PerleMama Lactation

01/08/2025

Prioritising Breastfeeding and Breastfeeding Support Systems means prioritising HONESTY.

Whether you're a company, NGO, healthcare provider or fellow mother, the messages we send about breastfeeding matters. We cannot perpetuate lies at the cost of maternal and infant health, or, bottom lines!

True support is rooted in truth, not dishonesty. 🩷

Happy ! 🌷

01/08/2025

26/06/2025

Sadly, very often hospitals love suggesting ni**le shields to struggling new moms instead of offering or directing them to skilled lactation support.

If you're still feeding with shields and need strategies and encouragement to wean off them, I'm happy to help!

- virtual sessions via video call. also available in in person sessions in the Cape Town area -

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13/06/2025

New Back to Work sessions now live!

Get *personalised* info on :

✨ The type of pump best suited to your needs

✨ Choosing and fitting a pump

✨ Maximising supply while pumping at work and creating a pump schedule

✨ Choosing a breastfeeding friendly feeding option from bottles, cups and sippy cups

✨ Advice to give baby's caregiver on bottle or cup feeding

✨ Milk storage and creating a stash

All virtually through video call 😁 Message to book your slot. Can also be done in person.

-PerleMama Lactation 2025-

12/06/2025

You're also welcome to visit me in practise in Stellenbosch! I forgot to add 🤣🌱🌷

04/06/2025

What am I doing? Birthing fearlessly! 💪🏻🙏🏻

This morning I got to share my unassisted birth story at a morning of wonderful talks for doula's, midwives and other birth workers along with Cuddles and Grace and Barbara Chambers, CST practitioner and my most favourite Lactation guru.

🌷 Your entire mothering journey starts at conception, carries through pregnancy, into birth and later breastfeeding. It's all connected. It's all part of God's beautiful design. 🌷

What does this have to do with breastfeeding? That *connection* to your body, and a trust in the process. A happy, relaxed postpartum can start at a happy pregnancy, and a happy birth = a happy breastfeeding mama and a happy baby. No fear of the process. Just truth and trust.

(Find yourself a birth and postpartum team that UNDERSTANDS fearlessness and trust in the process. That doesn't reach for unnecessary interventions pre and postpartum just because it's "standardized". DM me, I'm happy to reccomend wonderful birthworkers 😁 )

- PerleMama Lactation 🐚

24/05/2025

"No mother is an Island!" 🏝️

I often ask new moms I see if they've ever seen anyone breastfeed in person! Usually the answer is no, and I wish it wasn't.

In the animal kingdom we see that primates learn breastfeeding through observation - and while we certainly aren't monkeys, we too need the community of other mothers around us, both visually and emotionally.

🌱One of the best things you can do as an aspiring mother, or new mother, or even seasoned mother, is to hang out with other breastfeeding moms and feed your babies together. We learn "motherhood" on the job, but also through watching and listening to others. 🌱

We were never meant to do this in isolation. We were meant to have each other 🤍🪽

🐚 PerleMama Lactation 🐚

05/03/2025

*Ask a LC*📞💻📲

Your 911 for breastfeeding support is here! Whether your baby is 12 days, 12 weeks or 12 months, get answers and support for your breastfeeding challenges with a *free* mini consult LIVE on SUNDAY 9 MARCH, 9am via Zoom.

REGISTRATION : https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/jmKsqDQnTvucPPYHMNwpMA

How it’ll work:

✨Register on the zoom link to get your access code
✨Put on a reminder so you join in live
✨Ask your breastfeeding questions to us live and let us guide you through your mini consult
✨ There will be no recording of the session, so all moms to feel safe to share and privacy is guaranteed
✨Most importantly - this is a safe space and we trust that you don’t share any mom’s experiences outside the space
✨ With extra challenging circumstances more one on one support may be needed, and a LC will follow up with you after the call
✨We aim to make breastfeeding support accessible to all, so share to any mom you know that may benefit and want to join in!

From first latch to weaning and everything in between, *Ask a LC* is there to make your breastfeeding journey a breeze.

PerleMama Lactation Yoga Mama

01/03/2025

Childbirth Without Fear by Dr Grantly Dick-Read, although written so long ago, remains an invaluable birth (especially birth!!!) and breastfeeding resource for any mom, expectant or nursing. These two encouraging quotes are very often at the forefront of my mind, especially when nursing feels challenging. 🪩

If you're pregnant and dreaming of a natural and pain free birth, grab yourself a copy, or I'll happily lend you mine.

19/02/2025

IS DAIRY MAKING MY BABY FUSSY?? 🥛

Many moms are told to cut out dairy from their diet to improve "colic" symptoms, often with supposed "lactose intolerance" being the culprit. Well...breastmilk itself is made up of lactose! You can't really remove lactose from your breastmilk, BUT you can remove Cow's Milk Protein, and an allergy to cow's milk will cause much more than just fussiness, gas or crying spells.

Cow's Milk Protein Allergy (the only reason you should ever have to cut dairy from your diet completely when breastfeeding) is not colic or fussiness after mom consumes dairy, but a very specific and debilitating allergy (if left untreated) that will show specific symptoms quite soon into your breastfeeding journey, and resolve within a few days when cutting all dairy from your diet. CMPA babies will often struggle to gain weight, keep down feeds and generally be unwell, much more obvious than just "colic".

Your baby's Dr can diagnose CMPA and you should be able to continue breastfeeding. CMPA babies DO NOT need to switch to special formula. A dairy free diet for mom ensures breastfeeding can continue!

If your baby isn't experiencing these specific symptoms, it's very unlikely that it's your dairy consumption that's making them fussy!

🌺 PerleMama Lactation 2025, Annette Nel LC. PerleMama Lactation

04/02/2025

*Ask a LC*📞💻📲

Your 911 for breastfeeding support is here! Whether your baby is 12 days, 12 weeks or 12 months, get answers and support for your breastfeeding challenges with a *free* mini consult LIVE on Saturday 8 Feb at 9am via Zoom.

REGISTRATION:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/sO1iAcH8RPutfycDRIZ7lA

How it’ll work:

✨Register on the zoom link to get your access code

✨Put on a reminder so you join in live

✨Ask your breastfeeding questions to us live and let us guide you through your mini consult

✨ There will be no recording of the session, so all moms to feel safe to share and privacy is guaranteed

✨Most importantly - this is a safe space and we trust that you don’t share any mom’s experiences outside the space

✨ With extra challenging circumstances more one on one support may be needed, and a LC will follow up with you after the call

✨We aim to make breastfeeding support accessible to all, so share to any mom you know that may benefit and want to join in!

From first latch to weaning and everything in between, *Ask a LC* is there to make your breastfeeding journey a breeze. 🩷

Yoga Mama PerleMama Lactation

02/02/2025

Breastfeeding 🤜🏻🤛🏻 Human Rights

https://www.unicef.org.uk/babyfriendly/breastfeeding-a-matter-of-human-rights-say-un-experts-urging-action-on-formula-milk/

https://www.ohchr.org/en/2016/11/breastfeeding-matter-human-rights-say-un-experts-urging-action-formula-milk?LangID=E&NewsID=20904