In conversation with April Whincop

April Whincop is a La Leche League Leader (LLL) and an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) based in Bristol.

I've had April described as the 'Mary Poppins' of breastfeeding because she is so brilliant at what she does.  April trained the Peer supporters we have in Bristol and works as a private Lactation Consultant to support mothers who want information before embarking on their breastfeeding journey, or if they require support when already breastfeeding.

In this chat April describes why people visit her and what she can do to assist if required.

She mentions the book The Womanly Art of breastfeeding which can be purchased from Born.

April can be contacted via her website Believe in Breastfeeding.

To listen to the interview please click on the link below.

Eva interview with April Whincop April 2013

"If I could get a decent night's sleep, I'd be a much better mother!"

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by April Whincop, IBC Lactation Consultant.

These are the words of women who want to be the best mothers they can be for their babies. A so-called solution to the challenge of the 'broken' nights - an idea often fed into them by unworthy gurus - is to 'help' their babies to sleep longer.

But let's listen to the wordless ones, to the other side of the sleep story. What would our babies be saying if they could speak?

On the Birth of Musings on Mothering - By Teika Bellamy

La Leche League are an organisation that is very dear to me. It was a haven of sense when Maya was a baby. I felt around friends and in fact it's where I met Becky 5 years late when our boys were babies. 

This compilation of stories and poems, complied by Teika Bellamy is the kind of thing you keep on your feeding chair. Breastfeeding is a great opportunity to catch up on reading and this book also makes a mother feel good about the great work she is doing.

~ Eva

On the Birth of Musings on Mothering - By Teika Bellamy

About five years ago, when my daughter was approaching her first birthday, I picked up the telephone and called my local La Leche League Leader to find out about meetings. The Leader (the wonderful Rachel O’Leary) was friendly and helpful, and I was excited to learn that the group ran toddler meetings alongside their normal meetings and so I counted down the days to that first meeting.

Little did I know then that that phone call would set an alternative life path beneath my feet…