Emma's story - breastfeeding and being hospitalised
From Makes Milk with Emma Pickett: breastfeeding from the beginning to the end by Emma Pickett - Board Certified Lactation Consultant
March 30, 2026 · 1h 8m · Episode 13
About this episode
Emma Erskine-Fox shares her breastfeeding journey with her daughter Isabelle, discussing challenges and support received along the way.
This week, I’m joined by the brilliant Emma Erskine-Fox, a Bristol-area lawyer, ABM peer supporter, and mother, to talk about breastfeeding her daughter Isabelle to nearly age four, including a gentle self-weaning ending. Emma describes being breastfed herself, antenatal education that helped normalise cluster feeding, an induced birth ending in an emergency caesarean, early latch and weight-loss difficulties resolved with midwife and IBCLC support, and some intense cluster feeding. She also ...
People in this episode
Host: Emma Pickett
Guest: Emma Erskine-Fox
Topics covered
- breastfeeding
- self-weaning
- antenatal education
- cluster feeding
- emergency caesarean
- midwife support
Keywords
- breastfeeding
- self-weaning
- cluster feeding
- emergency caesarean
- midwife support
- lactation consultant
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: ABM, Bristol
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