ALCI Council and members recently represented ALCI as part of a special reception in Áras an Uachtaráin in celebration of National Breastfeeding Week. This year two ALCI members Mairead Murphy IBCLC and Danielle Sullivan IBCLC (and Danielle’s baby) attended along with ALCI Council members Sue Jameson IBCLC, Lorraine O’Hagan IBCLC, Aine  O’Leary IBCLC and Fiona Rea IBCLC.

The reception, which was hosted by Sabina Higgins, included a  ‘Latching on’ morning and involved representatives, mothers and babies from ALCI, Cuidiú, La Leche League, Friends of Breastfeeding and  Association for Improvement in the Maternity Services Ireland (AIMS),