Oct 6, 2019 | Events, News
Aoife Hearne Dietitian (Operation Transformation), Virgin Media Ireland’s Ireland AM , Ciara Whelan (The Holiday Show), Microsoft Ireland and Cara Alexander ( Mrs Ireland 2019), were among the award recipients who attended the 3rd annual Friends of Breastfeeding...
Oct 4, 2019 | Events, News
We were honoured to be invited again to an utterly amazing day hosted by our Friends of Breastfeeding, Advocate of the Year 2018, the wonderful Sabina Higgins. Sabina Higgins hosted the annual “Latching On” morning at Áras an Uachtaráin, as part of...
Jul 11, 2019 | Breastfeeding Basics 0- 12 months, Breastfeeding Basics 12 months +
As you might guess from this list, human milk is such a complex substance, it is impossible to replicate! Water Carbohydrates (energy source) Lactose Oligosaccharides (see below) Carboxylic acid Alpha hydroxy acid Lactic acid Proteins (building muscles and bones) Whey...
Apr 24, 2019 | Breastfeeding Basics 0- 12 months
Dr. Jack Newman graduated from the University of Toronto medical school in 1970, interning at the Vancouver General Hospital. He did his training in paediatrics in Quebec City and at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto from 1977-1981, to become a Fellow of the...
Oct 6, 2018 | Events, News
Ireland’s eight annual Quintessence Breastfeeding Challenge, organised by Friends of Breastfeeding, had it’s highest number of participating venues ever, with 26 locations, across 15 counties. The event saw an amazing 308 mothers, and 318 nursing children,...
