
Pacifiers and Nipple Confusion
03/06/23 • 41 min
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Pacifiers and nipple confusion. What’s the deal? Were you afraid to give a pacifier?
Listen this week as Dianne and Abby break down the research about pacifiers and breastfeeding.
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Things we talked about:
RTW feedback [3:30]
Lots of pacifiers at the hospital where Abby had Jack [8:56]
Baby Friendly [10:20]
Kids find something for soothing [13:00]
NICU/SCN and preemies [15:20]
Healthy babies [23:44]
SIDS [24:25]
Motivated parents [27:23]
Problems contributing to breastfeeding [28:30]
What Dianne sees in her practice [30:05]
Feeding issues [33:20]
Cultural [33:59]
Therapeutic situations [36:09]
Today's episode is sponsored by Motif Medical. The Motif Luna breast pump is proven to provide more milk in less time. Use code BABF15 for 15% off at www.motifmedical.com!
Today’s episode is sponsored by Cake Maternity. Cake Maternity stocks one of the largest ranges of maternity and nursing bras. Visit www.cakematernity.com and use code BADASS15 for 15% off!
Links to information we discussed or episodes you should check out!
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00431-022-04559-9
https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/114-the-attachment-effect/
https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/baby-friendly-hospitals/
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Music: "Levels of Greatness" from "We Used to Paint Stars in the Sky (2012)" courtesy of Scott Holmes at freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott Holmes
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode!
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Pacifiers and nipple confusion. What’s the deal? Were you afraid to give a pacifier?
Listen this week as Dianne and Abby break down the research about pacifiers and breastfeeding.
If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you. Please consider leaving us a review on itunes or sending us an email with your suggestions and comments to [email protected]. You can also add your email to our list and have episodes sent right to your inbox!
Things we talked about:
RTW feedback [3:30]
Lots of pacifiers at the hospital where Abby had Jack [8:56]
Baby Friendly [10:20]
Kids find something for soothing [13:00]
NICU/SCN and preemies [15:20]
Healthy babies [23:44]
SIDS [24:25]
Motivated parents [27:23]
Problems contributing to breastfeeding [28:30]
What Dianne sees in her practice [30:05]
Feeding issues [33:20]
Cultural [33:59]
Therapeutic situations [36:09]
Today's episode is sponsored by Motif Medical. The Motif Luna breast pump is proven to provide more milk in less time. Use code BABF15 for 15% off at www.motifmedical.com!
Today’s episode is sponsored by Cake Maternity. Cake Maternity stocks one of the largest ranges of maternity and nursing bras. Visit www.cakematernity.com and use code BADASS15 for 15% off!
Links to information we discussed or episodes you should check out!
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00431-022-04559-9
https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/114-the-attachment-effect/
https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/baby-friendly-hospitals/
Join our Patreon Community!
https://www.patreon.com/badassbreastfeedingpodcast
Set up your consultation with Dianne
https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/consultations/
Check out Dianne’s blog here~
https://diannecassidyconsulting.com/milklytheblog/
Follow our Podcast~
Here is how you can connect with Dianne and Abby~
- Abby Theuring https://www.thebadassbreastfeeder.com
- Dianne Cassidy http://www.diannecassidyconsulting.com
Music we use~
Music: "Levels of Greatness" from "We Used to Paint Stars in the Sky (2012)" courtesy of Scott Holmes at freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott Holmes
Previous Episode

Pumping and Dumping
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Has anyone ever told you to pump and dump your breastmilk?
Did you ever wonder where the phrase “pump and dump” even came from? Listen today and Dianne and Abby talk all about the pump and dump and where this phrase originated.
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Things we talked about:
What is pump and dump? [7:00]
Too much milk? [8:03]
Medications [9:30]
Half-life of medications – what does this mean? [11:08]
Practice of pump and dump [23:25]
Where pump and dump came from [24:05]
Procedures [26:57]
Looking at the whole scenario [35:18]
Smoking [36:02]
Today’s episode is brought to you by Cake Maternity. Cake Maternity stocks one of the largest ranges of maternity and nursing bras. Visit www.cakematernity.com and use code BADASS15 for 15% off!
Links to information we discussed or episodes you should check out!
https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/marijuana-and-breastfeeding/
https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/drinking-alcohol-while-breastfeeding/
https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/134-breastfeeding-and-medications/
https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/not-recommended-while-breastfeeding/
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Here is how you can connect with Dianne and Abby~
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- Dianne Cassidy http://www.diannecassidyconsulting.com
Music we use~
Music: "Levels of Greatness" from "We Used to Paint Stars in the Sky (2012)" courtesy of Scott Holmes at freemusicarchive.
Next Episode

Benefits of breastfeeding for parents and babies
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Benefits to breastfeeding for babies and parents. There are a lot of them.
Listen as Dianne and Abby break down some beneficial reasons to breastfeeding. I bet you will learn something new.
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Things we talked about:
All different kinds of benefits to talk about [7:08]
Why breastfeeding is so good for babies’ health [8:25]
Osteoporosis [10:44]
Breast / ovarian cancer [13:00]
Oxytocin [14:10]
Saving money – and the controversy [17:30]
Weight loss [20:43]
Anemia [22:59]
Breastfeeding as birth control [24:10]
Study from Indonesia regarding fussy babies [26:20]
Colostrum can’t be replicated [33:50]
Obesity / overfeeding [35:15]
Building confidence [36:45]
Dental [37:30]
Sleep [41:27]
This episode is also sponsored by Fairhaven Health. Fertility, pregnancy and breastfeeding products. Use code BADASS for 15% off your purchase at www.fairhavenhealth.com.
Links to information we discussed or episodes you should check out!
https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/cluster-feeding/
https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/the-impact-of-breastfeeding-on-the-environment/
https://kellymom.com/pregnancy/bf-prep/bf-benefits/#lists
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https://diannecassidyconsulting.com/milklytheblog/
Follow our Podcast~
Here is how you can connect with Dianne and Abby~
- Abby Theuring https://www.thebadassbreastfeeder.com
- Dianne Cassidy http://www.diannecassidyconsulting.com
Music we use~
Music: "Levels of Greatness" from "We Used to Paint Stars in the Sky (2012)" courtesy of Scott Holmes at freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott Holmes
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