The Milk Making Minutes

Lo's sister Amy is on the podcast, and it was a delight to have one hour to chat with her about breastfeeding! She has 6 children, three of whom she birthed and breastfed. She had a really tough first experience, that was made even more challenging because she took custody of her three older children when her first biological baby was 4 weeks old and she wasn't even in the swing of things with breastfeeding. Getting her first to latch was very challenging and if it wasn't for lifelong athlete mentality, she would not have made it through. Her second and third were not *as* challenging, but she did have an accidental homebirth on the exact same day that Lo had her homebirth!

You can reach out to Amy at andthecowsaysmoo@yahoo.com

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To book a lactation consultation with me, visit my website: www.quabbinbirthservices.com. In many cases I can bill your insurance, or create a superbill for you to submit for reimbursement. I offer virtual consults for clients outside of my service area!

To buy books about pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and parenting, and to support the show while doing it, go to my bookshop!

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Olivia's baby Lennon was born a couple of weeks early weighing just 5 pounds. She felt very supported at the hospital, and left feeling confident about breastfeeding. That was, until she went to a prescheduled follow appointment with the lactation consultant on day 6 and discovered her baby had dropped half a pound since birth. They made a plan to exclusively pump both to monitor Lennon's intake and to manage her own anxiety, with the expectation that she would go back to feeding at the breast. Listen in to hear how Olivia managed the stress of changing plans and unmet expectations.

In this episode you will hear Olivia discuss:

• having a low birth weight baby
• being anxious about baby weight gain
• low milk supply
• triple feeding
• deciding to exlusive pumping
• attempts to increase milk suppy
• the decision to swith to formula fully

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Gretchen is a busy working mom of three who was determined to breastfeed not only because she knew it was best for her kids, but also, as she put it, because she wanted the ease to be able to "move around with my breasts and a diaper in my back pocket. And a change of clothes in the other and call it a day."

Gretchen also knew she ONLY wanted to breastfeed her kids for about a year, once teeth were in the picture she wasn't interested in continuing. This conversation is chock full of practical advice, but will also make you giggle. My good friend Gretchen is a delight, and I know you will walking away loving my friend as much as I do.

If you want to get to know Gretchen better and feel she can help your family to improve at-home learning (i.e. reduce homework battles, understand what the teachers are asking your kids to do while IMPROVING your connection with your kids) check out her amazing organization Co-Teach and get to work with her (or another great Co-Teacher) personally.

Head to Apple Podcasts or Spotify for more Milk Making Minutes episodes!

Listen to Episode of The Milk Making Minutes on Amazon Music too!

To book a lactation consultation with me, visit my website: www.quabbinbirthservices.com. In many cases I can bill your insurance, or create a superbill for you to submit for reimbursement. I offer virtual consults for clients outside of my service area!

To buy books about pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and parenting, and to support the show while doing it, go to my bookshop!

Follow me on IG @lonigrosh to laugh about baby feeding (so you don’t cry) and to see photos of guests. Follow me on TikTok to answer questions of the day and ponder systemic inequities together: @lonigroshibclc

Laura really didn’t know what to expect when she had her first baby. She had one friend who was willing to share breastfeeding details with her, but other than that did not know many other people who were very open about their breastfeeding journeys. She was adopted and so giving birth and breastfeeding brought a host of new new feelings she didn’t expect before becoming a mother. Breastfeeding did not come easily for Laura. As a busy mom or three children, you can hear her busy life in the background throughout the episode! The background noise gives us a tiny glimpse into Laura’s every day life. Many of us can relate.

Laura discusses:

• severe pain
• tongue ties
• the stress of needing to supplement when that was not part of the plan.
• twin feeding
• choosing to formula feed for her own health

Head to Apple Podcasts or Spotify for more Milk Making Minutes episodes!

Listen to Episode of The Milk Making Minutes on Amazon Music too!

To book a lactation consultation with me, visit my website: www.quabbinbirthservices.com. In many cases I can bill your insurance, or create a superbill for you to submit for reimbursement. I offer virtual consults for clients outside of my service area!

To buy books about pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and parenting, and to support the show while doing it, go to my bookshop!

Follow me on IG @lonigrosh to laugh about baby feeding (so you don’t cry) and to see photos of guests. Follow me on TikTok to answer questions of the day and ponder systemic inequities together: @lonigroshibclc

Kerry had very little breastfeeding exposure before having her first baby. She was pressured into a C-section where her baby was immediately put into an isolette. She was given very little support initially and she was given incorrect information. On her final day she was able to get breastfeeding support from an IBCLC which made all the difference. Kerry was breastfeeding when her oldest was a year old, when she discovered she was pregnant with her second. She continued to breastfeed throughout the pregnancy, despite being told misinformation about breastfeeding through pregnancy by her OBGYN.

She felt confident in her decision because she had read Adventures in Tandem Nursing: Breasteeding During Pregnancy and Beyond and educated herself about breastfeeding during pregnancy. Her second baby was also delivered by c-section, but this time she asked to hold the baby immediately and made it clear what she needed from the hospital staff to support breastfeeding.

She tandem nursed both kids until they were 4 1/2 and 6 1/2 and threw a weaning party when they stopped breastfeeding. Ten years later, she had a third child who was born at home vaginally.

Kerry discusses such topics as:

• postpartum depression
• pumping for work
• tandem breastfeeding
• weaning a toddler

Head to Apple Podcasts or Spotify for more Milk Making Minutes episodes!

Listen to Episode of The Milk Making Minutes on Amazon Music too!

To book a lactation consultation with me, visit my website: www.quabbinbirthservices.com. In many cases I can bill your insurance, or create a superbill for you to submit for reimbursement. I offer virtual consults for clients outside of my service area!

To buy books about pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and parenting, and to support the show while doing it, go to my bookshop!

Follow me on IG @lonigrosh to laugh about baby feeding (so you don’t cry) and to see photos of guests. Follow me on TikTok to answer questions of the day and ponder systemic inequities together: @lonigroshibclc