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Breastfeeding Talk with a Lactation Consultant
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In this episode we speak with Lactation Consultant and Midwife, Sarah Kocken. To start the show, Sarah shares her own positive birth story – a water birth at the Family Birthing Centre in Perth. She continues on to share the breastfeeding challenges her and her first born worked through, his tongue-tie and the process they went through to fix it. She shares the anxiety she felt around becoming a mum and the expectations she had on herself.
After the birth of her son, Sarah continued her studies and become a qualified lactation consultant. So of course, we couldn’t miss this opportunity to ask Sarah to answer some of the most common breastfeeding questions newborn mums have.
Breastfeeding Topics We Covered
- The importance of the first feed – Golden Hour
- How to get a comfortable breastfeeding latch
- Solutions for breastfeeding with flat nipples
- Reasons why breastmilk supply could be low
- How to know if your child has fed enough
- How to prevent and manage mastitis
Sarah offers a range of private and group based classes including Antenatal Classes, Postnatal Classes, and Breastfeeding & Early Parenting Classes.
One of the classes she speaks about during the podcast is where she meets with the parents during pregnancy and works with them to prepare for the forth trimester (the early days and weeks after birth). During this class, she helps both parents create a plan for managing breastfeeding, sleep, and the overall wellbeing of mum and baby.
Sarah is based in Perth but consults throughout Australia via Telehealth. So, if you are interested in working with Sarah you can find her at the links below:
Links Mentioned
Instagram: @mindfulmothering_perth
Website: www.mindfulmothering.com.au/
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