38 - My toddler only wants me for my milk - confessions of a milk machine

11/13/23 • 26 min

"They swarm me whenever I sit down and will SCREAM until I breastfeed them - and then they are off to play. They never want snuggle without breastfeeding. I feel like all I am is a milk machine." <- Have you ever had these thoughts?
I know I have!
This week I challenge the cultural narrative that we are only milk machines, unpack the ways that this belief impacts our moment-by-moment breastfeeding, and leave you with some practical tips to connect with your child beyond the boob.
Note - I'll take things a little slower until the New Year, so stay tuned for new episodes on a slightly less frequent schedule.

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11/13/23 • 26 min

Start to Stop Toddler Breastfeeding - 38 - My toddler only wants me for my milk - confessions of a milk machine

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Back for another episode. Alright, I think I skipped last week. I'm 99 percent sure. Uh, I have been really tired lately. I've had a lot of health stuff going on the last year or so. Nothing too serious. Um, but it has absolutely impacted me day by day. And, um, I bring that up for a couple of reasons.

Number one, is that I'm kind of scaling back a little bit with the podcast through the holidays. I think I'll be posting like just a

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