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Caoimhe Whelan She/Her

@caoimhew.bsky.social
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IBCLC, speaker, breastfeeding/lactation, research, books, coffee...left of centre Author of 'Practical Breastfeeding: An illustrated guide for parents' - Publication date 05.06.25, latch.ie/home/3710-2

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Caoimhe Whelan She/Her @caoimhew.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
I love this review of 'Practical Breastfeeding: An Illustrated Guide for Parents' on Rollercoaster rollercoaster.ie/baby/breastf...
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The book I wish existed when I started my breastfeeding journey
Practical Breastfeeding by Caoimhe Whelan is the book I wish had existed when I started thinking about breastfeeding.
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Caoimhe Whelan She/Her @caoimhew.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Lovely review of 'Practical Breastfeeding: An Illustrated Guide for Parents' in the latest issue of the Elacta magazine. Elacta is the European Lactation Consultants Alliance www.elacta.eu
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Caoimhe Whelan She/Her @caoimhew.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Lovely piece about 'Practical Breastfeeding: An Ilustrated Guide for Parents' in The Irish Independent by Andrea Smith m.independent.ie/life/family/... Available now in most good bookshops. #breastfeeding #practicalbreastfeeding #lactation
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Caoimhe Whelan She/Her @caoimhew.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
All4Birth review of 'Practical Breastfeeding: An Illustrated Guide for Parents' www.all4birth.com/book-review-....
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Book Review: Practical Breastfeeding: An Illustrated Guide for Parents by Caoimhe Whelan | All4Birth
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Caoimhe Whelan She/Her @caoimhew.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Kenny's Bookshop will ship my book, 'Practical Breastfeeding: An Illustrated Guide for Parents' to anywhere in the world www.kennys.ie/shop/practic...
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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
One of the most grotesque contrasts in the history of human civilisation.
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Caoimhe Whelan She/Her @caoimhew.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
I have advance copies! Publication date is 5th June 2025. For now, 'Practical Breastfeeding: An Ilustrayed Guide for Parents' is available to pre-order from most good bookshops.
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Caoimhe Whelan She/Her @caoimhew.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
This 👇
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Caoimhe Whelan She/Her @caoimhew.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Publication date: 5th June 2025. Available to pre-order from Amazon www.amazon.co.uk/Practical-Br... or Canbury Press www.canburypress.com/collections/....
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Caoimhe Whelan She/Her @caoimhew.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
My book 'Practical Breastfeeding: An Illustrated Guide for Parents' is published on 5th June! It's available to pre-order at www.canburypress.com/collections/... Illustrations are by Lauren Rebbeck. Chapter on Pumping by @nicolaibclc.bsky.social
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PRESALE: Practical Breastfeeding by Caoimhe Whelan and Lauren Rebbeck (ISBN: 9781914487392)
PRESALE. Book will be published on June 5th 2025. Buy it now and receive before publication. Books will be sent about two weeks from publication day (June 5th 2025). Exclusive bookmark for presale cus...
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Mary R Morrow @marymorrow.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Read it slowly and understand it. 😳🥺 Repost 👇🏾 👇🏾
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Lisa Amir @lisahamir.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
#IntBreastfeedJ January 2025 update 7 papers with authors from 13 countries: Canada, Denmark, Hungary, Ireland, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Norway, Sweden, S. Africa, Türkiye, UAE, UK & USA Always #OpenAccess Check out @caoimhew.bsky.social 's article on low milk supply tinyurl.com/5asee24d
mind map showing central idea "no one understands - help!" with themes and participants
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Caoimhe Whelan She/Her @caoimhew.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
A second paper from my MSc. research on womens' experiences of #breastfeeding with primary #lowmilksupply has been published OPEN ACCESS in International Breastfeeding Journal! internationalbreastfeedingjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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Breastfeeding with primary low milk supply: a phenomenological exploration of mothers’ lived experiences of postnatal breastfeeding support - International Breastfeeding Journal
Background Most women can produce enough milk to exclusively breastfeed. However, a small cohort are prevented from doing so due to a condition known as primary low milk supply. The aim of the study w...
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Caoimhe Whelan She/Her @caoimhew.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Why do midwives get involved with schemes likes these? Is it lack of awareness of the WHO Code on the marketing of breastmilk substitutes? Or is it they they believe the Code isn't important?
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Caoimhe Whelan She/Her @caoimhew.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
"healthcare professionals...are urging parents to avoid the products which may be less reliable than presented. Plus, when it comes to parental wellbeing, experts say the devices often do more harm than good." www.todaysparent.com/baby/baby-he...
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Why Buying a Baby Health Monitor Could Increase Your Anxiety - Today's Parent
A new group of experts is cautioning parents against using these high-tech health and sleep devices.
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Caoimhe Whelan She/Her @caoimhew.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
This study found a high degree of misinformation in social media posts (from IBCLCs & HCPs) on oral ties in babies, that used the hashtags #tonguetie #liptie #buccaltie. Only 11% of posts did not contain misinformation. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Misinformation and Readability of Social Media Content on Pediatric Ankyloglossia
This cross-sectional study evaluates whether social media content on pediatric ankyloglossia and other oral ties is accurate and given at an appropriate reading level for the general population.
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Naomi Hull @naomihull.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
Excellent article in the Sydney Morning Herald today. Australian health experts call out toddler milks as unhealthy but the Australian Gov provides support to the formula industry to peddle their product in low and middle income countries. archive.md/2024.12.13-1...
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Caoimhe Whelan She/Her @caoimhew.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
GINA - Gaza Infant Nutrition Alliance, founded by Dr Reemal Al Soufi, is doing amazing work to help protect and support breastfeeding in Gaza gina.org.uk
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Gaza Infant Nutrition Alliance – Supporting infant breastfeeding in Gaza
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Caoimhe Whelan She/Her @caoimhew.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
If a #breastfeeding mother experiences challenges with milk supply, she needs breastfeeding/ #lactation suppprt. Not lactation cookies. Not auricular therapy. Not electrolytes. Not a breast massager. It's maddening how these products are being marketed on IG to bf women. #predatorymarketing
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Caoimhe Whelan She/Her @caoimhew.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Well done Courtown, great to see a positive story about inward migration. 'Courtown residents decided to get to know the people in the hotel.' www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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‘People are very welcoming’: asylum seekers find support in Irish town – photo essay
Courtown has shown how accommodating asylum seekers can be a success by engaging and involving them in the community
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