Author

Philippa Pearson-Glaze IBCLC

Philippa Pearson-Glaze is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) in private practice in the West Midlands, UK, and is the owner and editor of Breastfeeding.Support. Philippa was Managing Editor of Leader Today, La Leche League International’s Leader magazine for seven years (2015-2022) and a Professional Liaison Leader for La Leche League Great Britain (LLLGB) supporting La Leche League Leaders with complex medical queries for nine years (2015-2024). For more information see the About Page.

Breastfeeding Tips, Problems

July 23, 2015

Reflux in Newborns

Reflux, spitting up or possetting are all names used to describe babies bringing back some of the milk that they swallowed earlier. Some spitting up is quite normal in young babies, this…
Reviews

June 26, 2015

Baby Poop: What Your Pediatrician May Not Tell You

Book review of Baby Poop: What Your Pediatrician May Not Tell You by Linda Palmer, 2015 Baby Poop is much more than a book about…
Ages & Stages

May 30, 2015

Baby Biting While Breastfeeding

When a baby is breastfeeding correctly his tongue will cover his lower gum ridge or teeth (if he has teeth yet) and he will not…
Problems

May 18, 2015

Lactose Intolerance in Babies

Lactose is the main sugar found in breast milk. It is produced in the breast, it doesn’t come from a mother’s diet. Lactose is very…
Special Circumstances

May 3, 2015

Milk Allergy in Babies

Babies can have allergies and intolerances to food just as children and adults can. The most common culprit causing a reaction for babies is cows’ milk…
Special Circumstances

May 3, 2015

Elimination Diet

Most breastfeeding mothers can eat pretty much whatever they like. However some exclusively breastfed babies can have allergies or intolerances to traces of food proteins that…
Problems, Special Circumstances

April 19, 2015

Treatment for Jaundice

Newborn jaundice (yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes) is quite common in newborn babies as all babies are born with more red…
Problems

April 19, 2015

Jaundice in Breastfeeding Babies

The yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes sometimes seen in a newborn baby is known as jaundice. It happens when excess blood…
Problems

April 19, 2015

Causes and Symptoms of Jaundice

Jaundice (also called hyperbilirubinaemia) is the name given for the yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes due to an accumulation of the…
Special Circumstances

March 21, 2015

Lactation After Stillbirth and Infant Loss

Losing a baby any time after 16-18 weeks gestation may still lead to breast milk coming in to the breasts a few days later. This…