BUNNY BABY GIRL'S BREASTFEEDING STORY

Kellie Eason RN, RM, IBCLC

Kellie has had over 20 years supporting families as a Nurse, Midwife & International Board Certified Lactation Consultant.  She has a special interest & experience in Infant Myofunctional Therapy & supporting families involved in complex infant feeding issues.  She runs private practices in Preston Vic 3072 & Greensborough Vic 3088 In Australia

Check out this Bunny Baby Girl....one of our champion Milk...early parenting support graduates!
Mum & Dad are a bit shy about showing their faces, but the world really does need to know that they 
are absolute stars when it comes to patience, resilience, tolerance & taking giant leaps of faith when it came to their early parenting journey.

 9 days into their new journey as a family was when I had the pleasure to meet this trio.
They say "it comes in 3's", so not only did they have a tricky pregnancy & birth, but start to breastfeeding as well.

This Bunny Baby comes from a family of avid breastfeeders, surrounded by a family that totally had each others backs every step of the way...writing this gives me butterflies & makes me want to cry when I realised how privileged it was to be a part of this family's start.

Just a brief insight into the early feeding challenges faced by this team:

• Painful latch
• Sleepy baby
• Tongue tie
• Lip Tie 
• Some fussiness with feeds
• Delayed lactation/reduced breastmilk supply

What was involved supporting this family in reaching their ultimate goal of breastfeeding support:

• Tears
• Frustration
• Anxiety
• Stress
• Exhaustion
• Fear
• Positioning & attachment
• Expressing
• Breastmilk syringe feeding
• Increasing milk supply
• Mum & Baby Massage
• Supportive counselling/encouragement/emotional guidance
• Suck training
• Sensory integration facilitation exercises
• Tummy Time
• Skin to skin
• Laser frenectomies (surgical removal of tongue/lip ties)
• Post frenectomy stretches
• Lots of love/cuddling/settling
• Suck training & oral motor rehab
• Osteopathic support (Great work Dr. Aristea Cerminara)

Sounds like a lot, but this is what we packed into 2 appointments & 3 hours worth of consultation!

We know only too well about the hard work this team invested in this gorgeous little Bunny Girl!
She is an incredibly healthy, happy & thriving 5 month old baby girl.

Because of the early intervention of her family in seeking help early, little Bunny Girl was breastfeeding like a little champ within 4 weeks of birth.

Most importantly, this new family went from stressful breastfeeding and baby feeding as being the sole focus of their nights and days, to breastfeeding as being a normal and healthy part of their lives, without the complications......