Even doctors don't have all the answers.
When my first baby arrived, I was surprised by how unprepared I felt. I had years of medical training behind me — and yet nothing had readied me for the reality of new parenthood. The sleep deprivation, the self-doubt, the constant stream of conflicting advice from well-meaning people who all seemed completely certain they were right.
I barely knew what to trust. My intuition felt buried. I second-guessed everything, from how I was feeding to whether my baby was sleeping enough, too much, or in the right way. And the advice just kept coming — often contradicting itself, rarely grounded in evidence.
That experience changed the direction of my career. When I returned to practice after maternity leave, I began training as a Lactation Consultant. Not just to help parents with feeding, but to address the wider confidence gap I kept seeing in the families I worked with — the gap between what parents were told and what they actually needed to hear.
More Than Milk grew out of that mission. It is the resource I wish had existed when I needed it most.
Parents deserve better than bad advice.
In clinic, I kept noticing the same pattern. Families would come to me worried — about their baby's weight, their milk supply, their sleep, their own mental health. And more often than not, what they were experiencing was completely normal.
Normal newborn behaviour. Normal breastfeeding physiology. Normal new-parent anxiety. But somewhere between the birth suite and my consulting room, someone — often several someones — had convinced them otherwise.
The parenting industry profits from parental doubt. Products are marketed, services are sold, and advice is given by people who stand to benefit from making parents believe something is wrong with their baby. I had seen too many breastfeeding journeys cut short, too many parents lose confidence in themselves, because of misinformation dressed up as expertise.
I decided to do something about it.
"More Than Milk was built to empower you, build your confidence, and help you feel like the expert you already are when it comes to your baby."
More Than Milk online courses, retreats and workshops exist for one reason: to give you evidence-based knowledge, free from industry bias and commercial pressure, so that you can make informed decisions for your family with real confidence.
No upsells. No scare tactics. No judgement. Just clear, trustworthy guidance from a GP and Lactation Consultant who has walked this road herself.
You can trust what I teach.
With so much noise online, credentials matter. Here is exactly who I am, who I am registered with, and why that means you can rely on what I share with you.
General Practitioner
I am a qualified GP registered with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and a fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. Caring for families across all stages of life is at the heart of what I do. My knowledge is continuously updated through ongoing professional development.
Board Certified Lactation Consultant
I am a Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) and a member of LCANZ. I pursued this qualification because parents deserve feeding support they can genuinely trust — free from commercial bias and focused entirely on helping you reach whatever feeding goals you set for yourself and your baby.
Registered Meditation Teacher
I am a qualified meditation teacher registered with Meditation Australia. Mindfulness and meditation are powerful, evidence-based tools for managing the stress, anxiety and mental load of new parenthood. My accreditation means you can learn these skills in a safe, structured and professionally guided environment.
"My only focus is the health and wellbeing of you and your family."
Dr Emily Amos
A rare combination of expertise.
Most health professionals receive very little training on lactation. Even fewer understand the full picture — the physiology of breastfeeding, the physical and emotional recovery of the postnatal period, the mental health of new parents, and the evidence around infant sleep and development.
Fewer still have the skills to weave mindfulness and lifestyle medicine into that picture in a clinically meaningful way.
I have spent years deliberately building a practice that holds all of these things at once. My qualifications span general medicine, lactation, mental health, mindfulness and meditation — not because I wanted impressive letters after my name, but because I kept seeing how much families needed someone who could look at the whole picture.
When you work with me, you get evidence-based guidance with no commercial agenda, no pressure to buy a product, and no one-size-fits-all answers. Just honest, considered support from someone who has lived it and studied it deeply.
- GP registered with AHPRA and RACGP fellow
- Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC)
- Registered Meditation Teacher, Meditation Australia
- Evidence-based, bias-free and always in your corner
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