Education Sessions
Lowestoft and Waveney Breastfeeding Support's education sessions are delivered by our 3 IBCLCs*.
Previous sessions were run September 2024 to March 2025 for healthcare professionals and healthcare students who work or study within Norfolk and Suffolk.
Certificates can be used for revalidation.
Each of the 6 education sessions were 2 hours long (including a short break).
The sessions were run at Breastfeeding Counsellor level (2 years of breastfeeding training before qualification) and aim to improve knowledge of supporting families with breastfeeding and lactation.
These sessions were funded by the Apollo Fund.
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If you have interest in our IBCLCs running training for your organisation please email contact@lowestoftandwaveneybreastfeeding.co.uk
About our Speakers
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Education Sessions are delivered by our IBCLC team. They have supported over 400 families in the last 3 years across Lowestoft and Waveney area.
*To become an IBCLC, trainees need to complete 90 hours of breastfeeding and lactation education, at least 1000 hours of breastfeeding support and 14 health sciences. After this they continue with their continuing professional development and recertify as an IBCLC every 5 years. IBCLC’s are the gold standard in breastfeeding support.
Jenny Clark (RM, TTP, IBCLC)
Clinical Director
Jenny has been a Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) for 4 years, a Registered Midwife for 10 years, an RLF/Tongue tie practitioner for over 2 years as well as the Clinical Director and 3-Step Rewind Practitioner for Lowestoft and Waveney Breastfeeding Support.
Although a Midwife, Jenny’s own feeding experiences led her to specialise in infant feeding and she has supported families for over 10 years. Jenny has a special interest in physiology and complexities in lactation and breastfeeding.
Lucy Lowe (IBCLC)
Wellbeing Manager
Lucy has been a Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) for 3 years and is LWBS’ Wellbeing Manager and a 3-Step Rewind practitioner
Lucy has a professional background in psychology, mental health and training, and has worked in infant feeding support in the NHS and voluntary sector for the last 11 years. Lucy has a special interest in perinatal mental health and infant feeding, diabetes and lactation, and breastfeeding in the early days.
Kaya Thorpe (IBCLC)
Chief Executive Officer
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Kaya has been an IBCLC for 3 years and is also the CEO for LWBS. Kaya comes from a volunteer background having been volunteering and working within the world of breastfeeding for 10 years.
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Kaya's personal feeding experiences inspired her to become an IBCLC after breastfeeding her first baby who had a cleft lip, her second who struggled with faltering growth and then finally her third who suffers with multiple allergies. Kaya also works privately as an IBCLC working directly with families struggling with allergy concerns across the UK.
Education Sessions: Previous Details
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Feedback:
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"I just wanted to express my sincere appreciation and gratitude for the 6 breastfeeding workshops you prepared and delivered over the last 6 months. I was very impressed by the depth and range of evidenced based information you included that will be of tremendous help to all who attended the sessions. Feedback from colleagues from Suffolk County Council who attended has been very positive and I know this will contribute towards improved support and care for our breastfeeding families. What has been extra special about your course is the generosity you have demonstrated by sharing the presentations, notes and references to reinforce the information shared. Furthermore, you were each able to hold my attention throughout each presentation and that I feel was somewhat due to the confidence and conviction you demonstrate in the knowledge you shared. Thank you for all the time and effort you devoted to the course. I would look forward to any future workshops you offer." - Infant Feeding Coordinator
"I have attended as many of the Lowestoft and Waveney training sessions as I have been able. They are a brilliant source of information about all aspects of breastfeeding and a really useful source of keeping up to date with latest research and guidelines.
I find the handouts forwarded really good to draw upon if I can’t quite remember something as they have been archived.
They have been a valuable asset to me when answering calls on the helpline and obviously helpful to the parents I am speaking too.
I volunteer weekly at a breastfeeding group, so the parents attending have also benefitted from my increased knowledge.
The three IBCLC’s are excellent presenters, very approachable and extremely knowledgeable.
The sessions are easy to book onto and are excellent value.
Many thanks for all your efforts, I really appreciate all your hard work." - Trainee IBCLC
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"I am a Midwifery Lecturer at the University of East Anglia. I am UNICEF Breastfeeding Initiative (BFI) trained to be able to deliver the BFI Standards to our 3 Year Midwifery students.
My initial reasons for attending the training Session series was to ensure the BFI training I provide remains current as although the University is not UNICEF BFI Accredited I have embedded the BFI University Standards into our curriculum for the past 15 years.
I not only found that I am relieved I remain current but could also add additional knowledge to my skill set from the highly trained and motivated breastfeeding team at Lowestoft and Waveney. The additional knowledge and skills shared will certainly add to the depth of the training I am able to deliver which was also supported by relevant and current research."