Badass Breastfeeding Podcast

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Dianne and Abby get a lot of listener questions about weaning the older baby. When we say older baby, we mean a year or more. There may be some challenges if you are planning to wean around a year.  Listen up for more. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  Please consider leaving us a review on itunes or sending us...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Does the idea of your baby losing weight after they are born freak you out? Is it normal?  What should you expect if your baby loses weight?  How much is too much? Get ready to arm yourself with the information you need to get through this. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  Please consider leaving us a review o...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Has anyone ever suggested you should pump a bottle just so they can feed the baby? If this has happened to you (and likely it has) here are some other suggestions people can do to bond with your baby. It’s a new baby…come on.  Like there isn’t stuff for someone else to do???  If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  P...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Breastfeeding problems…you may come across one or 2 during your breastfeeding journey. How can you fix them?  What happens if you get plugged ducts or need a nipple shield?   Listen this week and you will learn solutions to these problems (and more!) If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  Please consider leaving us...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Breastfeeding and libido…what’s the deal? Some still have their libido, some have no idea where it went or if it will ever return. What’s normal?? Listen up and find out. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  Please consider leaving us a review on itunes or sending us an email with your suggestions and comments to...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! How can you maintain your milk supply? Or do you really need to worry about this?  Today we talk about how to maintain supply, and situations where you may need to do this. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  Please consider leaving us a review on itunes or sending us an email with your suggestions and comments t...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Self-soothing…it means something different to everyone Or is it really just a myth? Do people really learn to self-soothe? Lots of discussion about this-we’d love to know what you think. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  Please consider leaving us a review on itunes or sending us an email with your suggestions...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Breastfeeding expectations…what are they?  Do you have them? Maybe not even just breastfeeding, but just having a baby.  The expectations are rarely reality. Let’s talk about it on today’s episode. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  Please consider leaving us a review on itunes or sending us an email with your s...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Have you been paying attention to the crazy breastfeeding news in the last couple of months? Everything from formula shortage to new breastfeeding policies…how can we keep up? Maybe we are on candid camera!  Is it some sort of joke??  Tune in to break it all down… If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  Please consid...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Should you let your baby sleep?  Or should you wake the baby for feedings? How is this different from feeding on demand?  Or is it?   Why is this so confusing? If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  Please consider leaving us a review on itunes or sending us an email with your suggestions and comments to badassbreas...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! What if you make too much milk?   Some might think this is a good thing.  It’s not always a good thing.  Learn more about how to recognize it and how to keep it from happening. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  Please consider leaving us a review on itunes or sending us an email with your suggestions and commen...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! We are off this week.  We will be back with a new episode next week! Have you received mixed messages about milk storage? Are you worried about mixing cold milk with warm, or if there are rules regarding breastmilk bottles? You are not alone.  Let’s talk about the research and break it all down. If you are a new listener, we would love...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Attachment parenting.  What is it anyway? You may already be doing it and don’t even realize it.  Listen up this week for more about what attachment parenting is and how it happens.  If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  Please consider leaving us a review on itunes or sending us an email with your suggestions and...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Can you diet while breastfeeding?  Is it safe? And what about what you eat?  Does that matter when you’re breastfeeding? Diet is one of the biggest concerns when breastfeeding.  Listen for more info to help you navigate through the bullshit. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  Please consider leaving us a review...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Cluster feeding. What is it, and what have you done to deserve this chaos? Listen up, learn why it happens and tips to make life a little easier while it happens. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  Please consider leaving us a review on itunes or sending us an email with your suggestions and comments to badassbr...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Have you ever been in a situation where you wish you had just the right comeback for something someone said to you? Well, here you go.  Lots of comebacks to choose from.  Everything from sassy to informative. Do you have one to add to the list?  Share it with us! If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  Please conside...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Contraception and abortion.  How do either of these things affect breastfeeding? Or do they? Check out this week’s episode as Dianne and Abby address the abortion topic (a hot one right now in the US) and how to know what birth control is safe for you. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  Please consider leaving u...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Weaning…why would you talk to a lactation consultant about NOT breastfeeding? And what goes into weaning, anyway? There can be a lot to weaning.  Listen up this week for more on what to expect with weaning.  If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  Please consider leaving us a review on itunes or sending us an email w...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Link to new merch! >>> https://www.cafepress.com/thebadassbreastfeederofficialmerch This formula shortage is scary.  There is no sugarcoating it. Has the formula shortage thrown you into a whole new state of anxiety?  Are you wondering why this is happening, or what you can do? Listen this week as we talk more about the shortag...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Birth Intervention…what is it?  How do you know if you are dealing with breastfeeding issues due to intervention? Join us this week as we talk more about birth intervention and breastfeeding. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  Please consider leaving us a review on itunes or sending us an email with your suggest...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Colic…what exactly is colic, anyway? How do you get colic and how do you know if your baby has colic and how do you get rid of it? Learn all you need to know about colic this week on the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast.   If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  Please consider leaving us a review on itunes or sending us...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Giving your baby a bottle.  Why is this so stressful? And what do you do if your baby won’t take the bottle? GAH!   Tune in this week as we discuss some tips to help your baby take a bottle.  If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  Please consider leaving us a review on itunes or sending us an email with your suggest...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Spoiling your baby…is that even a thing? Has anyone ever told you holding your baby (or responding or feeding..) will lead to spoiling? Let’s figure out what is really true and what is ridiculous nonsense. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  Please consider leaving us a review on itunes or sending us an email wit...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Are you ready to start solids with your baby? Are you completely confused, anxious and afraid to start solids? Let’s talk about solids, and see if we can clear some of this up. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  Please consider leaving us a review on itunes or sending us an email with your suggestions and commen...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Have you ever experienced sore nipples? If yes, what did you do about it? We are going to breakdown some reason for sore nipples, and ways to help. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  Please consider leaving us a review on itunes or sending us an email with your suggestions and comments to badassbreastfeedingpodc...