Giselle Johnston, Lactation Consultant IBCLC, Full Spectrum Doula

10/29/2022

Sign up! You don’t want to miss out :)

10/15/2022

Formula recall:

Home for info about the recall of powder infant formulas and 2 fl oz ready-to-feed liquid products.

08/28/2022

07/31/2022

Join me for the lactation & infant feeding circle!

Our August calendar is here!
All programming is free and hosted virtually through Zoom.

If you're interested in signing up for any of the workshops, please email Roberta --> ed@torontobirthcentre.ca

07/09/2022

Luckily, I am not affected by the cell-internet outage. Reach out if you need lactation support this weekend.
I can do urgent care.

04/08/2022

April 12 and 19, 2022 07:30 PM EST

Are you expecting the arrival of a baby and want to learn about breastfeeding, chestfeeding or human milk feeding?

This is a peer to peer support group facilitated/moderated by trained volunteer LLLC Leaders who identify as LGBTQ2S+.

If you would like more information about joining this upcoming class, please email cyndel.t@LLLC.ca

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 This class is being offered to parents at no cost thanks to the generosity of our donors. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

04/04/2022

Come join other families to talk all things infant feeding! I am hosting this circle :)

Our Biweekly Lactation and Infant Feeding Circle continues in April,

Please email Denise, icec@torontobirthcentre.ca

03/14/2022

Having infant feeding issues?
Please get in touch, I would be happy to assist you in your goals.

How much does your pediatrician know about breastfeeding?

I'm going to review an important paper published in 2011 by Osband and colleagues: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21272827/

The purpose of this post is NOT to bash primary care doctors. Instead, I want to explain to everyone why I require an evaluation by an IBCLC to be able to schedule an appointment with me for consideration of a tongue/lip tie release. I put a tremendous amount of value on their assessment.

This paper surveyed 132 pediatric residency programs across the US to determine the amount of breastfeeding education provided. On average, a pediatric resident gets 9 *hours* of total education on breastfeeding during their entire training (3 hours per year). The attached graph shows the breakdown of those hours and demonstrate how little time they spend with the actual breastfeeding experts (lactation consultants). In contrast, an IBCLC can spend more than 2000 hours during their clinical training.

What about ENTs and dentists? How many hours do they get during training? ZERO.

So what's the take home message? If you have a baby with breastfeeding issues or compensations that are causing maternal symptoms, your first stop needs to be an IBCLC. Should you ever do a procedure because an ENT or dentist says you should? No, not without IBCLC involvement first. And if you're a medical professional taking care of these dyads, you need to change your mindset. All too often, IBCLCs aren't respected, their notes aren't read, their voices are silenced by people who don't listen to people without a medical or dental degree behind their names.

02/18/2022

Formula recall

The FDA is issuing an advisory to alert consumers to avoid purchasing or using certain powdered infant formula, due to possible infant illness. More info: https://1.azdhs.gov/3LDZxQ6

01/02/2021

Agreed!

Galactagogues?
Find the best support!

11/04/2020

Infant feeding survey!

Introducing a study for Ontario midwifery clients - the Midwifery Infant Feeding Information Survey (MIFIS)! If you are 16 years of age or older, and are either currently in midwifery care in Ontario or have been discharged from care within the last two months, you are eligible to complete the survey. We want to hear from you!