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Lullabies, Lactation Consultant & Baby Sleep Coach IBCLC, children's nurse & baby sleep consultant with qualifications in child mental health & maternal trauma & PTSD. 1:1, group and self led guides.

I'm Lisa — IBCLC, paediatric and neonatal nurse with nearly two decades of experience in clinical nursing, education and service commissioning across the UK, USA, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Dubai, and a specialist in child mental health and maternal trauma & PTSD. I support families worldwide at every stage — from antenatal education and birth preparation, through breastfeeding, exclusive pumping, weaning and starting solids, baby massage, infant sleep, and beyond. I have specialist qualifications in reflux and CMPA, which only adds to the clinical experience I have with newborn babies & families. I also offer nanny training for parents who want their wider support network on the same page. My approach is holistic because babies don't exist in isolation — feeding, sleep, development and maternal wellbeing are all connected. I bring clinical depth, real life experience and nearly twenty years of living & teaching in diverse cultures and healthcare settings to every family I work with. The family is at the centre of everything I do, so that means no off the shelf plans in any of the services I offer and no cry it out. Just support, in whatever way you need it.

Almost half of babies in England are now born by caesarean section. If you’re pregnant in Dubai or the UK, please read t...
08/10/2026

Almost half of babies in England are now born by caesarean section. If you’re pregnant in Dubai or the UK, please read this before you write your birth plan.

I’m a paediatric and NICU nurse, IBCLC and antenatal educator with 20+ years in UK and UAE hospitals. I’m not sharing this to frighten you. I’m sharing it because I would much rather you hear it from me now than work it out in the middle of labour.

The caesarean rate in England has risen from around 27% in 2015 to roughly 45% today. Oxford’s National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) found the rise since 2020 is far steeper than in comparable countries, and emergency caesareans now account for about one in four births.

More caesareans haven’t meant safer births. The latest MBRRACE-UK data showed UK maternal deaths at their highest rate in almost 20 years. And this summer, Baroness Amos’s National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation reviewed twelve NHS trusts and heard the same thing again and again: women were not being listened to.

This is not anti-caesarean. A caesarean can save your life and your baby’s life, and a planned C-section can be the right, informed choice. So can a vaginal birth. What matters is that the decision is made with you, not around you, and not driven by fear on either side of the bed.

So I’m asking you to do the following:

• Ask: what are the benefits and risks of this, for me?
• Ask: what are the alternatives, and what happens if we wait?
• Choose antenatal education that’s evidence-based, not fear-based.

That’s why I teach The Dubai Antenatal Course (in person & in collaboration) and The Baby Bit, my online antenatal course. Both cover birth options, caesarean birth, induction, breastfeeding, safety, mental health, newborn care and so much more, so you go in knowing your choices and the questions to ask.
Save this, and share with someone who’s expecting. And tell me in the comments: did anyone talk you through your options before you gave birth?

Your baby deserves more than basic. So do you.

07/10/2026

Independent lactation consultant in Dubai: why I say no to brand deals, and what that means for your breastfeeding support. And no, I’m not harping on (well, maybe a little bit 😬).

Speak the truth. Even when your voice shakes.

Here’s mine. A lot of the breastfeeding advice new mums in Dubai receive comes, somewhere along the line, from a company that profits from what you buy next: a pump, a supplement, a formula, a “must-have”. That doesn’t make every product bad.

But you deserve to know who’s paying for the advice you’re given.

I’m an IBCLC lactation consultant and paediatric NICU nurse. I don’t take paid partnerships or profit-share deals from pump, formula or feeding brands, not even from companies whose products I already recommend (much to my accountants chagrin!).

It has cost me publicity (and therefore potential families), and I’d make the same choice again. The WHO Code exists to protect families, not marketing budgets.

What that means when you book a breastfeeding consultation with me:

Advice based on the evidence, you and your baby, not on what’s for sale.
Honest answers on latch, low milk supply, pumping, combination feeding and weaning from the breast, amongst so many other things.

If formula is the right call for your family, I’ll say so, with no judgement

Breastfeeding support in Dubai, in person, and online worldwide. Book through lullabies.ae or the link in bio.

Your baby deserves more than basic. So does the advice you’re given.

ADHD after having a baby: postnatally, why the systems that held you together can stop working, and what helps.It’s ADHD...
05/10/2026

ADHD after having a baby: postnatally, why the systems that held you together can stop working, and what helps.

It’s ADHD awareness month, and if you’re feeling like you’re failing, breathe. You’re not.

If you’re a new mum with ADHD feeling overwhelmed in the newborn weeks, you’re not imagining it. Many women with ADHD spend years building careful scaffolding: alarms, lists, routines, work deadlines. Then maternity leave removes the structure, your baby arrives with no schedule, and the interruptions never stop.

Then the biology lands on top. Oestrogen drops sharply after birth, and because it supports dopamine signalling, many women find their ADHD symptoms feel worse postpartum, often while medication is still paused from pregnancy. Add broken sleep, which hits the ADHD brain harder, and focus, memory and emotional regulation all slide at once.

