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Tongue tie or Ankyloglossia as it is officially known, is when a piece of frenulum (tissue) that holds the bottom of the tongue, to the floor of the mouth is too short or tight. There is also lip tie or labial frenulum or buccal / cheek ties. But more on those later.
Everyone has frenulum, but in some babies, that piece of tissue can be really tight, thick or forward closer to the tip of the tongue, restricting its ability to move freely, to lift, to cup and hold nipple, to obtain a deeper latch and to effectively transfer milk. All key ingredients in breastfeeding.
This can lead to some or all of the following feeding symptoms:
Breastfeeding, like anything related to parenthood, comes with a ton of advice and opinions! A lot of it is incorrect and sometimes downright dangerous! Here are 12 myths I would love to dispel!
This years world breastfeeding weeks theme is all about making a difference to working parents.
With that in mind, here are 6 of my tips for planning for returning to work.
When breastfeeding doesn’t work out.
Birth and breastfeeding are emotional times in a woman’s life and come with a weight that is deeply personal. Women will carry and tell their birth story over and over and it will stick with them throughout their life. Similarly, a breastfeeding journey can also be full of emotions. So when breastfeeding doesn’t work out, it can leave a lasting impact. So with that in mind, I want you to know:
There isn’t always one obvious cause of mastitis. Some of the detective work we have to do is asking lots of questions about your history. There can be some strange things that make someone unfortunately more susceptible to mastitis. There are the obvious ones, not fully draining the breast, skipping feeds or a poor latch. But sometimes a perfect storm of stress, trauma coming to surface, lack of sleep, poor snacking habits and a body prone to inflammation can trigger it. As always, seek help and try to be aware of what might be triggering for you so that you can take steps to manage your situation.
Breastfeeding has been recommended for children up to 2 years and as long as mutually desired. And yet we still hear stories of Mums being told to wean because there is no longer a benefit to their baby. So here are some reasons to continue breastfeeding your “older” child.
Connection - I loved feeding my older child, especially after being away from him all day at work. I called it “Reconnection Feeding”. I moment to stop, relax and chill out together!
Immunity - This is the biggest one! Those first years of daycare germs are brutal on the immune system! They get sick with everything (and so do you!). Your breastmilk is an alive substance. By taking in all of those disgusting germs, your milk then changes to combat those germs and get your little one get over those illnesses a little quicker.
It’s that time of year when we sit down and check out our family budget so I thought I would share some of our tips with you!
Jump on Service NSW and see what vouchers you are eligible for. I have a 3 and a 6 year old so we get Active Kids and Creative kids at $100 each for her classes and First Lap swimming for my son. We also got 3 x $50 back to school vouchers which will pay for her new sport shoes! Plus you might be eligible for cheaper rego based on how many tolls you take etc.
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Thank you for the recent announcements to increase paid parental leave from 18 weeks to 26 weeks. This is a huge step in supporting women and families and future generations of Australia’s children by getting them off to the best start in life. Whilst 26 weeks is a huge step in the right direction, we do, however, have many concerns around the “use it or lose it” policy discussion that is around at this time. Whilst we understand the government’s desire to achieve economic equality for women, discussions we have had with families overwhelmingly show a desire to be paid for the time taken out of the workforce, not simply to get back to work and have the father or partner replace them at home. When we look at parental leave from health and developmental outcomes for women and children, the 26 weeks has been proven to be what is the minimal optimum outcome.
SO HOW DOES ANTENATAL COLOSTRUM COLLECTION HELP US?
Well, it does a number of things. It helps women get to know their body, learn about their breasts and start stimulating their breast tissue, glands and ducts. The colostrum that is collected can be saved, frozen and taken to the hospital to be given to the baby if required. It can also help to kickstart your breasts so if anything does cause a delay, then we have given everything a little pre birth boost. It can also prevent unnecessary formula use if we have it in our back pocket, so for that reason, I do recommend giving it a go.
Oh how wish I could do a holiday with kids as easily as the Instagram influencers make it look! I do love a good holiday, but since the arrival of my 2nd and a global pandemic, I haven’t felt travel fit!
I dream of getting in a plane and have someone tell me to turn off my phone and zoom into the sky but doing it with a 6 and 3 year old gives me anxiety! We long to go back to New York and see our friends that live there, but the idea of 24hrs of travel doesn’t sound amazing. So then we got this crazy idea that we could hire an RV around NSW, down to Adelaide, Melb and back for 6 weeks over the Xmas school holidays. Well we just did a 12hr drive to and from Noosa and whilst we survived and had a great trip, we have decided we truely aren’t ready for 6 weeks in a camper as a family!! However, I am going to call the Noosa trip, mostly a success! Here is how we did it and the highlights!
