5 Tips for Building Babies Brains
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5 Tips for Building Babies Brains

1. READ together as a daily, fun, family activity It’s never too young to start reading with your baby. Reading to your child, research suggests, boosts activity in parts of the brain that form the building blocks of language, literacy skills and imagination. 2. RHYME, play, talk, sing and cuddle together throughout the day It’s no accident…

Lactation Consultant Perth
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Lactation Consultant Perth

Breastfeeding Heroes Series: It is such a privilege to work with new families as a lactation consultant in Perth. With permission from families and without using real names I would like to share with you some breastfeeding hero stories from last year during the COVID lock down period. Jane had little Ida at 42 weeks…

Babies Weight
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Babies Weight

As health professionals we use weighing babies only as a quick guide (a screening tool) to confirm growth Lets see some facts about weighing babies The average birthweight of a term baby (37-40 weeks) is between 2,500-4,000g. Birth weight is a marker of intrauterine environment. These markers include length of pregnacy size of parents birth…

Tips for new parents
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Tips for new parents

There is nothing more significant in life that the birth of your first child. It can be very joyful but it is definitely not without its challenges Nothing can really prepare you for how life changes Looking after yourself and your relationships while caring for your new baby can help relieve some uncertainty and prevent…

Conflicting Advice
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Conflicting Advice

One of the most common concerns I hear from new families is that everyone is telling them something different. As if it isn’t hard enough as it is having a new baby without this barrage of conflicting information from midwives in hospital, to GPs, child health nurse, paediatricians, friends and family and of course the…

About foremilk and hindmilk
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About foremilk and hindmilk

These terms were originally used in research Researchers collect a small (~1mL) sample of breastmilk before and after breastfeed/express. The samples are then spun in a centrifuge and the fat content of the sample is measured. The samples and volume of the feed are then used to work out the storage capacity of the woman’s…

I’m available again for home visits late November 2019- Perth/surrounding area
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I’m available again for home visits late November 2019- Perth/surrounding area

I’m really enjoying working at Royal Darwin Hospital. The ethnic mix is incredible, I’m learning so much from working with this diverse range of mums and babies. My work includes: Special Care Nursery and NICU Modern medicine is amazing! Working with families of babies born at 25-27 weeks gestation you see how resilient and fragile…

I am not available for home visits in Perth until November 2019

I am not available for home visits in Perth until November 2019

At present I am a lactation consultant at the Royal Darwin Hospital. Ill be back in November with a whole heap of new experience! For lactation consultant home visits while I’m away contact Dr Sharon Perrella PhD 0410 056 779 Bernie O’Regan 0490 912 661 or to see a GP lactation consultant Dr Marnie Rowan-…

Happy Mother’s Day

Happy Mother’s Day

Royal Darwin Hospital for 6 months I arrived in Darwin last week, I’m here working as a lactation consultant at the Royal Darwin Hospital for the next 6 months. Wow my first week was a taste of what will be a very interesting and educational 6 months for me. There will be lots of work…

Touring Iran

Touring Iran

I leave for a 3 week holiday to Iran this Friday. I’m madly running around trying to get organised. I will not have access to messenger or facebook while there- I think. If you would like to contact me please email cathygarbin@cathygarbin.com We are a tour group of 8 women who are mostly old friends,…