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22.01.2022 Crying over spilt milk We’ve all heard the saying there’s no use crying over spilt milk, it’s usually told to us to tell us to stop overreacting or to calm down. It’s condescending and down right dismissive. On the other hand I’ve been the new mother when you actually cry when you drop the 30mls of breastmilk that took you 45 minutes to pump. At that point yes it’s totally fine and down right given that you’re going to cry! ... For me, when you’re crying over spilt milk, encompasses all the struggles you have when you have a newborn, you’re a first time mum, when you’re still having to feed 25 million times a day and night, you’re struggling to know which information you’re given by ‘professionals’ is actually correct, even when you’re scared about a lump you’ve found! If you’ve ever been told that’s just normal baby behaviour, ignore their crying because they’re manipulating you or that going to formula will fix it then I’m here to help you get your own feminine power back. Woman have been birthing, feeding and caring for babies for thousands of years. They have done it by relying on their tribe and family to give support and biologically correct information, that empowers them to use their inbuilt knowledge and intuition! Let’s be the pride of Lionesses holding each other up and making a better more informed post natal experience for all!

19.01.2022 "I wonder when *insert public figure or professional who works in the autism field* will work out that they're autistic" is a sentence often typed and spoken in...side of the autistic community. We know our kin. We often know before you do. Autistic people, neurodivergent people have an energy about them; an essence. This is the importance between understanding autism as an identity and culture outside of being a medical disorder. When we base our acceptance of a person being autistic around the diagnostic criteria only, we lack a holistic approach to understanding autism as the foundation of which many incredible qualities are attributed to. A drive for social justice, equity, equality, human rights. Innovation, evolution and revolution. Solution based responses to global and social issues. Kindness, respect and often what my husband describes in me as BRUTAL honesty. We know our people. We see our people. For us, it's simple. A type of person who shares a particular way of 'being' in the world. . . . KF . . Image Credit: Ece AK (Image description: A photo of two young people outside in a park. One has their back to the camera and the other faces the camera, eyes closed with an expression of joy. The person with the back to the camera is holding of the other person off the ground. The person facing the camera has their legs wrapped around the other person's body.)

14.01.2022 This has given my heart such joy to read I’ve now helped dozen of women with breastfeeding advice after they have gotten a diagnosis, some have completely weaned (like I did) and some have been able to pump and go back to breastfeeding! Being supported with knowledge and the right information means that the decision you make is your decision not being forced upon you.

07.01.2022 -- Tongue-tie warrior mummas, your help is needed! Please read to the end -- Are tongue-ties over-treated in Australia? Recently, a multi-disciplinary working g...roup formed by the Australian Dental Association released a 'consensus statement' (1) regarding the treatment of oral restrictions by dentists. Curiously, many of the medical professionals involved do not appear to work with oral restrictions in their day-to-day practice, judging by the complete absence of any mention of ties on their websites, and the fact that I hadn't heard of most of them despite working in this area as a peer-to-peer supporter for the last 6+ years. Others in the working group have spoken out extensively _against_ tie release. It seems that perhaps the working group was specially selected to reach this consensus; it would be quite easy when you don't invite anyone who could possibly disagree with you, or who have more clinical expertise.. It's also important to note that the members of the associations who co-signed the statement were not invited to give any feedback, thereby completely excluding anyone who may have had clinical experience in any of the associated professions. Another side note: no conflicts of interest were declared, when I have time I'd like to look into this further, as I'm aware of at least one member who may have a conflicting financial arrangement. The body of the statement is not entirely negative, there's certainly a lot of points that I agree with, such as seeing an IBCLC for breastfeeding assessment, and a functional assessment being performed along with history and visual assessment using validated diagnostic systems like Martinelli. I welcome the suggestion of the team approach with support for breastfeeding before and after tie release, something many advocates & breastfeeding support groups have been recommending for years. However, the overall feel of the statement, and indeed the angle that the media (2) were encouraged to take, is 'tongue-ties are over-diagnosed, tie release is risky, stay away'. Is that actually true though? The rate of incidence of tongue-tie is widely accepted to be 4-11% (3), & was listed in this Canberra based study to be 5% in 2011 (4). As you can see in the image below, per Douglas et al, (5) and adapted by Tamika Newman IBCLC, the rate of tie release in Australia increased from 0.12% to 0.63% over the 10 years to 2016 (for children 0-4yo). Even knowing that these figures don't include all tie release in hospitals, or tie release in dental clinics, this still equates to a tiny percentage of the population. We *might* have reached 1% or maybe even 2%, with more providers gaining education and experience in this area in the last few years. But we're still not even approaching the lowest end of the most conservative figures available for the rate of incidence. The mind boggles at how anyone can claim that ties are being over-diagnosed or over-treated when there's actually no data to back that up. Most research on tie release, even with the 'quick snip' & no follow-up lactation support, shows breastfeeding improvements (4). These were dismissed by an ADA working group member in a TV interview last year, he said something like: 'there's a perceived improvement in maternal pain'. Newsflash: pain during breastfeeding is one of the biggest factors in whether a mother will be able to successfully establish or continue breastfeeding (4,6), so if we can help reduce or remove pain, hey presto our breastfeeding rates might get better! How can we, as consumers, as breastfeeding mothers, make a difference? Step 1: Share your experience of infant tongue-tie release at a dental practice with the President and CEO of the ADA. Simply fill in this form (once for each child, please), and it will be sent directly to them. (Preferably before Wednesday evening as they are holding a webinar to further discuss this.) https://form.jotform.com/201660582758057 Although they're not obliged to seek feedback from the public, we feel it would be very helpful for these professionals to understand just how much it means to us as mothers to be able to establish breastfeeding, to overcome breastfeeding difficulties & to reach our breastfeeding goals, with the help of effective tie release. The practitioners have a voice in this discussion, we need to give the patients a voice too! We appreciate the advances in medicine & technology that have allowed for more dentists to treat infants and children in the last 10 years, and we hope to continue to see that increase. We NEED to be able to access tie release, if not for ourselves, then for the mothers who come after us. We also need the medical professionals who work in this area to be treated with respect, to not have to be afraid of being reprimanded or vexatiously reported for identifying a recognised congenital abnormality. (Please note, your submission will also be seen by Debbie Jay & Sarah of the TT group, we will not share these publicly.) Step 2: Sign this petition calling for wider consultation among ADA members: http://chng.it/mdymcWZ8kB Also, please stay tuned as I’m collaborating on a way to better represent the voices of parents in this area, more news soon! Deb References (1) https://www.ada.org.au//Ankyloglossia-and-Oral-Frena-Conse (2) https://www.smh.com.au//tongue-tie-controversy-experts-cau (3) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28284020/ (4) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25906492/ (5) https://www.mja.com.au//frenotomy-tongue-tie-australian-ch (6) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4626966/

04.01.2022 Understanding what happens in our body is really empowering and helpful to ourselves and those around us in the early days. Luckily James was prepared for the day two blues and braced himself lol.