TLC Theresa Lactation Consultant

11/11/2025

Gaps between feeds arent good! When milk sits in the breast tissue, it tells your breasts to slow down production.

10/11/2025

Can’t make it to an in-person support group? This is an excellent option 💚💚💚

Friday 14th November we are starting a virtual monthly meeting via Zoom. Open to all pregnant, breastfeeding, expressing and mixed-feeding mums across NZ, please join us from the comfort of your home (or wherever you may be!) to meet other mums, share your experience and have your questions answered. One of our Leaders will be facilitating the meeting. Please pre-register before the event to get the link to the meeting.

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09/11/2025

Check out the Italian study in the caption 👍 The laid-back position was found to be more comfortable and “effective in preventing breast problems”.

06/11/2025

Older nursling? This is the perfect time to use your breastfeeding relationship to teach manner, consent and body boundaries 💝

Nursing manners

Some babies and toddlers try lots of different behaviours when they are feeding. Things like pinching, twiddling the other ni**le, kneading, grabbing hair, putting hands in your mouth, biting, coming on and off, feeding standing up and all sorts of acrobatics. Some are cute. Some hurt!

It's important to remember that although all of these behaviours are normal, if you are finding something intolerable, nursing is a 2-way relationship. You don't have to put up with it!

Start early! If your child starts to do something you don't like, start to work on it immediately. It's true a lot of behaviours are temporary as they are just exploring, but you don't want them to keep doing it if you can't stand it!

Distraction - if it is something baby's hand is doing, give them something else to play with; a toy, or scarf perhaps. Or move their hand to a part of the body, which is less sensitive

Offer alternatives. Try offering to do something else. Maybe take them off and offer a toy, play, go out, give them a teether to chew, a snack or drink instead. If they want to nurse again, offer the other breast as sometimes the faster flow reduces the behaviour

If unwanted behaviours continue, take baby off and explain simply that they can't feed if they do that as it hurts or it make you don't like it. Offer them an alternative or if they want to continue feeding then they must not do it. Even quite young toddlers can understand this concept, although they might not like it! But boundaries are important. Gentle parenting is not permissive parenting!

Use a code word - some have concerns about the way their child asks to nurse. Maybe they yell BOOOB! or start to help themselves by undoing your bra or pulling your top down. Having a baby sign or code word can make this easier

If your child is asking to breastfeed very frequently in the daytime and you are struggling, there are some things you can do. Distract! Go out to play. Offer a snack or drink or cuddle. Go out for nap time. Use "after ... " type language so you're not saying "no" but "later". Remember it's OK to negotiate and its a good way to introduce body autonomy

05/11/2025

Why I boycott Nestle products 😤

05/11/2025

Is breastfeeding all over the place?

✨Before I tell you more, FOLLOW for more sleep & breastfeeding tips✨

This is your reminder not to stress if your little one has a mix of short feeds, long feeds, feeds super close together and other feeds further apart.

🤱🏻 Little ones will feed 8-14+ times in 24 hours, and often not in any particular order.

❤️ Not only do they have tiny tummies that need refilling often, they also feed for a huge number of other reasons, such as comfort and connection.

⏰ So don’t watch the clock mama (cause I can guarantee your little one isn’t 😉).

👶🏻 Instead watch your little one and feel confident to feed away anytime they cue!

Did your expectations match reality? Let me know👇🏻

05/11/2025

Planning ahead for the holidays?

As we head towards the Silly Season, you might be feeling a bit overwhelmed at the thought of excited family and friends all wanting to "have a turn" holding your newborn baby.

Babywearing is a wonderful way to get out of playing "pass the parcel" with your little one. Keeping them against your body except for feeding times means even the boldest Aunty will be slowed in their quest to scoop up your newborn for a Selfie.

See our article for more tips. Link in comments.

04/11/2025

People are built to be in relationships and need each other, which is especially true for a mother and her baby.

04/11/2025

Not feeding related … but important safety information for young babies

Car seats are not designed for sleeping!

Capsules and car seats/restraints should not be used as a place for your baby to sleep in when they are not travelling, as this can increase the risk of sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI).

Pro tips for car trips with young babies
✅ 30 minutes max in a car seat or capsule
✅ As soon as you arrive at your destination, take baby out of the capsule and use a lie-flat pram or try babywearing
✅ For longer trips, plan to stop every half hour so you can remove baby from the car seat and give them a break for 20-ish minutes

https://youtu.be/qbOl1Un5ifc?si=rvK-dtSOTnazXuOe

https://www.nzta.govt.nz/safety/keeping-children-safe/child-restraints/installing-and-using-a-child-restraint

Tips and advice for installing your child restraint: www.nzta.govt.nz/installing-child-restraintsMore information on using child restraints in New Zealand:ww...

02/11/2025

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A newborn’s world is small… and perfectly designed to connect with you. 💗🤱🏼

01/11/2025

I’ve heard Dr Katie Hinde speak at a conference – the science of human milk is fascinating 🔬

When Dr. Katie Hinde began studying breast milk, most scientists treated it as simple nutrition.
Calories, proteins, fat nothing more.
She looked closer and saw a language.
Katie discovered that milk changes depending on the baby’s needs.
A mother nursing a son produces milk richer in energy.
A mother nursing a daughter creates milk with more immune cells.
If a baby falls ill, the milk’s composition shifts within hours, an invisible conversation between
body and child.
Her research revealed something profound:
Breast milk is not a passive food. It’s a biological message system.
Dr. Hinde’s work redefined maternal science and exposed how modern medicine overlooked
women’s biology for centuries.
While labs raced to map the human genome, almost no one had studied the most ancient form
of nourishment — a mother’s milk.
Today, her discoveries are reshaping how hospitals, pediatricians, and policymakers understand
infant health.
As she often says, “Every drop tells a story between generations.”
Dr. Katie Hinde didn’t just study milk.
She decoded the conversation that built humanity itself.

31/10/2025

HAMLET! The bactericidal and tumoricidal wonder found in human milk 💥💪