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Providing Breastfeeding Support and Advice

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About Katie & Nursing Mama

Katie started Nursing Mama with the aim to provide antenatal breastfeeding education to parents in her local area. As a public health nurse and certified lactation consultant, she was seeing many parents experience the same issues when they returned home from hospital. Katie quickly realised if they had better education regarding breastfeeding, understanding how to get started, how to establish a milk supply and have a realistic expectation of breastfeeding, this would have led to a more positive experience. The word of Nursing Mama classes spread, and Katie quickly moved online to reach more parents not only in Ireland but overseas now too.
 
The Newborn Care class was then created to support, educate & empower parents in Newborn Care. The Weaning from Breastfeeding Class quickly followed due to the increasing number of clients seeking help to stop Breastfeeding and remains one of the most popular classes to date. Nursing Mama offers in person consults within Kildare and Dublin as well as online Worldwide.
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Breastfeeding Preparation Class 512

Breastfeeding
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Bottle Feeding
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Breastfeeding Tips

Weaning from
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Elsa Mouget
14:25 24 Jan 26
Katie provided truly invaluable support when I was breastfeeding my second baby. While I had no issues with my first, my new arrival had a shallow latch that made feeding quite painful. After correcting my feeding position to guarantee optimal latching, Katie quickly and identified that a tongue tie might be the cause and referred us to a specialist clinic. She was absolutely right, and once treated, everything improved.

She also guided us through a suspected milk protein allergy, offering clear, reassuring advice every step of the way. The level of care, knowledge, and ongoing support I received from Katie has been ten times greater than what we’ve experienced with any other medical professional so far (including our GP) during our baby’s first six months. I honestly can’t recommend her highly enough.
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Elsa Mouget
14:25 24 Jan 26
Katie provided truly invaluable support when I was breastfeeding my second baby. While I had no issues with my first, my new arrival had a shallow latch that made feeding quite painful. After correcting my feeding position to guarantee optimal latching, Katie quickly and identified that a tongue tie might be the cause and referred us to a specialist clinic. She was absolutely right, and once treated, everything improved.

She also guided us through a suspected milk protein allergy, offering clear, reassuring advice every step of the way. The level of care, knowledge, and ongoing support I received from Katie has been ten times greater than what we’ve experienced with any other medical professional so far (including our GP) during our baby’s first six months. I honestly can’t recommend her highly enough.
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Orla Hoban
19:23 25 Nov 25
I bought the breastmilk collector cups recently. They are amazing for collecting what would be leaking milk into breast pads. They are really comfortable to wear and very discrete. Great way of not wasting any milk. Easy to clean and sterilise.Would highly recommend. Katie gives amazing breastfeeding advise and support. She has helped me so much on my breastfeeding journey!
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Orla Hoban
19:23 25 Nov 25
I bought the breastmilk collector cups recently. They are amazing for collecting what would be leaking milk into breast pads. They are really comfortable to wear and very discrete. Great way of not wasting any milk. Easy to clean and sterilise.Would highly recommend. Katie gives amazing breastfeeding advise and support. She has helped me so much on my breastfeeding journey!
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Paula Prendergast
22:03 27 Aug 25
I am so thankful to Katie for the education and support she provided me on my breastfeeding journey with my son Ben. At 10 days old I felt he wasn’t getting enough from me and I was struggling with low supply. I had had the same issue with my first baby and had combination fed from the start and I really wanted to see if I could do things differently this time around. Katie educated me on how to optimise my supply and through her guidance and expertise I got there. Ben is now 9 months old and when I look back I am so thankful to her and for my own intuition to reach out to her to get the help. Sending the inquiry to her was the best decision I made, the in person consult was exactly what I needed it to guide and educate me.
I would strongly recommend Katie, not only if you are struggling, but as a guide to set you up and educate you so that you can have an enjoyable and positive breastfeeding experience.
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Paula Prendergast
22:03 27 Aug 25
I am so thankful to Katie for the education and support she provided me on my breastfeeding journey with my son Ben. At 10 days old I felt he wasn’t getting enough from me and I was struggling with low supply. I had had the same issue with my first baby and had combination fed from the start and I really wanted to see if I could do things differently this time around. Katie educated me on how to optimise my supply and through her guidance and expertise I got there. Ben is now 9 months old and when I look back I am so thankful to her and for my own intuition to reach out to her to get the help. Sending the inquiry to her was the best decision I made, the in person consult was exactly what I needed it to guide and educate me.
I would strongly recommend Katie, not only if you are struggling, but as a guide to set you up and educate you so that you can have an enjoyable and positive breastfeeding experience.
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Vicki Shealy
14:24 23 Jul 25
I contacted Katie when I had decided to night wean my 16 month old and I am so glad I did. Before getting Katie’s help, I had tried to do it myself and it was so stressful and upsetting. I doubted myself as the methods I had used previously to wean my first child were completely failing second time round. Katie provides a very bespoke service with advice and support tailored to suit personal circumstances all the while encouraging a very gentle and relaxed approach. We are now fully weaned with minimal tears along the way. I truly believe we would not be in this position without Katie’s support!
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Vicki Shealy
14:24 23 Jul 25
I contacted Katie when I had decided to night wean my 16 month old and I am so glad I did. Before getting Katie’s help, I had tried to do it myself and it was so stressful and upsetting. I doubted myself as the methods I had used previously to wean my first child were completely failing second time round. Katie provides a very bespoke service with advice and support tailored to suit personal circumstances all the while encouraging a very gentle and relaxed approach. We are now fully weaned with minimal tears along the way. I truly believe we would not be in this position without Katie’s support!
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Elysia Hegarty
08:59 15 Jun 25
Katie is truly exceptional. She helped me navigate a painful bout of mastitis, manage engorgement, and address oversupply issues , all while helping me feel reassured, capable, and heard.

