
Maria O'Sullivan
International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) and founder of Breastfeeding Cork, a private breastfeeding support practice in Cork, Ireland.
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Aug 19, 2026
Making Babies: Breastfeeding and Bottle-Feeding Tips
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Maria O'SullivanGUEST
Um, so when, when your baby's born, your breasts are not go- are not going to be like they're going to be, say, once your milk comes in.

Maria O'SullivanGUEST
So then that, uh, I see challenges like the baby is clamping because the breast is too, um, it's, it's, it's too hard, it's too full.

Maria O'SullivanGUEST
Um, so moms then need to be kind of mindful of softening the breast and down around the nipple and the areola area before the baby latches on.

Maria O'SullivanGUEST
So a, a lot of it is with latching, positioning, um, and, and just getting comfortable really and g- getting good support and getting, um, the, the evidence-based support so that you're getting the same information each time.
Making Babies: Breastfeeding and Bottle-Feeding Tips
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Maria O'SullivanGUEST
Um, so when, when your baby's born, your breasts are not g- are not going to be like they're going to be, say, once your milk comes in.

Maria O'SullivanGUEST
So then that, I see challenges like the baby is clamping because the breast is too, um, it's, it's, it's too hard, it's too full.

Maria O'SullivanGUEST
Um, so moms then need to be kind of mindful of softening the breast and down around the nipple and the areola area before the baby latches on.

Maria O'SullivanGUEST
So a, a lot of it is with latching, positioning, um, and, and just getting comfortable really and getting good support and getting, um, the, the evidence-based support so that you're getting the same information each time.

Andrea GilliganHOST
Um, it's actually put me off breastfeeding now as a result, but should I try with my second?"
Gen Z injectables, Libs leadership + does Australia have free speech?
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Dave MarcheseHOST
To ban controversial slogans and symbols, among other things, like phrases like "Globalize the Intifada," "From the river to the sea." Are laws like that pretty unusual?

Maria O'SullivanGUEST
They are, and if Queensland does this, then it would probably be the first jurisdiction in the world to, to do that, particularly "From the river to the sea." So I did a submission to the New South Wales Parliament inquiry that looked at this, and the report of that New South Wales Parliament was that "From the river to the sea" was too contested and so f- it shouldn't be banned.

Maria O'SullivanGUEST
But they did recommend banning "Globalize the Intifada," but importantly, only where it incited violence.

Maria O'SullivanGUEST
So I guess what I wanna say about that is that the general hate speech laws should be used, not specific slogans.

Maria O'SullivanGUEST
So obviously, during COVID, the COVID restrictions, particularly here in Victoria, people couldn't protest freely there because we had a state of emergency.

Maria O'SullivanGUEST
So rights are never absolute, and there is an argument, and it's reflected in international law, that the right to protest can be limited where there are public safety or public order considerations.
Is there too much pressure on women to ‘bounce back’?
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Maria O'SullivanGUEST
And, you know, taking it one day at a time and just, you know, celebrating the wins and acknowledging how she's feeling is so important and it's so honest.

Maria O'SullivanGUEST
And, you know, that she's sharing that as well because it will help a lot of other women to share how they feel as well.

Maria O'SullivanGUEST
But she's just come out of her fourth trimester and we don't talk about the fourth trimester enough.
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Should more support be given to parents with children in hospitals?
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Maria O'SullivanGUEST
I think this is about equity in health care, like Suzanne was highlighting in her article.
