Breastfeeding the brave

Makes Milk with Emma Pickett

I could have asked my guest this week, Dr Lyndsey Hookway, to talk about just about any aspect of breastfeeding. Lyndsey is an author and educator, a paediatric nurse, a health visitor and IBCLC and a researcher, and you might be most familiar with her work on sleep. But this time, we chose to talk about her project, ‘Breastfeeding the Brave’, which focuses on breastfeeding medically complex infants and children under paediatric clinical care. We talk about breastfeeding a sick child, the challenges in a hospital setting, standards in paediatric care, and supporting weaning for children with complex medical needs, amongst many other things.

Find out more about breastfeeding and chest feeding older babies and children in my book Supporting Breastfeeding Past the First Six Months and Beyond: A Guide for Professionals and Parents

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Follow me on Twitter @MakesMilk and on Instagram @emmapickettibclc or find out more on my website www.emmapickettbreastfeedingsupport.com

Resources mentioned -

Breastfeeding the Brave - Lyndsey Hookway

Why Childhood Illness Matters - Lyndsey Hookway – Pinter & Martin (pinterandmartin.com)

Breastfeeding/Lactation Knowledge & Advocacy | Hospital Infant Feeding Network (hifn.org)

Breastfeeding for Doctors

Unicef UK Baby Friendly Initiative Guide to Children's Hospital Settings Standards - Baby Friendly Initiative

This podcast is presented by Emma Pickett IBCLC, and produced by Emily Crosby Media.