Katie’s guidance was practical, respectful, and always tailored to what felt right for me and my baby. More recently, she supported me through a gentle weaning process, which brought things full circle in the most positive way as I planned to return to work. I’m so grateful to have had her in my corner and can’t recommend her highly enough.
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Elysia Hegarty
08:59 15 Jun 25
Katie is truly exceptional. She helped me navigate a painful bout of mastitis, manage engorgement, and address oversupply issues , all while helping me feel reassured, capable, and heard.

Katie’s guidance was practical, respectful, and always tailored to what felt right for me and my baby. More recently, she supported me through a gentle weaning process, which brought things full circle in the most positive way as I planned to return to work. I’m so grateful to have had her in my corner and can’t recommend her highly enough.
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Katie O'Brien
09:54 08 May 25
My PHN as well as local breastfeeding group recommended Katie so I started following her shortly before baby was born as I had planned to breastfeed. Unfortunately my breastfeeding journey was not as straightforward as I had hoped and I ended up exclusively pumping and feeling very isolated and lost. I reached out to Katie and within a day or 2 had an appointment with her. To say she was a godsend is an understatement. She is not only very knowledgeable in all things feeding whether breast or bottles, she is thorough, asking about my history and pregnancy/delivery history and also very kind & compassionate which I really needed at the time. Her support went beyond the consultation - as I began to wean from the pump she was on hand again with invaluable advice on how to do this safely and when complications arose, she was able to tailor my weaning plan. Thank you so much Katie! Would highly recommend Katie and will be engaging her services again for any future babies 👶
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Katie O'Brien
09:54 08 May 25
My PHN as well as local breastfeeding group recommended Katie so I started following her shortly before baby was born as I had planned to breastfeed. Unfortunately my breastfeeding journey was not as straightforward as I had hoped and I ended up exclusively pumping and feeling very isolated and lost. I reached out to Katie and within a day or 2 had an appointment with her. To say she was a godsend is an understatement. She is not only very knowledgeable in all things feeding whether breast or bottles, she is thorough, asking about my history and pregnancy/delivery history and also very kind & compassionate which I really needed at the time. Her support went beyond the consultation - as I began to wean from the pump she was on hand again with invaluable advice on how to do this safely and when complications arose, she was able to tailor my weaning plan. Thank you so much Katie! Would highly recommend Katie and will be engaging her services again for any future babies 👶
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Emma Tyrrell
19:09 25 Jan 25
Katie was a pleasure to deal with. She totally transformed my experience of BF this time and was so kind and giving of her time in those hard early days. Highly recommend!!
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Emma Tyrrell
19:09 25 Jan 25
Katie was a pleasure to deal with. She totally transformed my experience of BF this time and was so kind and giving of her time in those hard early days. Highly recommend!!
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Emma Herron
12:26 25 Jan 25
I booked Katie for a home consultation 5 days after the birth of my 3rd baby. My milk had come in, I was very engorged and my baby was feeding constantly so I was getting very little rest.
Katie was able to tell me that I had a slow flow and how to introduce breast compressions as a result. This was a complete game changer as it made the full feed much more efficient time wise and resulted in my baby regaining back to his birth weight within the 2 weeks. I also started getting better sleep so a big win for both of us!
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Emma Herron
12:26 25 Jan 25
I booked Katie for a home consultation 5 days after the birth of my 3rd baby. My milk had come in, I was very engorged and my baby was feeding constantly so I was getting very little rest.
Katie was able to tell me that I had a slow flow and how to introduce breast compressions as a result. This was a complete game changer as it made the full feed much more efficient time wise and resulted in my baby regaining back to his birth weight within the 2 weeks. I also started getting better sleep so a big win for both of us!
