Books: Breastfeeding with Confidence
Videos: DVD: Breastfeeding: Mom and I Can Do That

Sue Cox has been a breastfeeding counsellor with the Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA) since 1976. In 1978 she became the breastfeeding specialist (from 1985, the Lactation Consultant) at the Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. In 1985 Sue was the first ABA representative to the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE) and  was grand parented as a lactation consultant. In 1989 she began in private practice offering consultation and professional education. Sue has presented seminars, workshops and conference papers at many conferences locally, nationally and internationally.

Sue's first book 'Breastfeeding I Can Do That' was written in 1997 and her second book 'Breastfeeding with Confidence' was published in July 2004. She is also the writer and presenter on the current ABA (Tasmanian Branch) videos – "Mother and Baby... getting it right." and "Mother and Baby the first week."

Sue is currently studying for a Masters in Midwifery by distance education from Flinders University, South Australia.

Sue's work was recognised in the 2004 Australia Day Honours list "For service to community health, particularly as a lactation consultant, educator and counsellor for the care of breastfeeding mothers and their babies."

Sue is currently president of the Board of Directors of the International Lactation Consultant Association.

About her new book, Breastfeeding with Confidence, Sue writes:

Over the past twenty five years I have been privileged to receive hundreds of letters from mothers with newly found confidence in breastfeeding. These stories have been carefully stored in my "happy-mail boxes" until I finally lifted the lids to include the stories from these wonderful women in my new book Breastfeeding with Confidence.

Confidence is the key to breastfeeding so the title backed up by the letters will help the reader to appreciate that believing in their ability to breastfeed will help them reach their breastfeeding goal. As they read they will learn the historical reasons why breastfeeding became difficult and why there are so many conflicting ideas about breastfeeding and parenting. They will also read of the difficulties that can occur, the solutions, and will be encouraged by the letters which end these chapters.

This new book is a Do-It-Yourself Guide to breastfeeding. The reader is encouraged to become involved by learning practical skills as they read through the book. As many women learn through graphics, Coral Tulloch's illustrations have been reviewed so as to give the reader more exact visual images on many aspects of breastfeeding. Her sensitivity to mothers and babies comes through in her delightful illustrations.