Alice's story - diabetes, feeding in pregnancy and a self-weaning journey
About this episode
Alice Lacey-Campbell shares her experiences with breastfeeding during pregnancy and managing type 1 diabetes.
This week I’m talking to Liverpool-based public health doctor Alice Lacey-Campbell about tandem feeding, breastfeeding an older child, and breastfeeding with type 1 diabetes. Alice shares how her nearly five-year-old, Asha, breastfeeds only occasionally now after a “false stop,” often for emotional regulation, and describes dry nursing through pregnancy when her milk dried up around nine weeks. We discuss why antenatal colostrum expression is recommended for diabetes, and Alice’s techniques. ...
People in this episode
Host: Emma Pickett
Guest: Alice Lacey-Campbell
Topics covered
- tandem feeding
- breastfeeding
- type 1 diabetes
- self-weaning
- emotional regulation
Keywords
- tandem feeding
- breastfeeding
- type 1 diabetes
- self-weaning
- emotional regulation
- antenatal colostrum expression
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Liverpool, type 1 diabetes
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