Milk...Early Parenting Support

KELLIE EASON RN, RM, IBCLC NURSE | MIDWIFE | INTERNATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED LACTATION CONSULTANT Kellie is passionate about providing holistic care, with the aim of supporting optimal health & wellbeing for families. She has had over 20 years of clinical experience as a Nurse & Midwife, caring for families from pregnancy through birth & beyond. Kellie has been predominantly working in the area of early parenting & infant feeding support since 2004. She has played a key role in faciliating the development of breastfeeding support services at the Royal Women's Hospital and Mercy Hospital for Women. In her commitment with providing evidence based care, Kellie attends approximately 80 hours or more of professional development each year. She has strong networks with colleagues from a variety of Paediatric modalities such as Chiropractic, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy, Oral Myofunctional Therapy & Speech Pathology Kellie strongly believes in maintaining these strong networks to ensure her patients are referred to the most caring, gentle & knowledgeable of complementary health practitioners. Kellie has also successfully completed several university based courses in Family & Child Health. This has enabled her to gain experience & further develop her knowledge about family/child development, health & wellbeing. This is what has led Kellie to her strong focus on infant & maternal mental health, sleep & settling support for under 3's. Kellie has a special interest Infant Myofunctional Oral Therapy. This enables the assessment & application of gentle & non-invasive therapies involved in complex infant feeding. She is able to help with the following breast & bottle feeding issues: Tongue/Lip Ties Colic Reflux Low milk supply Slow weight gains Feeding Twins Re-establishing breastfeeding Common Sleep & Settling Concerns addressed include: Establishing a sleep/settling routine Difficulties settling to sleep Frequent wakefulness