Ep.11 BREASTFEEDING GOLD w/Susan Howard, IBCLC

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In this episode, we chat with Susan Howard, MSN, RN, IBCLC, mother of three and founder and owner of Arlington Lactation & Feeding Therapy, LLC. Susan is a member of the Mamistad Mami Circle - our list of favorite providers!

Susan has over 30 experience as a Registered Nurse, and became an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant in 2013 after her 'challenge baby' failed to thrive, refused to eat, and struggled to gain weight. A self-proclaimed "lacto-geek" who has a a special interest in tongue ties and supporting babies with dysfunctional sucking skills. She also loves working with medically-complex mothers and babies, including NICU graduates, reflux babies, slow gainers, and low supply mamas.

We discuss:

• discovering breastfeeding in our own way as new mothers
• the blind date analogy
• the factory metaphor
• the NATURE of breastfeeding
• your hospital stay is NOT LONG ENOUGH to teach you how to breastfeed
• The Well Fed Baby Checklist-breastfeeding positions
• lessons from Mrs. Maisel
• oxytocin parties :)
• when to say WHEN

Learn more about Susan's classes, and The Feeding Flock (a parenting and feeding support group that gathers twice a week in-person or on Zoom​) by visiting https://www.arlingtonlactation.com/
On Instagram and Facebook @susanhowardibclc

Visit us at ⁠Mamistad.com⁠ for more info about Mamistad and to learn more about Mamistad groups! As always, if you're a new mom, even if it's not with Mamistad, please find your MAMA TRIBE.

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Mamistad,
Cynthia
~Women are incredible, Moms are limitless, and a Sisterhood of Moms is a force of nature.