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Olwyn Flanagan
16:33 21 Jan 25
We did Katie’s bottle weaning class and along with a few questions directly to her our baby was flying on the bottle in no time. After a couple of weeks using the techinques covered in the class, he will now take a bottle anytime, anywhere and from anyone! Highly recommend to anyone struggling
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Olwyn Flanagan
16:33 21 Jan 25
We did Katie’s bottle weaning class and along with a few questions directly to her our baby was flying on the bottle in no time. After a couple of weeks using the techinques covered in the class, he will now take a bottle anytime, anywhere and from anyone! Highly recommend to anyone struggling
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EmmaK479
14:31 19 Nov 24
Couldn't recommend Katie enough. I am a second time mother and my little girl won't take the bottle. Researched and tried so many things but had no luck. I coyldnt leave my baby because if this for over 6 months abd thought she would never take the bottle. Katie gave me tips and in no time, she was taking the bottle. Katie followed up with me and offered continously support. I am so gratitude fir Katie's kindness and support. I can continue breastfeeding now and have a balance now.
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EmmaK479
14:31 19 Nov 24
Couldn't recommend Katie enough. I am a second time mother and my little girl won't take the bottle. Researched and tried so many things but had no luck. I coyldnt leave my baby because if this for over 6 months abd thought she would never take the bottle. Katie gave me tips and in no time, she was taking the bottle. Katie followed up with me and offered continously support. I am so gratitude fir Katie's kindness and support. I can continue breastfeeding now and have a balance now.
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Amanda Moloney
23:13 11 Nov 24
I found Katie on instagram and saw she helped with breast and bottle feeding / refusal. My 12 week old was struggling with the bottle and on/off breast refusing from 4 weeks. I had gone to many other healthcare professionals before Katie who all told me my baby was just fussy or that she could sense how anxious I was about the feeds. Even though we dealt with Katie via zoom/emails/texts with videos and pictures, I knew from the first consultation that she was great because of all the information she needed. After sending videos and pictures Katie could tell my baby was suffering from oral dysfunction and led me to get the help we needed for my daughter. Katie helped me on how to increase and maintain my milk supply while my baby was refusing the breast. I couldn’t be more appreciative to just be listened to and leading me the way to getting my baby the care she needs after a long 12 weeks of feeding issues. Couldn’t recommend Katie enough! Thank you 🙏🏼
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Amanda Moloney
23:13 11 Nov 24
I found Katie on instagram and saw she helped with breast and bottle feeding / refusal. My 12 week old was struggling with the bottle and on/off breast refusing from 4 weeks. I had gone to many other healthcare professionals before Katie who all told me my baby was just fussy or that she could sense how anxious I was about the feeds. Even though we dealt with Katie via zoom/emails/texts with videos and pictures, I knew from the first consultation that she was great because of all the information she needed. After sending videos and pictures Katie could tell my baby was suffering from oral dysfunction and led me to get the help we needed for my daughter. Katie helped me on how to increase and maintain my milk supply while my baby was refusing the breast. I couldn’t be more appreciative to just be listened to and leading me the way to getting my baby the care she needs after a long 12 weeks of feeding issues. Couldn’t recommend Katie enough! Thank you 🙏🏼
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Aoife Cronin
09:39 11 Nov 24
Katie was a huge help with getting our baby onto the bottle. I had gone through months of bottle refusal and didn’t know what else to try. She gave us practical steps to follow and was extremely helpful throughout each stage. I found her very approachable and didn’t overwhelm us with too much information. I would highly recommend her!
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Aoife Cronin
09:39 11 Nov 24
Katie was a huge help with getting our baby onto the bottle. I had gone through months of bottle refusal and didn’t know what else to try. She gave us practical steps to follow and was extremely helpful throughout each stage. I found her very approachable and didn’t overwhelm us with too much information. I would highly recommend her!
