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Dreading breastfeeding??

October 24, 2018

If you dread breastfeeding you need help ASAP Don’t suffer alone you can work through this. There are many reasons for dreading breastfeeding such as : pain, fatigue, feeling overwhelmed, baby not happy to breastfeed, struggling to make a good milk supply to mention just a few. With a thorough assessment and management plan all

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Back in Perth

October 25, 2017

After having spent the last 12 months working in the Kimberley working as a Child Health Nurse/ Midwife and Lactation Consultant I’m now back in Perth and ready to home visit any new parents. Working with the families from Warmun and Kalumburu was a wonderful experience and they taught me so much. I still have

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Breastfeeding and Carrying the Future

November 28, 2015

This is a facebook post from one of my totally awesome nieces, Casey!! She now lives in Florida USA. It was on Carry The Future, a facebook page specifically started to collect preloved baby carriers to give to refugees. What a brilliant idea. I’m going to unpack my old one today!!! This is such an

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Learning lots in Jigalong

January 28, 2015

I’ll be back in Perth the first week in February for anyone wanting a homevisit. Our indigenous people are wonderful breastfeeders! I’m learning heaps from them.

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Breast milk is full of surprises › Dr Karl’s Great Moments In Science (ABC Science)

July 12, 2014

Breast milk is full of surprises › Dr Karl’s Great Moments In Science (ABC Science).

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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth | Full text | Effective suckling in relation to naked maternal-infant body contact in the first hour of life: an observation study

January 31, 2014

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth | Full text | Effective suckling in relation to naked maternal-infant body contact in the first hour of life: an observation study. This newly published journal article reinforces that skin to skin contact in the first hour after birth with the baby’s chin in contact with the mothers breast (avoiding hold

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