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Auckland Based Sleep Training and Breastfeeding Support for Busy Parents
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Libby is a nurse, midwife, lactation consultant and childbirth educator.
Warm and approachable, Founder and Director of Libby & Co., Libby Cain, has twenty years of industry experience from around the globe.
An experienced nurse, midwife, lactation consultant and childbirth educator, Libby has many strings to her bow.
Libby specialised in Paediatric Cardiology in the UK, working with babies born with heart defects.
After extensively travelling and working in Africa, Europe and the UK, her love of babies inspired her to return to New Zealand and train as a midwife.
Her soothing and gentle approach, coupled with her calming personality, helps mothers and babies feel at ease.
Having spent 15 years working as a childbirth educator, Libby works alongside groups and couples, offering antenatal advice in preparation for parenthood.
Libby is passionate about what she does, and spends the majority of her time offering in-home help to new parents.
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Libby’s Lessons
What to pack
For labour Your support person / whānauLip balm (this can be your lanolin nipple cream)Massage oilWarm socksPillow with a coloured pillowcase on...
The very start of Labour – Latent phase
The early stage of labour is called the latent phase, this is the preparation phase and it is important to let it unfold at its own pace, trust your...
Newborn skincare
A newborn baby’s skin is very fragile and delicate, as it can take up to a year to form the protective acid mantle of healthy adult skin. Baby’s...
Bringing your newborn home
Bringing baby home for the first time although exciting, can be a little overwhelming but there are things you can do to prepare you for the next...
Lecithin use in breastfeeding for recurrent mastitis and blocked ducts
Lecithin is an essential fat present in body cells and is often added to medication and food products for the number of health benefits it provides...
Harvesting or Expressing colostrum before the arrival of your baby
It may have been suggested that you “harvest” colostrum before the baby comes. This is because we know that your baby is going to come early or...
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