Badass Breastfeeding Podcast

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, the baby is eating again?  Are you sure he’s getting enough to eat?  My mom said that she’s afraid the baby isn’t really eating and we are going to be stuck trying to break bad habits.”   “Honey, first of all, this is our baby.  If he wants to nurse, do you want me to tell him no?  He might just be hungry!  You need to listen to...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! This week on the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast, Abby is honored to interview Elisabeth, one of the winners of the Breastfeeding/Pumping in Public photo contest. Elisabeth is the badass behind One Ounce at a Time, and has donated more breast milk than we can even wrap our heads around.  Check out her story!!  Dianne and Abby want to thank...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, our little guy seems to be a little fussy lately.  And I have heard you mention that you don’t feel full like you did a few weeks ago.  Do you think everything is going ok with feedings?”  “Honey, I was worried too.  But on this week’s episode of the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast, Dianne and Abby talk about changes that can happe...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! This week on the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast, Dianne is honored to interview Courtney. Courtney is a breastfeeding mom, first responder and podcast listener with an amazing story about how she stayed motivated to pump during some difficult work situations.  This is definitely motivating!  You don’t want to miss this week’s episode!   T...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “OUCH!!!!”  “Honey, what’s wrong?”  “Our little guy just bit me!  This is awful!  What should I do?”  “Oh no.  Honey, I was just listening to the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast the other day and they were talking about biting.  I didn’t think it was something we would need to worry about already!”  “Honey, I need to listen to that episode...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! This week on the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast, Abby is honored to interview Erika, one of the winners of the Breastfeeding/Pumping in Public photo contest.   It is amazing to hear Erika’s story about what it is like to be a breastfeeding / pumping mother of twins.   Dianne and Abby want to thank all the mothers who sent in photos!  We a...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, what’s wrong?”  “It’s my mom.  She keeps saying things about the baby.  That he should be sleeping longer, that maybe I should consider giving him formula or solid foods, that I shouldn’t let him breastfeed as much as he does. I’m sure she means well and is just trying to help, but it’s so frustrating.”  “I’m sorry honey.  You a...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey I hate pumping.  Lately I have tried to pump, but I am just not getting much milk at all.  Sometimes I still feel full.  Someone in my mothers’ group suggested hand expression, but I am not sure about that.”   “Honey, I think you should try hand expressing!  I was listening to Dianne and Abby talk about hand expression on the pod...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, I have bad news.  I got my period today.”  “Honey!!  That’s good news!  We can start trying for a brother or sister for our little guy!”  “But I am still breastfeeding!  How can this happen?  Do I have to stop?”  “I don’t think you have to stop breastfeeding just because you got your period, do you?”  “I don’t know.  Let me chec...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! This week on the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast, Dianne and Abby are discussing bonding without a bottle. What ways can people in your life bond with your baby without feeding him or her a bottle?   Thanks for all the reviews on iTunes! They really help us out. Please keep them coming!! Stay tuned because we will have another comment give...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, my friend at work had a baby.  She said that he won’t sleep unless she is holding him, and he wants to eat all the time.  I feel so bad for her!  I am so glad our little guy wasn’t like that.”   “Honey, our little guy WAS like that.  You don’t remember?  He always seemed like he was unhappy unless we were holding him, and you we...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, someone at work today mentioned that I should be weaning our little guy from breastfeeding pretty soon since he is almost a year.  I don’t know if I want to wean him.”  “Honey, why do you have to decide now?”   “I guess I was just surprised.  I haven’t thought much about it.  It was so difficult to get into a good place with bre...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! This week on the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast, Abby is honored to interview Lauren, one of the winners of the Breastfeeding/Pumping in Public photo contest.   It is amazing to hear Lauren’s story about what it is like to be a breastfeeding / pumping mother while attending to her duties as a soldier in the U.S. Army.   Dianne and Abby wa...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, my friend at work thinks her baby girl might be tongue tied.  I wish I could help but I am not sure how.”   “Honey, what makes her think the baby is tongue tied?”   “Hmm, I’m not sure.  I guess just because she isn’t feeding well and she is having pain”  “Honey, this week on the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast, Dianne and Abby are...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! This week on the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast, Abby interviews her husband, Josh, about breastfeeding in public, breastfeeding beyond infancy and the sexualization of female breasts!   Thanks for all the reviews on iTunes! They really help us out. Please keep them coming!! Stay tuned because we will have another comment giveaway soon!!...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, whenever I try to feed our little guy he just cries and won’t latch.  What if he doesn’t want to breastfeed anymore?  What if he weaned?  I am devastated!”  “Honey, our little guy loves breastfeeding.  Try not to panic.  Luckily, Dianne and Abby are talking about nursing strikes this week on the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast!  It...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! This week on the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast, Abby talks with Dr. Tracy Cassels, the author at Evolutionary Parenting. You do not want to miss this amazing interview.  Dr. Cassels will talk about how evolution plays a role in your baby’s behaviors, and why your baby does what they do as a newborn.   This is such an eye opening learning...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, I am not pumping as much as I usually do.  I am worried.  What if my supply is decreasing?  What will I do about milk for our little guy?”   “Honey, I know you are used to seeing a specific amount of milk when you pump.  But I don’t think that matters.”   “How do you know?”   “Honey, I listened to the Badass Breastfeeding Podcas...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, I am worried.  We were at the pediatrician today and our little guy didn’t gain as much weight as I thought he would have.”   “Really honey?  I am surprised.  I thought he was eating well, and he is certainly busy and doing everything a little guy his age should be.  What did the pediatrician say?”   “Well, we have to go back ag...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, I know usually my mother’s group usually talks about breastfeeding stuff, but today we were talking about the sexualization of breasts.”   “Dianne and Abby are talking about that on the podcast this week.  It is so interesting!  I never thought about it – but it really is true.  Breasts are NOT sex organs and society treats it d...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, the pediatrician suggested we can start solid foods with our little guy.  I am kind of excited!  This is all new stuff for us!”  “Honey, that is so great!  Can we give him cookies?”  “Honey, our little guy does not need cookies to be his first food.  But you do have a good point – the pediatrician didn’t really specify how I sho...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! This week on the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast, Abby is interviewing Sarah, a breastfeeding mother who works full time in a demanding, fast paced job.  Sarah is going to tell us how she deals with pumping at work, and how breastfeeding has impacted her and her family through the past few months.   Stay tuned for a future episode where Di...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, I was talking about breastfeeding today with a co-worker when someone else we work with asked how long I planned to breastfeed.  He said that his wife breastfed and he was supportive of breastfeeding, but that he didn’t see the value after six months and asked how YOU felt about it and if YOU support continued breastfeeding past...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, I feel like we have received some pretty decent breastfeeding advice over the last couple of months, don’t you?”  “Well honey, I DID feel like that.  Then I listened to the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast this week.  Dianne and Abby are talking about breastfeeding myths that people tell you.  Honey, they were all things that our fr...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, we were talking about sleep in my mom’s group.  One of the mamas was saying that her baby has not fed during the night in months.  I am still feeding our little guy during the night.  Do you think there is something wrong?  They said maybe he isn’t getting enough milk and that’s why he is still waking.”   “Honey, I’m not sure. ...