Annabelle Mackenzie, Ibclc, Lactation Consultant

Love these #breastfeeding clothes from the gorgeously creative And Out Come The Boobs 💕❤️💕❤️💕

Great #Normalising of #breastfeeding by #Philadelphia thanks for the share Pennsylvania Resource Organization for Lactation Consultants <3
https://phillylovesbreastfeeding.org/

Shared by our friends at The Milk Mob which is a fabulous non profit working hard to educate health care professionals about human lactation. https://whatdobabiesneed.com/is-it-health y-and-safe-for-bab…
#SafeSleep #Breastsleep #InfantFeeding #Suffolk #Support #Breastfeeding #Sleep #IBCLC

This looks like it will be an interesting Dispatches, about the state of the nation's #breastfeeding support in the UK, told from the perspective of a group of new parents. It's showing on Channel 4 this coming Monday. #Dispatches #breastfeeding #support #NHS #publichealth #Suffolk #InfantFeeding

Next week, I have the enormous privilege to be attending this #BetterTogether International Lactation Consultant Association annual conference. http://www.ilca.org/main/learning/confere nce/ilca18home
So I am away until the 27/7/18. If you have an urgent #breastfeeding or #infantfeeding query there is the excellent National Breastfeeding Helpline and locally Breastfeeding Network groups and the trained health teams here. More details and resources here: https://www.healthysuffolk.org.uk/…/bre astfeeding-made-for-…

Need some cushions like these 😍 from #BreastExpress pumpspotting #breastfeeding #infantfeeding #Suffolk #support

This one caught my eye, as it is my dad's birthday today... Happy 80th dad! 😍
It's such simple things that can make a difference in our kids' lives that will affect how they navigate Life. Birthing4Blokes have some good tips on this as does Awesome Black Dads 💕
... #Suffolk #IBCLC #breastfeeding #parents #dads #fathers
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💕How many of us have been through this in those first few days? #Suffolk #IBCLC #breastfeeding #lactation #support 💕

"The complications in these babies were fully preventable and represent only the tip of the iceberg of widespread deficiency in risk groups. They expose a public health failure to address vitamin D deficiency as an important health problem with potentially devastating consequences."
A subject I often find myself discussing with breastfeeding families.
#Suffolk #IBCLC #breastfeeding #InfantFeeding #PublicHealth

A bit of Saturday night humour for the parents...😂
#Suffolk #IBCLC #lactation #support #breastfeeding

"IBCLCs (International Board Certified Lactation Consultants) aren't people we typically see when breastfeeding is going well. If we are working with one, we usually are tired, stressed, worried, overwhelmed, maybe in pain, or even wondering if our child is getting enough to eat. In this situation, it often feels like the most we can do is to contact one and hope they can help."
https://breastfeedingusa.org/…/six-ques tions-ask-your-ibclc…

More from #EarlyMomentsMatter https://twitter.com/UNICEF/status/1007608 666462216192 Loving this hashtag UNICEF and UNICEF UK : so many great things. Will share more this week from the highlights. #babies #family #parenting #attachment

I have some news: I am about to start weekly clinics in Woodbridge, one evening per week and alternate Saturdays. I'll be posting details here very soon, so stay tuned and feel free to share!

#EarlyMomentsMatter David Beckham shares his experience of being a #father on #FathersDay ❤️❤️❤️

💕💕💕We're loving these pictures of #dads cuddling their #babies from UNICEF UK 💕💕💕

From The Other Side of the Glass this amazing post "Mirror neurons firing, amgydala/limbic system firing and wiring, language center wiring, love wiring. Babies don't do this with just anybody. Such beautiful entrainment. .... He certainly knows her and of whom she is singing. Whatever the religion and language, is there any more beautiful expression of trust and love than this?" <3

Many of us use Brené Brown's work in our everyday practice. She has written an insightful post this week, about how life success isn't an automatic buffer to depression and anxiety. For the families we support day in day out, they can be subject to immense highs and lows, and it's important that we recognise if they need extra support from another professional. Equally, as practitioners, we need to recognise when we need to ask for help. We also need to ensure we build self care into our daily regime, in order to care for ourselves, so that we may better serve others. https://www.linkedin.com/…/everyone-has -story-bren%C3%A9-b…/

"The truth is that everyone struggles in the early days. Maybe in different ways. Some may have issues with getting a deep latch. Some may struggle with the intensity of their baby’s needs. Some may struggle with a sick baby, birth complications or a baby who isn’t latching at all. Others may struggle with family pressures to allow others to feed. " https://kellymom.com/bf/normal/whenbreast feedingishard/

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