Dr Alan O’Reilly

My name is Dr Alan O’Reilly and I am General Practitioner and Lactation consultant based in Dublin. I developed a keen interest in infant feeding when my first child was born with a severe tongue tie. He went on to suffer with 9 months of colic.

As a doctor I made sure no stone was left unturned in my search for an answer to my child’s colic. In hindsight I truly believe it was own over investigation and interventions that contributed to his colic.

A child with excessive crying and feeding difficulties create a lot of anxiety and unease in a household. It is so important that we take a holistic approach to these babies and always look at the bigger picture before jumping to a diagnosis.

Babies with feeding issues and colic are often misdiagnosed with certain conditions very early on. When we mis-diagnose a baby with a condition we can often cause more harm than good.