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Kate - RN & IBCLC
Lactation Consultant Services available for both in home and online consults. Im here to empower, educate and support families.

Smoothing bumps in the road to help you achieve your feeding goals whatever they may be.

11/06/2026

Louder for the people at the back 📣

Responding to your baby’s needs is never a bad habit.
It doesn’t create a rod for your own back. It doesn’t mean you’re doing something wrong. It means you’re doing exactly what your baby needs you to do…showing up.
Babies aren’t manipulative.

They’re not trying to “train” you. They’re communicating the only way they know how, and you responding to that? That’s called secure attachment. That’s called good parenting.

So the next time someone tells you that you’re “making a rod for your own back” by holding, feeding, or comforting your baby, you can smile, nod, and keep doing exactly what you’re doing. 🙃

You’ve got this. And your baby is lucky to have you.

08/06/2026

Unpopular opinion but I don’t hate a dummy.

And if you and your family choose to use one you just need to make sure you use it the right one. It’s a tool in the tool box to help your baby soothe.

But it should never come at the expense of responsive feeding (breast or bottle!). They can mask feeding cues leading to more stressful and grumpy feeds. So if you are using it, use it when their belly is full or at a time where they can’t be fed for whatever reason 🤍

02/06/2026

Unpopular opinion? But those new parents don’t owe you a visit to their newborn bubble

It sounds harsh, but it’s one of my top rules when visiting a new family. If they want you to hold the little one, they will offer. Otherwise, your hands are better used washing dishes, holding a cup of tea for mum, or dropping off a meal.

I visit new babies regularly for my job, but even when it’s a close friend, I stick to a strict code of conduct to keep everyone happy, safe, and supported.

It’s all about respecting the new parents boundaries and their precious new born bubble. And doing what you can to support this new little family. Those newborn visits are a privilege not a right - even if you are family. Swipe to see my non-negotiables

Mummas, what was the one thing a visitor did that you appreciated the most? Let me know below!👇

26/05/2026

The bottle feeding advice I see floating around? A lot of it belongs in the bin. 🗑️

The stuff passed down from well-meaning (but very opinionated) family members. The old wives’ tales that have been recycled for generations. The unsolicited advice from someone who fed their baby 30 years ago and is very confident about it.

And then there’s the content created by bottle brands, companies with a product to sell, not a baby to feed.
No IBCLCs. No neonatal nurses. Nobody who actually understands the mechanics of how babies feed.

So when your baby is gagging, gulping, gassy, or refusing the bottle and nothing you try is working, it’s not because you’re doing it wrong.

It’s because the advice was never built around your baby in the first place.

You deserve support from someone who actually knows what they’re talking about. 💛

I built a bottle feeding course, developed by an IBCLC + neonatal nurse (hi 👋) because this stuff matters, and you shouldn’t have to piece it together from the internet and your mother-in-law. Comment ‘bottle’ for the link

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+64273353371

Website

http://Www.littlebirdlactation.co.nz/

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