I'm a new mum - and forcing mothers to pay for breastfeeding help is unacceptable

"In CUMH, I joked with one of the nurses a few hours after giving birth, that it would probably be easier to have the Pope visit me than a lactation consultant."

Baby Donnacha Jacob with mum Niamh Hennessy.

There’s a growing trend among ‘new mum’ influencers whereby they tag their lactation consultant who helped them with their breastfeeding issues. 

This is a handy advertising route for private lactation consultants and they can reach their target audiences easily this way.