In Home Midwifery Support

Our popular midwife service is a way you can get some additional support transitioning to parenthood and, most importantly, catch up sleep during the day or night. We come to your home and can assist with anything you need with your little one.

Our experienced, highly qualified and gentle Midwives or Paediatric Nurses help with settling your baby.

In addition, our staff can provide education and assist with correct attachment, latching and feeding positions if breastfeeding. Often mums struggle with engorgement and our staff can tailor their advice and how best to manage this in the interim to facilitate your feeding journey.

As well as assisting with bottle feeding, pumping, expressing we can provide correct guidance as to the safe storage of expressed breastmilk and/or formula bottles if that is your preferred method of feeding your new baby.

We can advise on damaged nipples, pain with feeding, night feeds, sleep safety, SIDS recommendations, sleep hygiene and rooming-in set-up. We can also assist with any light maternity duties from washing, folding, sterilising etc. In our endeavour to enable your family to thrive not just to survive.

Our staff can come to your home for casual day or night shifts, regular shifts or full-time placements for extended periods, making it an ideal service during a new baby’s first few months.

Please rest assured that our priority is the health and safety of your baby/babies. We follow safe sleeping practices in line with SIDS, American Academy of Paediatrics and World Health Organisation recommendations.

Milk and Mums Co is a Sydney based Day and Night home support agency. 

Scheduling   

Once payment is confirmed, scheduling can be arranged using the Request an Appointment section below or by calling Cathy Shortt.

Cancellation within 24 hours will result in full fee being retained – see terms and conditions for more details.