Mother of girls. IBCLC. Feminist. she / her An advocate for breastfeeding and plant based living to reduce health inequality and climate change.

Glasgow, Scotland
Joined October 2013
Yes, 2 years minimum breastfeeding / human milk feeding is recommended as optimum for human health. Immune and bioactive factors are especially important throughout the early years.
2 years AND BEYOND is the guidance from NICE. This is an unfortunate miscommunication 😢 @scotgovhealth @scotgov @DrJusticeReilly @BfN_UK @wbtiuk
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Last day of work before mat leave. So happy to end on a high with @AmmaBirth and the #ammafamily for hooking me up. I presented the whole session on a yoga ball! #WomenSupportingWomen – at Glasgow, Scotland
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Claire-Michelle Pearson became a ‘snowdrop’ breast milk donor after her son Rupert died during labour. Her portrait features in new art exhibition, Connecting Hearts, by @SwanseaUni, @milk_foundation & @leanne_artist. Claire-Michelle joins @BBCNuala to share her story 🔽

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Thank you to Dr Ndzi @ndzitina for sharing her personal experience of breastfeeding in the UK. She grew up never hearing of a new mother crying because of breastfeeding. Why? It was supported by her culture and wider society. #bfscot2023
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Really excited to be at the #bfscot23 event hearing the opening address from @jenni_minto. Children only get one chance at childhood 🤍🙏🏽
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Please consider signing up to this study so we can map and track WHO code violations #EndExploitativeMarketing
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Justice Reilly retweeted
AGREED! And you can vote for Isabela Coracy as Nina Simone in the Best Performer category at the Black British Theatre Awards here: blackbritishtheatreawards.co… #bbPioneers
Never before have I witnessed such a powerful and compelling performance, on stage or screen. #IsabelaCoracy as Nina Simone. Acting was sublime, she fully embodied the role and was truly born for this part. @BalletBlack was dance and storytelling at its best tonight. 👏🏽👑
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Feeding babies is only one part of the parental mix, but for those not able to feed their babies as they hoped or would have chosen, it's a big part. Infant feeding should be on everyone's agendas. This film will help explain why. 👇
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Never before have I witnessed such a powerful and compelling performance, on stage or screen. #IsabelaCoracy as Nina Simone. Acting was sublime, she fully embodied the role and was truly born for this part. @BalletBlack was dance and storytelling at its best tonight. 👏🏽👑
Happy birthday to NinaBela, aka #IsabelaCoracy! 👑🥂🎊💜🇧🇷
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It is always great to work with colleagues throughout Scotland, and beyond.Especially @mariannetayside and @xlisayoungx in highlighting the need for MDT lactation care in #breastcancer & #breastsepsis. @NHSTayside are lucky to have you and the surgical team driving this forward!
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This #ScottishBreastfeedingWeek I'm highlighting inequalities and celebrating the work of @AmmaBirth @breastbuddiespk @lllgb @LLLEdinburgh @DrLizSmith1 @emmaw1717 @PhillipaRewaj and many more! #SBW2023
Scottish Breastfeeding Week 2023 A spotlight on the health and breastfeeding inequalities in Scotland #SBW2023 #ScottishBreastfeedingWeek2023 boobingit.com/scottish-breas…
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"It's a societal responsibility to raise healthy children". Thank you @skysarahjane and @LittleDoctorVic for raising the important issue of the first 1000 days and formula poverty in the UK.
Replying to @SkyNews
"This could cause a National health crisis" @skysarahjane asks Dr Vicky Thomas about the possible long term effects of the soaring cost of baby formula trib.al/9W4QCGp 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
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Formula is expensive, and that consumer cost funds a $3BILLION marketing budget per year. They spend further more on lobbyists, sponsoring medical events and creating "helpful" breastfeeding resources for parents. Don't be fooled, they care about profits, not babies.@BFMedicine
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ALL nations need to prepare for #IYCFE @HelenGrayIBCLC spells out the importance of #humanmilk feeding in emergencies. From displacement in Syrian and Ukraine wars, floods, Grenfell and nuclear threat, pre planning is essential in high AND low income countries. @LLLGB @bfmed – at Republic of Croatia
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Justice Reilly retweeted
Now open access. Norway has counted mothers milk it its food statistics for three decades. Other countries should too. #breastfeeding is productive work #mothersmilktool
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Game changing advocacy from @JuliePSmith1 to push for breastfeeding to be included in GDP. Of course the value can not only be measured in £€¥s, but it is an important start to help Governments and populations understand the economic impact of reduced #breastfeeding.@BFMedicine
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Pre @unicef BFHI in Croatia, healthy term babies were routinely separated from their mothers. EBF rates were 2% and Dr Irena Zakarija-Grkovic tells us her predominant memory of working there, was the sound of newborns crying. @BFMedicine #EABM2023
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Replying to @ilana_abc
@ilana_abc systematic review and meta analysis of the effect of relaxation interventions on breastmilk quantity and maternal mental health @HIFN12
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