Badass Breastfeeding Podcast

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Do you ever wonder what the heck your newborn is doing? What’s normal and what’s not? And does everything mean the baby is hungry? Learn all about newborn behaviors and learn a little more about what your baby is doing and why. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  Please consider leaving us a review on itunes or s...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Do you feel touched out, overwhelmed with everything and unsexy?  If you do, you are not alone.  We asked the internet how they feel about it too.  Check out their answers on this week’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 sug...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Join our Patreon Community! https://www.patreon.com/badassbreastfeedingpodcast A new law protecting parents at work has passed. The PUMP Act aims to close loopholes in the Break Time for Nursing Mothers law which passed in 2010 that requires employers to provide breaks in non-bathroom private spaces to pump.  Today’s episode is sponsore...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Join our Patreon Community! https://www.patreon.com/badassbreastfeedingpodcast Trying to conceive.  How does this work if you are still breastfeeding? What if you want another baby? Tune in today to hear Dianne and Abby discuss getting pregnant while still breastfeeding. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  Please...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Join our Patreon Community! https://www.patreon.com/badassbreastfeedingpodcast Did you feel engorged after your baby was born?  How did you manage it?  Dianne and Abby break down what engorgement is, how to manage it and some things you can do to reduce your chances of becoming engorged.   If you are a new listener, we would love to hea...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Join our Patreon Community! https://www.patreon.com/badassbreastfeedingpodcast Returning to work can make you feel a bit overwhelmed.  You aren’t alone – most new mothers/parents return to work.  How can you manage it all?  Tune in today for some ideas and tips for returning to work. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Join our Patreon Community! https://www.patreon.com/badassbreastfeedingpodcast Benefits to breastfeeding for babies and parents.  There are a lot of them. Listen as Dianne and Abby break down some beneficial reasons to breastfeeding.  I bet you will learn something new.  If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  Please...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Join our Patreon Community! https://www.patreon.com/badassbreastfeedingpodcast Pacifiers and nipple confusion.  What’s the deal? Were you afraid to give a pacifier? Listen this week as Dianne and Abby break down the research about pacifiers and breastfeeding. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  Please consider le...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Check out our Patreon community and all the exclusive content! >> https://www.patreon.com/badassbreastfeedingpodcast Has anyone ever told you to pump and dump your breastmilk?  Did you ever wonder where the phrase “pump and dump” even came from?  Listen today and Dianne and Abby talk all about the pump and dump and where this phra...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Check out our Patreon community and all the exclusive content! >> https://www.patreon.com/badassbreastfeedingpodcast There’s new information in town about mastitis, plugged ducts and how to treat them. If you have ever experienced mastitis or plugged ducts, or if you are concerned about getting them, this episode is for you. If yo...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Find our Patreon community here! >> https://patreon.com/badassbreastfeedingpodcast Have you ever wondered what is in your milk?   Or how your milk changes from feed to feed, day to day? You will be amazed at some of the things your milk can do. Listen and learn. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  Please co...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Find our Patreon community here! >> https://patreon.com/badassbreastfeedingpodcast Do you feel like your emotions are all over the place with breastfeeding?  This week, Dianne and Abby talk about different emotions that come through with breastfeeding.  They share some social media messages too.  Check it out! If you are a new lis...

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Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! What the heck is a galactagogue, anyway?  And do they really work? Dianne and Abby discuss the 3 types of galactagogues and give you the run down on effectiveness of each one.  Don’t miss it! 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! It’s been a while since we talked about pumping.  Need some pumping 101?  Here you go. Some of the most common pumping concerns discussed…all in one 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 suggestions and comments to badassbreastf...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Extended breastfeeding – didn’t we just have an episode about this?  Yes.  But Dianne and Abby received so many comments and questions about extended breastfeeding – the biological norm. 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! We have talked a lot about setting breastfeeding boundaries.  But do you set other  boundaries for yourself? Dianne is terrible at it.  Listen as Abby and Dianne discuss the different types of boundaries and how to try and set things up for yourself. 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! We just had to start off the new year with some of the BEST myths we have come across yet.  Tune in for a laugh and remember – if you hear any good myths, be sure to share them with us. 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 a...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Low onset milk supply – at birth. What causes it? How can you recognize it and avoid it? Well, Abby asked the internet.  And we have some evidence-based information to go along with that. Don’t miss it. 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 y...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Did you use a nipple shield?   Abby asked the social media world, and Dianne looked at the research.  Let’s see what it comes down to. 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 badassbreastfeedingpodcast@gmail.com...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Antenatal hand expression of colostrum – what does this mean, is it dangerous and how do you do it? Is this even something you should be doing? Listen and learn more about antenatal expression this week. 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...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! We never seem to get enough sleep – and we never seem to get enough episodes on sleep. This is a presentation from the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine on bedsharing.  Listen up and learn what the medical professionals have to say. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  Please consider leaving us a review on itunes...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Here we are again…holiday season.  If this is your first holiday season, our gift to you (one of many) is some advice and guidance from seasoned parents about dealing with others during the holidays. Don’t miss it. 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...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Not recommended” while breastfeeding.  What do you think might be on this list?   You got it – just about everything.  But what is truly NOT recommended?  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 com...

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Extended” breastfeeding.  What does this mean? If you breastfeed your baby past a year does that make you a freak?  What is the biological norm? You will be an expert after listening to this 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 you...