Attending my very first @ALCIreland national conference today with my little lady (and of course Dada!) 🤱🏼 Looking forward to a wonderful weekend filled with authentic conversations, lactation education, and empowerment for breastfeeding 🫶🏻 #ALCI 💚

Gala selfie from the @ALCIreland national conference 📸 Lovely to be back with the fabulous Clinical Midwife Specialists in Infant Feeding (who looked after me and little lady!) in OLOLH Drogheda 🤱🏼 shineenmallon Claire Winters @OLOLMaternityUnit #ALCI 💚

Thanks @ALCIreland 💚 I am leaving my first conference feeling utterly blown away by the: 🧠wealth of knowledge shared 📚ongoing Irish / international research 🤱🏼empowerment of breastfeeding 🫶🏻humbling kindness of all the new faces I met there! #ALCI #nationalbreastfeedingweek

Happy #NationalBreastfeedingWeek to the “breast” team going! 🤱🏼 Enjoy the celebrations shineenmallon Imelda Culligan Claire Winters & Brenda! @OLOLMaternityUnit

📢📢 Interested in studying Palliative Care? Check out the post-grad courses offered by School of Nursing & Midwifery, TCD & St. Francis Hospice👇A great opportunity to broaden your knowledge, enhance your skill set & career prospects! Some fantastic interdisciplinary courses on offer! Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland AOTI Palliative Care and Oncology AG All Ireland Institute of Hospice & Palliative Care

Dr Nigel Rollins World Health Organization (WHO) on Breastfeeding strengths - one of the most remarkable and effective interventions in the world. Generations and communities dedicated to helping others to gain the same value @LaLecheIreland Conference 2024 #LLLIreland

@LaLecheIreland "If breastfeeding did not already exist, someone who invented it today would deserve a dual Nobel Prize in medicine and economics" - Keith Hanson VP Human Development World Bank

I have just spent a wonderful weekend at the La Leche League of Ireland conference, being held and nurtured by all the wonderful #Mothers who freely give of themselves to support, protect and promote #Breastfeeding . #Mothers matter, their mothering work matters, I will be voting #No

Dr. Nigel Rollins World Health Organization (WHO) gave wonderful keynote address at @LaLecheIreland Annual conference 2024 on "why invest, and what will it take to improve breastfeeding practices with outline of The Lancet 2016 and 2023 #breastfeeding series HSE Health & Wellbeing @DonnellyStephen Roderic “the ☕️” Campbell

Baby friendly conference? Yes please! Our first as a trio 👨‍👩‍👧 “Meet the parent where they are” One of the many profound take home messages - both personally and professionally - from the incredible speakers at @LaLecheIreland Conference 2024 🤱 #LaLecheLeague #Breastfeeding

Fantastic keynote from Dr Lyndsey Hookway Dr Lyndsey Hookway kicking off @ALCIreland SSD ‘24🤱🏼 Breastfeeding is so important in paediatric oncology cohorts: pain relief, skin to skin, less allergenic load, comfort, easily digested calories, parental self-efficacy and more! #ALCI 💚

#EndOfLifeCare and #Palliative considerations in childhood cancer Dr Lyndsey Hookway @ALCIreland 🌻 🗣️ Allow the parent to talk (or not). 📝 Follow the parent’s agenda. 👶 Use the child’s name. 🎗️ Provide psychological support. 🏘️ Signpost to peer support. #ALCI 💚

Fascinating overview of weaning a toddler from breastfeeding by Regina Kincaid Regina Kincaid @ALCIreland Weaning may already be challenging if the parent isn’t ready, if the toddler isn’t ready, and in the face of societal expectations. #ALCI 💚

Regina Kincaid tips on weaning toddlers from breastfeeding: Regina Kincaid @ALCIreland ☕️ Take a breastfeeding break ⏰ Limit feeds to certain times 🛋️ Keep feeds to certain surroundings ⏳ Limit lengths of feeds 🥑 Offer alternatives 🧸 Distraction #ALCI 💚

Data from WBTi Ireland report 2023 presented by Liz O'Sullivan @ALCIreland Key recommendations: Double the number of FTE IBCLCs in both the community and hospitals, ensuring 7 day service provision 🤱🏼 #ALCI 💚

Great to see #IrishResearch on #breastfeeding as presented by Stephanie Murray across 4 maternity centres. Well done all involved in #RCT 🤱🏼 @ALCIreland “Multicomponent perinatal breastfeeding support in women with BMI >25: The Latch On multi-centre randomised trial” #ALCI 💚

Bláthnaid Buckley Dr Lyndsey Hookway @ALCIreland Exactly Breastfeeding is exponentially more than food

We are disappointed by HSE Ireland's decision to stop increasing targets on breastfeeding. Our research shows that the required lactation support within healthcare settings is still not universally available. We worry that by removing targets, there will be less focus on support.

Spring neonatal webinar UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery & Health Systems … Registration open to healthcare staff supporting 🤱🏻🤱🏽Niamh Vickers UCD Midwifery Laura McHugh @ALCIreland Clare Kennedy Caoimhe Kate Frazer Barbara Coughlan ⬇️⬇️