Trained as an educational Scientist I first became a volunteer for VBN (a Dutch organisation
similar to LLL). In 2000 I became an IBCLC and have worked as such in private practice ever
since.
I work and live in the Amsterdam area in the Netherlands. In my practice I see a wide variety of
mothers and babies from different cultural backgrounds (although mainly in relatively good
economic circumstances) and age, from ex-preemies at home to 3-4 year olds.
Apart from face-to-face breastfeeding help I also teach. This ranges from antenatal breastfeeding
workshops for parents to in company trainings for professional organisations.
I find joy in assisting parents and babies to find ways to work together. And in showing
healthcare professionals that providing good breastfeeding care is an interesting and rewarding
aspect of their profession.
An important reason for early weaning is (perceived) insufficient growth and milk
production. This worries both parents and healthcare professionals. Therefore monitoring
growth is an important aspect of the care around newborn babies and young children.
Although weightloss in the first days of live is normal in humans, the consequence is often
supplementary feeding.
In this presentation I will discuss how tools to closely monitor weightloss ánd -gain can help
prevent unnescesary supplementation. And how such a tool, if and when used properly, can
also help in education of both healthcare professionals as expecting parent. In this
presentation the focus will be on a tool developed by TNO Nederland precisely with the aim
to prevent unnescessary supplementation and cessation of breastfeeding.
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