Home-visit breastfeeding support

New and expectant parents paying privately, often after hearing about you from friends, antenatal groups, doulas or baby clinics.

A fee per visit, usually 60 to 120 minutes, plus optional follow-up calls or messages. Some consultants sell a package of visits.

• Recognised lactation training and clinical experience
• Calm, kind and non-judgemental manner
• Clear communication with tired, anxious parents

• Becoming fully qualified can take significant time and money, so check requirements before you commit
• Professional indemnity and public liability insurance that covers home visits
• Whether any registration, such as with the CQC, applies to the services you offer; check with the regulator
• Data protection: you will hold health information about parents and babies, so check ICO registration and storage rules
• Stay within your training and refer to a GP or health professional if a baby seems unwell or is not gaining weight
• Lone working: tell someone your schedule and check visit addresses

Startup costs are typically around £500 to £3,000, depending on your training, insurance and equipment. Becoming fully qualified can take significant time and money, so check requirements before you commit.

Monthly revenue is typically around £500 to £4,000, depending on how many visits you take on, from as little as around six hours a week. This is an estimate of revenue, not profit.

Check that professional indemnity and public liability insurance covers home visits, whether registration such as with the CQC applies, and ICO registration and storage rules for health data. Stay within your training and refer to a GP or health professional when needed.