Pinky McKay is a Melbourne-based writer specializing in health, education and family issues. An International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) and certified infant message instructor, she is the author of Parenting by Heart and 100 Ways to Calm the Crying and is a popular contributor to various national parenting publications and websites including Practical Parenting, Mother and Baby, Natural Parenting, Bellybelly and Motherinc.