None of that is a character flaw. The life your systems were built for changed overnight. They need rebuilding, smaller and simpler, for this season.

What helps:
• Protect one block of sleep every night. My newborn sleep guide shows how to do it safely.
• Make it visible: one list, one whiteboard, alarms for feeds.
• If you take ADHD medication and you’re breastfeeding, talk to your prescriber and an IBCLC. Many women can find an option that works for both.

Women with ADHD have higher reported rates of postnatal depression and postnatal anxiety. If your mood has dropped or you don’t feel like yourself, please tell your GP, midwife or health visitor early. You don’t need to reach crisis point to ask.

I’m a paediatric NICU nurse, IBCLC lactation consultant and baby sleep coach, as well as a mum who has ADHD, and I see this often, in diagnosed mums and in mums who are only now wondering.

Save this, and send it to a mum who’ll recognise herself in it.

New Mum in Dubai? Looking for baby classes in Dubai where you’ll actually make mum friends?My IAIM-accredited baby massa...
04/10/2026

New Mum in Dubai? Looking for baby classes in Dubai where you’ll actually make mum friends?

My IAIM-accredited baby massage course in Dubai is a small, four-week mum and baby class for newborns to crawling. I’m bucking the trend and I’ve deliberately priced it at the price point it’s at, because good postnatal support shouldn’t be out of reach. More expensive doesn’t always mean better 😘

What you get:
• A full head-to-toe baby massage routine, including strokes for baby colic and unsettled evenings
• A small group of new mums in Dubai at the same stage as you, plus a cohort WhatsApp group that often carries on long after the course
• Weekly access to a paediatric NICU nurse, IBCLC lactation consultant and baby sleep coach (me!). Bring your questions on breastfeeding, newborn sleep, reflux and your own postpartum recovery
• Baby massage oil included with every place - one less thing for your mum brain to have to think about!

📍 The Hood, Umm Al Sheif
🗓 Next course: Monday mornings, 2–23 November
👶 Newborn to crawling

If you’re new to Dubai, on maternity leave and craving adult conversation, or just need a reason to get out of the house with your newborn, this is a gentle place to start.

A note on mood: baby massage isn’t a treatment for postnatal depression. If you’re feeling low, anxious or not quite yourself, please speak to your GP or midwife, and know you can always bring it to me in class.

Your baby deserves more than basic. So do you.

Book at lullabies.ae or through the link in bio. Not in Dubai? The Lullabies baby massage video course works from anywhere.

Partner has ADHD and you don’t know how to help her with newborn baby life? ADHD after having a baby: this one is for ne...
02/10/2026

Partner has ADHD and you don’t know how to help her with newborn baby life? ADHD after having a baby: this one is for new dads and partners. The things my husband did for me.

If the mother of your baby has ADHD, the newborn weeks can hit her harder than either of you expected. Sleep deprivation, constant interruptions and a thousand small decisions land on a brain that already works harder to keep track of everything. Postpartum ADHD symptoms often feel worse, not better, and the systems she relied on before the baby can stop working overnight.

You don’t need to fix it. You need to carry the load in the right places.

1. Protect her sleep. Split the night so she gets one unbroken block. If she’s breastfeeding, you take everything around the feeds: nappy changes, winding, settling. An IBCLC can help you plan a longer stretch without affecting milk supply.

2. Be the external brain. Use one shared app or whiteboard for feeds, nappies, medication and appointments. Build it together, then you keep it running.

3. Cut the decisions. “I’m doing bath and bedtime tonight” helps far more than “let me know what you need”. Take the admin entirely.

4. Notice her mood, gently. Women with ADHD have higher reported rates of postnatal depression and postnatal anxiety. If she seems flat, panicky or not herself for more than a couple of weeks after birth, help her speak to her GP or midwife, or any health professional she trusts.

I’m a paediatric NICU nurse, IBCLC lactation consultant and baby sleep coach, and I see how much a well-prepared partner changes those early days. If you’re still expecting, my antenatal guide ‘The Baby Bit’ covers the newborn weeks from both sides of the bed.

Your baby deserves more than basic. So does the person who’s holding everything together.

Save this, and if you’re the one with the ADHD brain that doesn’t know how to tell your partner what you need…then it’s all right here for you to send ❤️

I don’t feel the need to normalise breastfeeding. Because you know what? It is normal. Breastfeeders feel excluded. Bott...
01/10/2026

I don’t feel the need to normalise breastfeeding. Because you know what? It is normal.
Breastfeeders feel excluded. Bottle feeders feel excluded. Everyone feels some way or the other about something.

How about we all just stop judging other mums about their choices and let them crack on?

Breasts are not just to ogle at. Their physiological function is to feed a baby. If you choose not to use them for that, fine, that’s your choice. If you choose to use them for that… fine, that’s your choice.

You do you.

