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A midwife-lactation consultant explores the most common challenges faced by women with babies during lockdown. Robyn Fitzgerald Australia, 2020 Baby September 2020

Dr Pamela Douglas15th of Jan 202417th of Jan 2024

Robyn Fitzgerald is a Melbourne-based midwife, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and NDC provider. She has been consulting by telehealth throughout the lockdown that became necessary again in Melbourne during a second wave of COVID-19 infections. In this conversation with Dr Pamela Douglas, Robyn discusses why the second wave stay-at-home regulations have been particularly difficult for new mothers. Robyn also talks about the most common problems brought to her, and the advice she finds she is repeatedly offering to these courageous women.

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Pumping breast milk for your baby. Emma McCabe USA, 2020 Baby April 2021

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Most women use a breast pump at some stage during their breastfeeding experience, or many find themselves pumping all the way through. Pumping is demanding work. In this discussion, Pam and Emma explore the role of pumping breast milk, including for increasing supply and returning to work. We explore strategies which support successful pumping, and also discuss problems which might arise and how to deal with them. We discuss when and how you might return to only feeding your baby directly from your breasts, and those situations when pumping might actually undermine your supply.

Emma McCabe is a popular breastfeeding counsellor in New York City, USA, and mother of two.

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