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Oana S.
12:43 04 Nov 24
I reached out to Katie twice and it’s been the best decision I’ve made for myself and my baby girl. You would think the answer to your concerns is on Google but obviously how you tackle breastfeeding not a one size fits all solution. I’m still trying to learn and understand my baby and her feeding behaviour but this is because there is still so much to learn and try. Katie is a great teacher and the information and advice I got from her are clear, direct and for a numbers person like myself this is the approach I’ve been looking for from a LC. Highly recommend Katie especially if you’re a first time parent
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Oana S.
12:43 04 Nov 24
I reached out to Katie twice and it’s been the best decision I’ve made for myself and my baby girl. You would think the answer to your concerns is on Google but obviously how you tackle breastfeeding not a one size fits all solution. I’m still trying to learn and understand my baby and her feeding behaviour but this is because there is still so much to learn and try. Katie is a great teacher and the information and advice I got from her are clear, direct and for a numbers person like myself this is the approach I’ve been looking for from a LC. Highly recommend Katie especially if you’re a first time parent
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Georgina O Callaghan
15:08 31 Oct 24
I am so grateful I got the chance to work with Katie when I encountered some challenges towards the end of my 11 month breastfeeding journey. I found Katie to be so knowledgeable, well informed, professional and so kind. She helped changed the course of some problematic issues I had for the better and prevented the issues from recurring. Katie also worked with me to help successfully wean my son from breastfeeding in a very positive way. I felt she was always on standby to answer any additional questions outside of our consultation and was very supportive. I was lucky to have found her!
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Georgina O Callaghan
15:08 31 Oct 24
I am so grateful I got the chance to work with Katie when I encountered some challenges towards the end of my 11 month breastfeeding journey. I found Katie to be so knowledgeable, well informed, professional and so kind. She helped changed the course of some problematic issues I had for the better and prevented the issues from recurring. Katie also worked with me to help successfully wean my son from breastfeeding in a very positive way. I felt she was always on standby to answer any additional questions outside of our consultation and was very supportive. I was lucky to have found her!
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Maura Mc Namara
21:05 24 Oct 24
Katie (Nursing mama) is amazing. Would highly recommend her classes. I’ve attended a few now. No question is a stupid question with Katie. Katie is very helpful and understanding. She has all the knowledge base and is very encouraging with her teaching methods. Thanks again. Maura from Mayo.
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Maura Mc Namara
21:05 24 Oct 24
Katie (Nursing mama) is amazing. Would highly recommend her classes. I’ve attended a few now. No question is a stupid question with Katie. Katie is very helpful and understanding. She has all the knowledge base and is very encouraging with her teaching methods. Thanks again. Maura from Mayo.
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Reshma Narayanan Kutty
12:30 14 Aug 23
I’m so glad to have found Katie for the breastfeeding consultation when my daughter was born, Katie is full of knowledge and guided me on the positioning and techniques that helped me in my breastfeeding journey. She understood my feeding goals and promptly provided me with a plan, also followed up to make sure I was on track. Highly recommend her consultation especially for first time mothers new to breastfeeding
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Reshma Narayanan Kutty
12:30 14 Aug 23
I’m so glad to have found Katie for the breastfeeding consultation when my daughter was born, Katie is full of knowledge and guided me on the positioning and techniques that helped me in my breastfeeding journey. She understood my feeding goals and promptly provided me with a plan, also followed up to make sure I was on track. Highly recommend her consultation especially for first time mothers new to breastfeeding
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Kathryn Walsh
17:54 12 Aug 23
Such an informative course on New Born care - covering every thing you need to know. Her knowledge and passion for care is amazing & highly recommend all her classes / her podcasts & her instagram page for lots of free resources & information
