A couple of years ago at the Association of Lactation Consultants of Ireland annual conference, one of my IBCLC colleagues, Sue Jameson, facilitated a very good workshop on the pros and cons of working in private practice as a lactation …
A Breastfeeding Solution for Every Breastfeeding Problem??
“There is a breastfeeding solution for every breastfeeding problem.” I don’t know where this phrase originated (perhaps Nancy Mohrbacher?) but it seems to have established itself in our collective consciousness over the last number of years. When I first entered …
The Stuff we Don’t Talk About
Sometimes I find that day-to-day, doing the school run, shopping, taking kids to gymnastics, rugby and various other activities, I’m on autopilot. Going through the motions, smiling, nodding, functioning as I should do, but inside I’m all angsty and full …
Attending Weddings (or not) with your Breastfed Baby
Certain life events seem to coincide, such as having a baby and moving house. I recently visited a couple and the 4 day old baby and they were actually moving house the next day. Another big event that happens quite …
Breastfeeding and Bodywork
Sometimes babies struggle to breastfeed efficiently. It’s not that they don’t want to or that they have a preference for some other feeding method – it’s that they can’t, or least can’t do so comfortably. This may be due to structural …