GUEST POST: I was diagnosed with breast cancer whilst pregnant with my fifth baby. As I was pregnant, and breastfeeding my 4 year old, myself and medics presumed the growing lump to be a breast blockage or abscess. Unfortunately this …
4 Reasons NOT to push a Baby’s head into the Mother’s Breast
Most of the clients I’ve been seeing recently report that the position they were shown to use in the hospital was the cross-cradle hold. And they also report that they were told they had to hold baby’s head when breastfeeding …
The 3 Big Misunderstandings around Early Days Breastfeeding (IMO!)
I wrote a blog a while back (http://latch.ie/breastfeeding-myths/) listing all of the breastfeeding myths that I have come across, and it’s now at 18. I’m not going to add to it, although I do still hear some nonsense about breastfeeding. …
Finding your Foundation
When I was a teenager and young adult I imagined that I would eventually reach some arbitrary age (like 26) and just magically become a grown-up; ie someone who is ‘sorted’, emotionally mature, at peace with themselves, knows where they …
Mothers’ Accounts of Bringing their Babies for Bodywork
Very often when I see mother-infant dyads who are having significant breastfeeding challenges, I discover during the course of the consultation that they have had a difficult pregnancy and/or birth experience and that the baby has some structural issues which …