#51: Ask Dr. Nice: A Case Study on the Impact of Parent's Medications on Milk Production when Inducing Lactation

05/09/18 • 34 min

It's a case study! Something a little bit different in our discussion with Dr. Nice, our pharmacist expert. Alyssa had connected with a mom-to-be Courtni who was inducing lactation with very quick and abundant milk production. She wanted to figure out what Courtni was doing so that she could learn from Courtni's experience to help other parents. (We at Sweet Pea are always trying to learn more about how to support the nursing success of non-birthing parents!) ... but Alyssa could not find anything in Courtni's approach that was different than other parents she had worked with. She did observe, however, that Courtni was taking several medications for her own health issues. Alyssa wondered if these medications or the health conditions underlying them could be the secret to Courtni's outcomes. She went to her friend, Dr. Nice for the answers...

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As it turns out, breastfeeding is not just "A Womanly Art." Steph shares an incredible story about a same-sex male couple she worked with who both nursed their baby, exclusively providing human milk for baby's first 6 months. How does this work? Creativity, support, milk expressed by baby's gestational carrier, and a tiny feeding tube at the father's nipple. Steph gives us the details of this amazing nursing relationship and how to support any LGBTQIA family interested in breastfeeding/chestfeeding/nursing.

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http://sweetpeabreastfeeding.com/podcast/50-stephanie-wagner-ibclc-on-chestfeeding-and-supporting-the-lgbtqia-community

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052: At-Breast/Chest Supplementation Tips and More

For as long as I've known my podcast co-host Hope Lien, she has been my go-to person for questions about at-breast/chest supplementation. When nursing her daughter by adoption (pictured here), at-breast supplementation was a key to her success - as it is for most parents who need to provide long-term supplementation. She understands first-hand how frustrating at-breast/chest supplementation can be at the beginning and how invaluable it can be in the long run. Getting from frustration to long-term success is the key and Hope tells us how!

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