Pregnant in Dubai? There’s only one spot left on our October Dubai antenatal course. Come meet your Mum friends to be, w...
30/09/2026

Pregnant in Dubai? There’s only one spot left on our October Dubai antenatal course. Come meet your Mum friends to be, while learning everything you need to know about birth and baby.

Four Wednesdays at The Hood by Mamahood, starting 7 October, 6:30–8:30pm. Taught by four UK-licensed clinicians who do this work every single day, and have done for decades:

Lisa Adair Lisa Adair | Lullabies | Lactation & Sleep Consultant Dubai : IBCLC, UK and DHA-licensed paediatric and NICU nurse, infant sleep specialist.

Nikki Oliver Nikki Oliver : UK-licensed midwife, maternal PT.
Dr Lucy Spencer nestandnurture__ : UK-licensed obstetrician & gynaecologist, hypnobirthing practitioner.
Julia Dacey Julia Dacey IBCLC : IBCLC & UK-licensed NICU nurse, babywearing expert.

Why an independent antenatal class in Dubai?
Hospital antenatal classes are a good start, and we’d encourage you to go to yours. But they’re taught within one hospital’s protocols. We aren’t attached to any hospital, so we can walk you through every option: induction and your right to ask questions, medical and non-medical pain relief, assisted birth and caesarean, and how to make informed decisions in any Dubai hospital.

Most couples prepare for the birth. Far fewer prepare for night two at home, with a baby who won’t settle, no family flying in, and no way of knowing whether what you’re seeing is normal. That’s what the second half of this course is for.

What you’ll learn:
Week 1: Labour and birth in Dubai, hypnobirthing, signs of labour, induction
Week 2: Active labour, pain relief, birth positions, caesarean and assisted birth
Week 3: The golden hour, breastfeeding and bottle feeding, postnatal recovery and mental health
Week 4: Newborn care, safe sleep, infant CPR awareness, car seat safety

What’s included:
Small in-person group
Printed and digital handbooks
The Nest WhatsApp group once baby arrives
A month of virtual postnatal support
Priority access to in-home sessions

AED 950 per couple. Best from 30 weeks pregnant.

Book the last October place via the link in bio or at lullabies.ae

Before the hate, hear me out here, as to why I don’t take brand deals anymore (I never really did) as an IBCLC and paedi...
28/09/2026

Before the hate, hear me out here, as to why I don’t take brand deals anymore (I never really did) as an IBCLC and paediatric nurse, even when I’ve really wanted to.

Firsf, the honest/important bit. This isn’t me on a high horse. Some of the offers I’ve turned down have been… a lot. It’s been a tough year in the region, and I’m not immune to that. My accountant would love me to say yes. My husband probably would too. Plenty of people I respect do paid partnerships, and do them well and transparently. It’s just not right for my role.

This has been rattling around my head for months, so here it is. I may be overthinking it (wouldn’t be unlike me!).

I’m an IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultant), and I sit on an IBLCE committee. That role depends on my impartiality, and I won’t risk it for a sponsored post. Side note - all views are my own, and don’t represent any organisation.

I’m also a nurse, licensed and registered in two countries, the UAE and the UK. That’s two sets of professional standards, and both expect families’ interests to come before my income.

And honestly? I really like my freedom. When you ask me about a carrier, a pump or a sleeping bag, I want to recommend the one that suits you and your baby, not the one that paid me.

I’ve tried it, a few times. I once had an antenatal class sponsored. The deal was generous and the brand was perfectly decent, but I spent the whole class aware of what I couldn’t say. There were other good products I’d normally mention, and I found myself working around them. I didn’t like how that felt, end of story.

I was also once gifted an air purifier in exchange for a reel. The reel was terrible. The air purifier was not. But even there, I noticed the change. I was making content for the brand instead of for you.

I’ve also had the odd code from companies that wanted to pay me for referrals. I’ve never claimed the cash.

One thing I will do: venues. I often use a space, like a nursery or a coffee shop, and I tag/share/collaborate. But I only choose places that I’d actually take you.

Once again, I’m not slating anyone who does, just saying why I don’t ❤️

Found out you’re pregnant while still nursing a toddler? You’ve probably googled “is breastfeeding in pregnancy safe” mo...
28/09/2026

Found out you’re pregnant while still nursing a toddler? You’ve probably googled “is breastfeeding in pregnancy safe” more than once at midnight. I’m guessing you’ve also had The Raised Eyebrow Conversation already too. We’ll leave that for another day.

For most low-risk pregnancies, continuing to breastfeed is considered safe — and whether you keep going, tandem feed once the new baby arrives, or wean during pregnancy is genuinely your call, not a medical requirement in either direction.

What actually changes: supply typically drops in the second trimester as your body prioritises colostrum, some toddlers self-wean gently around this point simply because there’s less milk (and it tastes saltier), and nursing aversion often intensifies — which is a completely valid reason to stop, even if you’d planned otherwise.

New on my blog, Beyond Bedtime: what your supply is doing, what tandem feeding two children actually looks like day to day, and why there’s no single “correct” answer here.

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