with one thing. I really am so grateful of the care you gave to us all, especially little Jasmin. Me and Jean felt so much better from your visit :)”
“Thanks so much for all your help in those early weeks - your words, advice and expertise made me relax into the breastfeeding and got us into a settled place with it. I can’t believe the months have flown past and I've really been enjoying the closeness feeding Eliot. It has been a joy to be honest... after such a rocky start.”
“It was so lovely to meet you. We cannot thank you enough for yesterday, I felt like you were a fairy godmother coming to save us! Thank you so much for all the information. It’s brilliant. Since you left, we had a successful night of feeding. Trying all three methods and he settled down in his crib once we fed him. It will continue to be a learning curve but you literally saved us (and Lachie) and we are so grateful and relieved he is now feeding.”
“Every new mum needs a Sherridan. Her gentle, non judgmental and empathetic way makes you feel reassured, calm and confident. I had been struggling with elements of breastfeeding and Sherridan’s knowledge and experience was just what we needed. She listened and validated our decisions and knew straight away how to sort things out. She showed me and then didn’t leave until I was ready to do it on my own. She had time for all my questions and nothing was too much.”
“Lea has turned five months old today, I was just now feeding her and she smiled at me while eating which reminded me why I love breastfeeding so much. I couldn’t have done it this time without you and I wanted to send a message to thank you with all my heart and wish you a merry Christmas. Thanks a lot! You were so amazing at a difficult time Thanks for all your help over the last few months. I really don’t know where we would be without you.”
“What a profound, beautiful and thought provoking experience.
Sonny has been pace feeding like an absolute champ - he's calm and we're enjoying learning about how we can make the most of this breastfeeding journey with our little dude. Thanks for being honest - we know it is going to be a hell of a lot of work but we're well up for it!”
“Sherridan saved our breastfeeding journey, if it wasn't for her advice, guidance and support, I would have given up. Giving birth during the pandemic, the support from the hospital was very limited. I contacted Sherridan whilst I was in hospital and asked for a consultation which I got the next day. She watched how my baby latched and showed me what to do correctly, she provided me with reassurance, supported me when things were tough and taught me a few positions that I could feed in.”
“Thank you so much for such an informative lesson into breastfeeding. We both feel so calm and prepared now after your course. I finally feel everything is coming together and am beginning to actually get excited about the baby arriving now rather than feeling anxious and fearful as I didn't have enough of an understanding. You can quite quickly live your life through constant worry but I now feel so calm and well informed because of your course.”
“I thought I’d give you an update and say a big thank you. We persevered and took your advice and that from the video and we’ve done a complete 180°.”
“Had a great video session with Sherridan! Immediately felt comfortable and had great results from the very next feed! She gave us great tips and helped solve our feeding issues. Would recommend her to any new mums!!”
“Sherridan, I was truly at the end of my tether when I came to you, and you gave me SO much of your time. As a paediatric medical professional myself, I had tried everything and I didn’t know where to go next. Thank goodness I came to you when I did. You will never know how much you helped me and my baby.”
