This chat with Dr Heather is so juicy and full of wisdom!

We chat about: 
- What is reflux and does it need to be medicated?
- Is there such a thing as a 'happy chucker?'
- How much crying is normal in babies?
- What is colic?
- How seriously do we need to consider food allergies? Elimination diets? CMPI? 
- What's the deal with breastfeeding and drinking alcohol? What about in pregnancy?
- Should we continue to avoid sushi and soft cheeses in pregnancy? 

Dr Heather Johnston is a medical doctor with a background in obstetrics, gynaecology, and general practice. She is now working entirely in the perinatal space through her business, Cradled, supporting families with infant feeding and breastfeeding, responsive and holistic approaches to sleep, as well as perinatal and infant mental health. Alongside medicine, she is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, an accredited Holistic Sleep Coach through Lyndsey Hookway's program, accredited in Neuroprotective Developmental Care through Possums, and is a Circle of Security Parenting Facilitator. Heather's passion is empowering parents, especially those who go against the mainstream narrative and find themselves adrift, and busting myths and misinformation that do harm or steal the joy out of parenting. She prioritises normalising normal infant behaviours and patterns, and troubleshooting when things fall outside that normal realm, to find workable and family-centred solutions that promote attachment and relational health. She is based in Palmerston North in the lower North Island of New Zealand, and sees families all over New Zealand via virtual consultations. She's also a mum of three little ones aged 1 to 6, a fur-mum of a curly-tailed cat, and a lover of hot pink and hot coffee.

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