Narelle Dwyer Lactation Consultant

29/08/2026

Your experience could help inform future research into maternal asthma and infant feeding.

Researchers at the University of Newcastle are seeking mothers with asthma who are caring for a baby under 1 year old to take part in a study exploring experiences during the postpartum period.

Learn more or register your interest: https://redcap.hmri.org.au/surveys/?s=LJPMXAMJFYXDLMKL

ABA research approval number: 2026-03.

08/08/2026

As World Breastfeeding Week comes to a close, we want to thank everyone who joined us in strengthening what works💜

Thank you to the mothers and families who shared their stories, the volunteers and health professionals who provide trusted support, and every person who helped celebrate, promote and protect breastfeeding this week.

World Breastfeeding Week may be ending, but ABA’s support is here every day. Save this post so you can find trusted information and support whenever you need it - from our 24/7 National Breastfeeding Helpline and Virtual Village to local groups and evidence-based resources.

Learn more: aba.asn.au/wbw2026.

08/08/2026

🌏 As we close out World Breastfeeding Week, we are grateful to have started the day with a special global webinar, Southeast Asia Perspectives on Breastfeeding Support.

Thank you to our incredible speakers from across Southeast Asia who shared their experiences, challenges, and successes in supporting breastfeeding families through evidence-based care. The discussion highlighted the importance of collaboration, community support, and learning from one another as we work toward a shared goal: helping families achieve their breastfeeding goals.

🎥 Missed the live event? The recording is now available!

https://youtu.be/SDCr45oC02U

Be sure to watch through to the end to learn about special World Breastfeeding Week discounts on:

✅ ABM Membership
✅ Registration for the ABM Annual International Meeting

We also share information about conference scholarships and opportunities to get involved with ABM.

https://youtu.be/SDCr45oC02U

08/08/2026

08/08/2026

As World Breastfeeding Week 2026 draws to a close, we remind ourselves that advocacy, education, and community-building are year-round endeavors. Mark your calendars and join ILCA in supporting these crucial upcoming cultural and health observances:

🗓️ Indigenous Milk Medicine Week: 8-14 August

🗓️ Asian American, Native Hawaiian, & Pacific Islander Breastfeeding Week: 15-21 August

🗓️ Black Breastfeeding Week: 25-31 August

🗓️ Workplace Lactation Week: 1-7 September

🗓️ Latina/x Breastfeeding Week (Semana de La Lactancia Latina): 8-14 September

🗓️ Deaf and Hard of Hearing Breastfeeding Week: 16-22 September

Let’s stand in solidarity to dismantle systemic inequities and support every family’s unique lactation journey.

07/08/2026

07/08/2026

Stopping traffic and starting conversations about breastfeeding support 🍊🍋🍈

World Breastfeeding Week has gone big, bringing a playful and attention-grabbing message to Melbourne’s streets: breastfeeding support starts here!

Behind the colourful creative is an important reminder that trusted information and support are available when mums and families need it.

📞 National Breastfeeding Helpline: 1800 mum2mum
💻 breastfeeding.asn.au
World Breastfeeding Week: aba.asn.au/wbw2026.

Have you spotted our billboard on your commute? QMS

07/08/2026

Great messages to celebrate World Breastfeeding Week!

31/01/2026

For most of human history, infant care was communal. When mothers were exhausted, ill, or overwhelmed, other women stepped in. In many cultures, grandmothers re lactated to help feed grandchildren, responding to the baby’s needs and the mother’s recovery.

Biology supports this reality. Lactation is driven by hormones and demand, not age alone. When a baby suckles and a woman feels supported and safe, the body can respond. This flexibility allowed infants to survive and mothers to heal within strong social systems.

Modern parenting often isolates mothers and replaces shared care with pressure. Women are told their bodies are insufficient without schedules, products, or external fixes. This message ignores how adaptable the female body is and how much support shapes biological outcomes.

The issue is not whether re lactation should happen today. It is what we lost when support disappeared. Mothers were never meant to do this alone. When women are surrounded by help, rest, and reassurance, their bodies and nervous systems function better. Support does not replace biology. It activates it. Remembering this truth restores trust in the body and honors the wisdom built into generations of caregiving.