Sam Foster Midwife LC

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✨Endorsed Midwife & Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) providing holistic, inclusive, compassionate & evidence-based care 🫶

📍WA Country Health Service ~ Telehealth

24/12/2025

Little Christmas message from me to you 🤶 🌲💕🫶

May you find some moments of happiness this Christmas 🎄

Great post on breastfeeding on demand by Eve at Best Start Lactation Consultancy🤱💕Repost with permission from Best Start...
20/12/2025

Great post on breastfeeding on demand by Eve at Best Start Lactation Consultancy🤱💕

Repost with permission from Best Start Lactation Consultancy ✨
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Breastfeeding on demand means trusting your baby.

It’s about responding to cues, not the clock and offering the breast whenever your baby shows they need comfort, connection, or nourishment.

Newborns feed often, and that’s normal. Frequent feeding helps regulate milk supply, supports growth and brain development, and reassures your baby that their needs will be met.

There is no such thing as “too often” at the breast in the early days. Feeding on demand supports both baby and mum. It helps build supply, protects breastfeeding, and strengthens that beautiful bond you’re creating together.

Remember, we can be your source of truth, your constant, your “personal google” to guide you through those early days, weeks and months as you transition to parenthood! 💛

Save for later or share with someone you know will benefit. 🥰🥰

19/12/2025

Last day consulting at Best Start Lactation Consultancy for a few weeks over the Christmas period 👋🎄

My next clinic day is Thursday 8th January 2026 with a few available appointments left for the Thursday and Friday. But if you’re needing a sooner appointment, jump on the Best Start website to find the next available appointment with anyone in the amazing Best Start team or reach out to Eve to go on the cancellation list as well as support if a current client of mine 🫶

Wishing all of the lovely Best Start clients, a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and see you all in 2026 ✨

This episode, (along with EVERY blooming episode of this AWESOME podcast!) is a MUST LISTEN 👂 Well done Katie and Joh, f...
11/12/2025

This episode, (along with EVERY blooming episode of this AWESOME podcast!) is a MUST LISTEN 👂

Well done Katie and Joh, for creating these episodes and sharing factual information and advice about supporting mums, babies and families on their breastfeeding journeys ⭐️🙏🏼

So head over to your podcast provider, and listen in, I promise you, you will learn so much, have a giggle, and feel empowered in your own feeding or with helping others to feed their babies 💗

And PLEASE look up their online courses to deepen your learning, whether your a mum, mum-to-be, partner, family member or a health professional supporting families, you will learn SO much more. 🤔🧠📚

See link in my bio or here:
https://www.katiejames.site/

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*“How many mums have been told they have ‘perceived’ low milk supply?”*

In this episode, we talk about that infamous phrase *_“perceived low milk supply”_* — how it shows up in charts, Instagram posts, emergency notes and online forums… and how humiliating it can feel when you’re already worried about your baby and about your own body.
Instead of starting with, “Do you really have low supply?” we talk about starting with: “Tell me what’s been going on.” Letting mums talk. Watching a feed together. Looking at nappies, weight trends and swallows.

No one should have to prove their suffering before they’re helped.

✨ Episode out now on The Latch Revolution podcast- join me and Joh 🌟

Liking the podcast? 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Please do leave us a review to help others find it 🙏🌱

Brilliant post by the amazing Dr Kavita explaining breast inflammation / mastitis 🦠Repost with permission from .kavita.t...
07/12/2025

Brilliant post by the amazing Dr Kavita explaining breast inflammation / mastitis 🦠

Repost with permission from .kavita.t ✨
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Okay!!! Been a while since I’ve done a detailed post on Mastitis! Tried to make it a little less technical than the one I did 18 months ago!

It’s so important that we get this right and correct the harmful ideas out there. In doing so, we will reduce pain, minimise harm, improve everything - all by simply by understanding the incredible breast mechanics.

The incorrect understanding we have is the reason for so much distress, pain and the early stopping of breastfeeding before a mum/parent wanted to.

04/12/2025

Thought I’d share more details of Eve’s online course ~ “Best Start Breastfeeding: From Challenges to Confidence” 🌟

Eve is a highly experienced Midwife and IBCLC and has her private practice Best Start Lactation Consultancy based in Perth.

Her course includes:

🌟 Prep for Breastfeeding Online Course ~ learn everything you need to protect your breastfeeding journey, from how milk is made to how to avoid common challenges in the early days

🌟 Hospital & Postnatal Survival Guide ~ discover what really happens in the hospital, how to manage policies and protocols, and how to stay calm and confident when advice starts flying from every direction

🌟 Quick reference PDF’s + video library ~ easy-to-access downloads and videos you can revisit anytime you need reassurance or guidance

🌟 Real talk with a Midwife & IBCLC ~ no sugar-coating, no fluff. Just the real advice you need from someone who’s seen it all

✅ + Full access for 12 months

To join the course, see the link below 👇 (or from my Linktree/bio)

https://best-start-lactation.mykajabi.com/best-start-breastfeeding-course

03/12/2025

Sharing this awesome “Prep for Breastfeeding” online course created by Eve Coote from Best Start Lactation Consultancy 🌟

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NEW COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT!

It’s officially on the website for YOU to access!

If you prefer to learn in the comfort of your own home, or if you live Regional ( or interstate or overseas!!), now you can access your very own Prep For Breastfeeding Course!

This course will teach you all you need to know about your first few hours, first few days and first few weeks.

It will teach you what’s normal, and what’s not! And by the end of this course you will have the confidence to overcome the common challenges most new mums face in the early days!