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Kathryn Walsh
17:54 12 Aug 23
Such an informative course on New Born care - covering every thing you need to know. Her knowledge and passion for care is amazing & highly recommend all her classes / her podcasts & her instagram page for lots of free resources & information
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sarah breeney
17:18 12 Aug 23
Excellent course and very well delivered!!
Information very relevant and lots of it !!
Very happy that I did it and the length of it was perfect!!
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sarah breeney
17:18 12 Aug 23
Excellent course and very well delivered!!
Information very relevant and lots of it !!
Very happy that I did it and the length of it was perfect!!
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Niamh Walsh
18:26 26 Jul 23
Really helpful and practical advice. Great to be able to ask questions at the end. Thanks a mill.
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Niamh Walsh
18:26 26 Jul 23
Really helpful and practical advice. Great to be able to ask questions at the end. Thanks a mill.
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Aoife O'Hanlon
13:30 26 Jul 23
The online class with Katie was such a great use of my time. Her information is very precise and accessible, understanding of each individual’s unique situation. She is very knowledgeable and took adequate time to answer all questions. She is very practical from a professional and personal perspective. Highly recommend. I came away feeling empowered and confident on my breastfeeding journey. It was just the type of support I needed. Thanks Katie!!
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Aoife O'Hanlon
13:30 26 Jul 23
The online class with Katie was such a great use of my time. Her information is very precise and accessible, understanding of each individual’s unique situation. She is very knowledgeable and took adequate time to answer all questions. She is very practical from a professional and personal perspective. Highly recommend. I came away feeling empowered and confident on my breastfeeding journey. It was just the type of support I needed. Thanks Katie!!
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Kirsten Devlin
10:26 26 Jul 23
Did the breastfeeding course and will be doing the newborn care class in a few weeks. Thoroughly enjoyed the breastfeeding class. Katie has such a wealth of knowledge. Feel so much more prepared, and more aware of all the needs to know with regards to feeding options. Really looking forward to the next class.
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Kirsten Devlin
10:26 26 Jul 23
Did the breastfeeding course and will be doing the newborn care class in a few weeks. Thoroughly enjoyed the breastfeeding class. Katie has such a wealth of knowledge. Feel so much more prepared, and more aware of all the needs to know with regards to feeding options. Really looking forward to the next class.
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Aoife Brennan
22:34 25 Jul 23
Katie's webinar was great. Full of information considered from every possible situation. Personally, I would have preferred if the Q&A session was done as a live (virtual) conversation rather than the Zoom chat function. Aside from this, an excellent session!
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Aoife Brennan
22:34 25 Jul 23
Katie's webinar was great. Full of information considered from every possible situation. Personally, I would have preferred if the Q&A session was done as a live (virtual) conversation rather than the Zoom chat function. Aside from this, an excellent session!
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Niamh O'Neill
09:00 23 Jun 23
Absolutely loved this class! So full of information and Katie I'd extremely knowledgeable. I decided to do the class because I wasn't sure whether I was ready to start weaning or not and I wanted information on how it's done. Katie delivered what I wanted to know and so much more. For now, I have decided not to wean just yet. But when I do decide its time, I have all the information I need to do it safely and at the right time for me and my baby. Thank you Katie!
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Niamh O'Neill
09:00 23 Jun 23
Absolutely loved this class! So full of information and Katie I'd extremely knowledgeable. I decided to do the class because I wasn't sure whether I was ready to start weaning or not and I wanted information on how it's done. Katie delivered what I wanted to know and so much more. For now, I have decided not to wean just yet. But when I do decide its time, I have all the information I need to do it safely and at the right time for me and my baby. Thank you Katie!

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