Badass Breastfeeding Podcast

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey!!  Quick!!  Get me a burp cloth.  Our little guy just spit up all over!”   “Honey, what’s wrong with our little guy?  Maybe you should call the doctor.  Should we be concerned about him spitting up?”   “Well, at first I was.  But then I listened to the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast this week, and Dianne and Abby talked all about i...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, as our little guy gets older, he is doing some weird things while he’s nursing” “Like what, honey?”  “Well, I was feeding him this afternoon and he reached his hand in to grab the nipple he wasn’t nursing from.  I kept trying to redirect him, but it wasn’t working.  I’m not sure if this is normal?”   “Oh honey, that’s what Diann...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, how much milk did you give our little guy today when you gave him a bottle?”   “Well honey, you left me 2 ounces, but he seemed hungry still so I gave him 2 more.  And then an hour later he was still fussy so I gave him another ounce.  Then he fell asleep.”   “GAH!!  That’s too much milk!  Honey, you have to listen to the Badass...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Hey honey, I was at the pediatrician today and the nurse told me that I shouldn’t let our little guy nurse and fall asleep.  She said that will start bad habits and I should put him to sleep while he is still awake so he can learn to go to sleep on his own.  I feel awful!  I have been doing it wrong all this time.  Do you think I have...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, what if someone said something to me while I was breastfeeding our little guy in public?  What should I do?” “Honey, why would you be worried about that?  You can feed the baby wherever you want!”   “I know, but this week on the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast, Dianne and Abby are talking about a situation that happened in Dianne’s...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, my friend in my moms group is thinking about weaning her little guy.  She was asking for advice.  I never really thought about weaning.  It made me think about how all of that happens.  I wonder what she will need to do?”  “Honey, tell her to listen to the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast this week.  Dianne and Abby are talking abou...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, what are you listening to?” “I am listening to the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast!  This week they are talking about breastfeeding No-No’s.”   “Honey, what is a breastfeeding No-No?”  “Well honey, it’s something that someone might tell you NOT to do when breastfeeding, when it is actually perfectly safe to do while breastfeeding. ...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Hey honey, I was just listening to this week’s Badass Breastfeeding Podcast.  Dianne and Abby are talking about breastfeeding fears.  Guess what?  They talked about all the fears I had when I was pregnant and first started breastfeeding.  I thought I was the only one with those fears!”     “Honey, I know you had a lot of different worr...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Hey honey, I know we have a big holiday party coming up with my family.  Should we get a babysitter for our little guy?  Are you planning to go with me?” “Honey, I really want to bring the baby. I listened to the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast today and Dianne and Abby were talking about how to handle holiday parties and events when you...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Hey honey, my friend just had a baby, and her doctor has her supplementing.  I feel so bad for her, she is pumping and supplementing and trying to breastfeed.  I wish I could help her but I just don’t know what to tell her.”  “Honey, you’re in luck!  This week on the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast, Dianne and Abby are talking about suppl...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! This week, Dianne and Abby talk to Rebecca, the winner of the very first Badass Breastfeeding Podcast photo contest! Tune in and listen to Rebecca’s story about overcoming many obstacles to be successful in her breastfeeding journey with her son.  Congratulations Rebecca!    Keep checking back for more contests and a chance to be a gues...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Hey honey, we need to talk. Remember when I yelled at you this morning?  I am very sorry.  I feel so guilty about it.” “Honey, it’s ok.  I know you have a lot going on, its hard to be home all day with our little guy.  I understand.” “Really?  That makes me feel a lot better.” “Well honey, when that happened this morning I was upset. ...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Hey honey, did you start pumping milk for our little guy yet?  You’re going back to work soon, and I know we should probably try and give him a bottle soon.  “Oh honey, I am so stressed about this pumping thing. I have so many questions!  When do you pump?  How much milk should I get when I pump? How long should I pump? I just don’t kn...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Hey honey, I feel like it’s been so long since we have been intimate.  I know that it can take a little time to adjust after you have a baby, but it’s been a couple of months now.  What do you think?”<br/><br/>  “Honey, I’m sorry.  I am just not feeling up to it at all.  I’m so tired, my hormones are all over the place and...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, my cousin’s wedding is in a few weeks and we will have to leave our little guy overnight.  We have never done that before!  I don’t know about this.  How will it work? What do I do about feeds?  Won’t he miss us? What if he cries all day?” <br/><br/>   “Honey, don’t worry.  It will all work out ok.  He will be with G...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, my friend at work just had a baby. I am so happy for her, but she is having trouble with breastfeeding. Maybe I should suggest that she try pumping and using a supplemental nurser. What do you think?”   “Honey, before you suggest anything, listen to the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast this week. Dianne and Abby are talking about br...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, the dentist told me that I should wean our little guy, or at least not feed him at night anymore, because it is going to cause cavities and possibly tooth decay! What do I do?”   “Honey, it’s ok. Listen to the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast this week. Dianne and Abby are talking about cavities and why breastfeeding DOES NOT cause...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, do you think our little guy could be tongue tied? Dianne and Abby are talking all about lip and tongue ties this week on the podcast”   “Hmm…I don’t know. Can he stick his tongue out?”   “Honey, you really need to listen this week. There is a lot more to it than that”   Listen this week as Dianne and Abby talk about tongue ties,...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey quick!! Bring a towel! Our little guy just peed all over me, himself, and the wall! This is so GROSS!”   “Honey, hahaha! Abby and Dianne are reading gross stories this week on the podcast! You have to listen to this!”   This week on the podcast, Dianne and Abby are reading gross baby stories from listeners! These stories are hila...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, I am so SICK of pumping at work. I am afraid to stop though. Will my milk supply go away? I want to still feed our little guy, but if I stop pumping can I do that?”   “Honey, you should listen to the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast this week. Dianne and Abby are talking about weaning off the pump, but not weaning from breastfeeding...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, I am glad you’re home. This day has been awful and I feel like I am seriously losing it. I want to run off and hide. This cannot be normal!”  “Honey, it’s ok. I was listening to the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast today and Abby and Dianne are talking about losing your shit. That sounds exactly like what you were experiencing today...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, you don’t really seem like yourself. Are you ok?”   “I don’t know. I thought I was doing ok, now I’m not so sure.”   “Honey, Dianne and Abby were talking about this kind of stuff this week on the podcast. It can be hard to feel like yourself after you have a baby. Even months and months after you have the baby you can start to f...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, our little guy hasn’t pooped in a couple days. Is he constipated? Have you been feeding him enough?”   “Honey, this is normal. Exclusively breastfed babies do not get constipated. I learned that from Dianne and Abby. Our little guy is using all the breastmilk he gets to grow and develop!”   This week, Dianne and Abby talk about...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, I am so stressed out right now. Work is crazy, we have family coming to visit…I am just so worried that with all this stress my milk will decrease. I don’t know what to do!”   “Honey, try and calm down. I know it’s a crazy time. Take a few minutes to listen to the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast this week, Dianne and Abby are talki...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Hey honey, you’re headed to the gym again? Are you sure that’s a good idea? Won’t that impact your milk somehow?”   “Honey, I’m just doing some low key activity, just to get moving again. I was listening to the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast today, and Dianne and Abby said that exercise doesn’t impact milk or milk supply. I won’t overdo...