About
My name is Lexi; I am an experienced registered midwife, highly qualified infant feeding specialist, tongue tie practitioner and hypnobirthing instructor and I live on the South Coast with my husband, two young adult children and our two dogs.
Since 2010 I have worked in a variety of roles within the NHS and private sectors. I started out by qualifying as a breastfeeding counsellor 4 years after my first daughter was born and moving on to becoming an antenatal teacher and peer support trainer for the NCT. I took on an infant feeding coordinator role for a large, Surrey based, NHS trust between 2011 and 2015.
NMC: 20C1910E • Registered Midwife • Lactation specialist • Frenulotomy specialist • Hypnobirthing instructor
I then set up my own private practice, The Nest, where I worked from our large premises in Redhill for several years. I trained with Katherine Graves to qualify as a hypnobirthing instructor and latterly updated my training with the Little Birth Company. In 2016 I went on to train with Developing Doulas and began working as a birth Doula, supporting many families, through many different types of birth and postnatal experiences. I began my midwifery degree in 2017 and qualified in 2020 having worked the final year of that training as part of the cohort of students who were asked to step up and work on the front line alongside our amazing midwifery mentors through the Covid pandemic.
Since qualifying I have worked as an NHS community midwife, caring for a large caseload of families from conception through to the postnatal period. I adore community midwifery as I really enjoy being able to develop long term relationships with those I care for.
In addition to my NHS work, I offer bespoke antenatal and postnatal midwifery care as a private midwife as well as highly skilled support with a variety of breastfeeding and bottle-feeding issues, including assessment for and division of ankyloglossia (tongue tie).
My approach as a midwife and infant feeding specialist is an evidence based, holistic one; I pride myself on my desire to provide kind, patient, person-centered care and my ability to be flexible and responsive to your unique set of experiences and circumstances.