🙏 🎉🙌🌟

WA Country mums, babies & families ~ the WACHS Telehealth Lactation Service are here for you 💜Repost from WA Country Hea...
01/12/2025

WA Country mums, babies & families ~ the WACHS Telehealth Lactation Service are here for you 💜

Repost from WA Country Health Service ✨

Did you know we have a Telehealth Lactation Service?

Through a team of committed and passionate lactation consultants, we provide virtual breastfeeding and lactation support and education for mums and bubs in the antenatal period up to six weeks and six days old.

The team are qualified International Board-Certified Lactation Consultants and Registered Midwives who are committed to helping you achieve your feeding goals.

All families residing in country WA with Medicare are eligible for this free service.

You can self-refer or be referred by a health professional.

👉 For more information and to complete an e-referral: bit.ly/4qUrpnP

Or -

📞 Call: 08 9724 0501
📧 Email: WachsLactationSupportService@health.wa.gov.au

Baby Bumps WA

19/11/2025

Hi 👋 Quick catch up after my lovely clinic day at Best Start Lactation Consultancy 🌟

I’m getting booked up for next week so jump online to book if needed:
https://beststartlactation.com/book/

Happy wacky-weds-scrubs hump day 😂💕

15/11/2025

Today, 15th November 2025, is World Prematurity Day 💜

2025 is a groundbreaking year with the World Health Organisation now officially recognising this important day 👏

WHO published the following news release yesterday, promoting Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) as a lifesaving intervention for small and preterm babies 👶 ⬇️

“The World Health Organization (WHO) is marking its first official observance of World Prematurity Day with the launch of a new global clinical practice guide for Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) – a simple, proven and life-saving intervention that significantly improves survival for preterm and low birth weight babies.

Each year, an estimated 15 million babies are born too soon (before 37 weeks of pregnancy), and complications from preterm birth are the leading cause of death among children under five years of age. In the poorest countries, most extremely preterm babies die within days – whereas in high-income countries, almost all survive.

KMC – which combines prolonged skin to skin contact with breast-milk feeding – has been shown to dramatically improve outcomes for small and preterm newborns, and to be feasible and cost-effective in all settings. Among other positive impacts, it is associated with a more than 30% reduction in newborn deaths, a close to 70% reduction in hypothermia and a 15% reduction in severe infections – as well as improved weight gain and better longer-term health and cognitive development.

“KMC is not just a clinical intervention – it empowers mothers and families and transforms newborn care,” said Dr Jeremy Farrar, WHO’s Assistant Director-General for Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Care. “It should now be universal clinical practice for all small and preterm babies, ensuring they have the best chance to survive and thrive.”

https://www.who.int/news/item/14-11-2025-who-promotes-lifesaving-intervention-for-small-and-preterm-babies-on-first-official-world-prematurity-day

Repost from World Health Organization (WHO) ✨

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Every year, 15 million babies are born too soon.

Too small. Too early. And far too vulnerable to life-threatening complications.

But with the right care, most preterm and low birth weight babies survive. They can go on to thrive and lead wonderful lives.

Let’s give every baby the best start in life – for healthier,

So so proud to be part of this amazing team of LC’s providing such an incredibly needed service for mums, babies and fam...
13/11/2025

So so proud to be part of this amazing team of LC’s providing such an incredibly needed service for mums, babies and families across WA Country 💜

Repost with permission from WA Country Health Service 🫶

🌿 WACHS Telehealth Lactation Service 🌿

Did you know you can access expert breastfeeding and lactation support from the comfort of your own home? 💻🤱

Our WACHS Telehealth Lactation Service is delivered by Midwives who are also International Board-Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLCs) — providing free, professional advice and support for all mums, bubs and families living in WA Country Health regions, no matter where you gave birth.

If you’re pregnant or have a newborn under 7 weeks old, we’re here to help. 💛

📞 Call: 9724 0501
📧 Email: WachsLactationSupportService@health.wa.gov.au

You can self-refer or ask your healthcare provider to refer you.
Because every family deserves access to quality breastfeeding support — wherever they live. 💕

Baby Bumps WA

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Love this diaper decipher resource thanks to .to.feed. So useful for anyone needing visuals to help identify what mucous...
13/11/2025

Love this diaper decipher resource thanks to .to.feed. So useful for anyone needing visuals to help identify what mucous in a baby’s poo looks like 💩👏

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Comment “stool” & I’ll DM you our FREE infant stool resource guide! 💩

There are few things as mysterious as what comes out of our babies. 🧐

Deciphering diaper contents can feel like trying to assemble an IKEA table with instructions in the wrong language. 🫣

😶 What does this mean?

🤔 Is this color and consistency normal?

🙃 Is yellow mucous normal?

🥴 Am I doing this right?

🥺 Is blood in stool normal?

🫠 Is watery stool normal, and to what extent?

After working with thousands of parents navigating infant food allergies while breastfeeding, the one consistency is the inconsistency in infant stool. 🙄

We have combined current research with our Free to Feed family’s diaper images to help shed a light on allergy reactions. 💯

In our Diaper Decipher you will find an image guide to deciphering your baby’s next diaper. 🥳

We hope this guide can help you ‘play detective’ in an effort to identify the root cause of your baby’s symptoms of discomfort your baby might be experiencing. 🔎

➡️ Visit the link below to browse the Diaper Decipher, a visual guide to decipher baby’s next diaper:

🔗 www.FreetoFeed.com/diaper

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Website

https://beststartlactation.com/book/, https://www.wacountry.health.wa.gov.au/News/

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