Start to Stop Toddler Breastfeeding - BONUS: Is saying "no" to a breastfeed HARMING your child? A conversation with Samantha Radford, Phd (Evidence-Based Mommy Podcast)

BONUS: Is saying "no" to a breastfeed HARMING your child? A conversation with Samantha Radford, Phd (Evidence-Based Mommy Podcast)

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04/12/23 • 31 min

Have you ever worried that boundaries around breastfeeding might be wrong or inappropriate?
It can feel like you are caught between 2 worlds:

One where sleep training is the norm, and breastfeeding beyond 6 or 12 months is said to be "more for the mom than the baby"
And another where "surrendering" to your child's needs is the ONLY way to parent, and refusing a feed for any reason is inherently problematic.

But what if there is a third option?
In this bonus episode, I sit down with my friend and colleague, Samantha Radford to talk about this nuanced subject with grace, humility, and humor.

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Have you ever worried that boundaries around breastfeeding might be wrong or inappropriate?
It can feel like you are caught between 2 worlds:

One where sleep training is the norm, and breastfeeding beyond 6 or 12 months is said to be "more for the mom than the baby"
And another where "surrendering" to your child's needs is the ONLY way to parent, and refusing a feed for any reason is inherently problematic.

But what if there is a third option?
In this bonus episode, I sit down with my friend and colleague, Samantha Radford to talk about this nuanced subject with grace, humility, and humor.

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Start to Stop Toddler Breastfeeding - BONUS: Is saying "no" to a breastfeed HARMING your child? A conversation with Samantha Radford, Phd (Evidence-Based Mommy Podcast)

Transcript

] In this very special episode of Start to Stop Toddler Breastfeeding, I sit down with Samantha Radford, who is not only a PhD chemist and public health expert, but a MAMA four. She is the founder of Evidence-Based Mommy and the host of the Evidence-Based Mommy podcast, as well as the host of Breastfeeding Beyond Babyhood.

[00:00:20] Yeah, she is the brains behind that amazing event, which is happening soon. If you haven't already heard, you can grab your free. At the link in the [00:00: