Breastfeeding & Infant Feeding
Specialist breastfeeding and infant feeding support for families in Newcastle & the Hunter Region
Feeding your baby shouldn’t feel overwhelming, painful or confusing. THRIVE provides specialist breastfeeding and infant feeding assessment and support for families across Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and the Hunter Region, helping you navigate breastfeeding challenges, bottle feeding difficulties, tongue tie concerns, slow weight gain and early feeding development.
Our clinicians support infants from birth through early solids, offering evidence‑based, family‑centred guidance to help you feel confident and supported during one of the most important stages of development.
What we support
- Breastfeeding challenges or pain
- Difficulty latching or staying attached
- Concerns about milk intake or weight gain
- Bottle feeding difficulties
- Tongue tie concerns
- Frequent feeding without settling
- Stress or uncertainty around feeding
- Transitioning to solids
- Oral‑motor feeding concerns
- Early feeding development
Who we support
- Newborns
- Young infants
- Babies transitioning to solids
- Breastfeeding families
- Bottle‑feeding families
- Families navigating mixed feeding
- Parents seeking reassurance or guidance
We support families across Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Maitland and the Hunter Region.
Our approach
Infant feeding support at THRIVE is led by clinicians with advanced training in:
- Breastfeeding support
- Lactation consultation
- Oral‑motor feeding skills
- Bottle feeding
- Solids introduction
- Neonatal and paediatric feeding
We explore:
- latch and positioning
- oral‑motor skills
- feeding efficiency
- milk transfer
- infant cues and regulation
- parent comfort and confidence
- early solids readiness
Our goal is to provide practical, gentle, evidence‑based strategies that support both feeding success and parent wellbeing.
What to expect
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes — we support all feeding methods, including breastfeeding, bottle feeding and mixed feeding.
Yes — we assess feeding function and provide guidance. We collaborate with medical providers when further review is needed.
Yes — we provide evidence‑based guidance for safe, developmentally appropriate solids introduction.
No. You can contact us directly to arrange an appointment. Referrals from GPs, paediatricians, or other health professionals are welcome but not required.
You’ll receive clear information about the findings, along with practical strategies and recommendations tailored to your goals and routines. If further support or collaboration with other health professionals is helpful, we will discuss this with you.
We are based in Newcastle, NSW, and support families across the Hunter region and Central Coast, including Lake Macquarie, Maitland, and Port Stephens.
Some aspects — such as parent coaching — can be delivered via telehealth. However, hands‑on feeding assessment is usually best completed in person.
Yes — we support self‑managed, plan‑managed and NDIA‑managed participants when feeding is related to disability or developmental needs.