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The Tongue is the Epicentre of Development, NOT.

February 27, 20221 Comment on The Tongue is the Epicentre of Development, NOT.caoimhe

In the last number of years Instagram has become the place where a lot of new parents seek information about breastfeeding, infant sleep, reflux, starting solids and everything else to do with caring for a baby in the first year …

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Insufficient Glandular Tissue (IGT) is Real

January 28, 20229 Comments on Insufficient Glandular Tissue (IGT) is Realcaoimhe

“IG what?!” is very often the response women get from healthcare professionals when they try to explain that Insufficient Glandular Tissue (IGT) might be the reason why they appear not to have a full milk supply. I don’t say this …

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The Golden Hours

February 7, 20211 Comment on The Golden Hourscaoimhe

If you’re currently pregnant and reading this, you will probably have heard some mention of the ‘first hour’ after birth and the term ‘skin-to-skin’. Standard practice in most Irish maternity hospitals, is to place a baby in skin-to-skin contact on …

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The Need for Women-centered Breastfeeding Support & Education

December 1, 2020Leave a Comment on The Need for Women-centered Breastfeeding Support & Educationcaoimhe

Sometimes in Ireland we just knock it out of the park – the plastic bag levy, the smoking ban, the referendum on gay marriage. In these instances we combined forward thinking, a willingness to take a leap, optimism and belief …

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A Mother’s Account of Breastfeeding with IGT

September 27, 2020Leave a Comment on A Mother’s Account of Breastfeeding with IGTcaoimhe

Coming to terms with having low milk supply and accepting that supplementation is going to have to be part of your breastfeeding journey can often be very difficult for women to come to terms with. One of my clients wrote …

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