The Breastfeeding Show

Megan, Karen and Frances chat with Phoebe Howe about her experience as an autistic mother, how this impacted on breastfeeding, and how to support other parents in similar situations.

Frances, Megan and Karen chat with Laurene Bizarro about various issues around queer nursing, supporting the LGBTQIA community, language and prejudice.

This episode explores what it's like to stop breastfeeding, how people go about it, and what to look out for.

In this episode we chat to some breastfeeding peer supporters about their training and volunteering.

As NCT Breastfeeding Counsellors we think a lot about how we talk about the health outcomes of breastfeeding. It’s not unusual in an antenatal session for someone to ask us a question about the pros and cons of breastmilk vs formula, or whether the health “benefits” of breastfeeding are overblown, and the answers to these questions are incredibly complex, as is the challenge of getting the right t...

In this episode we’re looking at how to choose and use formula milk safely. Full show notes and details of the citizen science project can all be found on our substack.

Coming soon! A new series of The Breastfeeding Show with Megan, Frances and Karen.

Megan and Frances interview Karen about her new book, Why Mixed Feeding Matters, published by Pinter & Martin in September 2023. The book is packed with useful information for different approaches to feeding your baby, including breastfeeding, expressing and using formula - and crucially covers how to manage using more than one method of feeding. With a guest chapter on mixed feeding twins and...

Naomi Stadlen books: Why Grandmothers Matter, and What Mothers Do (Especially when it looks like nothing) Papers: Srisopa, P., Walsh, S., Amoo, T., Gyamfi, A., Henderson, W. A., & Lucas, R. (2022). Relationship Between Feeders and Exclusive Breastfeeding and Mixed Feeding During the First Month of Life. Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses...

First steps nutrition website https://www.firststepsnutrition.org/ Tim Spector https://tim-spector.co.uk/ Emma Pickett’s book Breastfeeding Older Children Chris van Tulleken’s book - Ultraprocessed people: why do we all eat stuff that isn’t food… and why can’t we stop Kimberley Wilson book? - Unprocessed: how the food we eat is fueling the mental health crisis? Bf and medication - BfN website http...

Karen, Frances and Megan discuss the new ABM Mastitis Protocol. This is the protocol: https://www.bfmed.org/assets/ABM%20Protocol%20%2336.pdf https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27820535/ (Cabbage leaves) https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/mastitis-breast-abscess/ https://sarahoakleylactation.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/mastitis-1.pdf

Featuring Kathryn Stagg IBCLC, author of Breastfeeding Twins and Triplets https://www.aims.org.uk/journal/index/29/4 https://www.basisonline.org.uk/twins/ https://twinstrust.org/ https://breastfeedingtwinsandtriplets.co.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/BfTwinsUk https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng137 https://www.aims.org.uk/journal/item/youre-expecting-twins

Brown, A. (2019) Informed is best . London: Pinter & Martin https://pinterandmartin.com/informed-is-best Maxwell, C et al (2022) ‘Why have a bottle when you can have draught? Exploring bottle refusal by breastfed babies’ Matern Child Nutr . 2023;e13481. DOI: 10.1111/mcn.13481 Available from: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/mcn.13481   Flint, A et al (2016) ‘Cup feeding versus...

Basisonline, a website run by the University of Durham sleep lab containing evidence-based research on babies sleep - https://www.basisonline.org.uk/ The evidence on the effect of how a baby is fed and sleep - https://www.basisonline.org.uk/hcp-sleep-and-feeding-method/ Paced bottle feeding video: https://www.emmapickettbreastfeedingsupport.com/twitter-and-blog/giving-a-breastfed-baby-their-first-...

Megan, Frances and Karen present a live talk at Breastival NI, entitled "Preparing for your new baby." Lots of tips and useful information for you if you're just getting started in parenthood!

Megan, Karen and Frances explore questions around what affects the quality and composition of breastmilk, and whether redheads can breastfeed.

Your rights when you return to work: https://maternityaction.org.uk/advice/continuing-to-breastfeed-when-you-return-to-work/ HSE website: https://www.hse.gov.uk/mothers/employer/rest-breastfeeding-at-work.htm

In this episode, we’re talking about the subject of feeding older babies, with former chair of the Association of Breastfeeding Mothers, Emma Pickett Emma’s book Supporting Breastfeeding Past the First Six Months and Beyond Is available now for pre-order, and will be published on 21st April 2022, and her publisher Jessica Kingsley Publishers are currently offering a discount using the code TBSEP15...

What to do if your baby is choking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oswDpwzbAV8 What does gagging look like: https://youtu.be/uRrbZuP-pjk Start4Life Introducing Solid Foods booklet [pdf]: https://www.unicef.org.uk/babyfriendly/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2008/02/Start4Life-Introducing-Solid-Foods-2015.pdf First Steps Nutrition - Eating well: the first year A guide to introducing solids and eating w...

Oral Anomalies In Newborns: An Observational Cross-Sectional Study. de Oliveira AJ, Duarte DA, Diniz M 2018 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339688830_Oral_Anomalies_In_Newborns_An_Observational_Cross-Sectional_Study Association of Tongue Tie Practitioners https://www.tongue-tie.org.uk/ Jill Shepherd’s website http://www.horshambreastfeeding.co.uk/ Priya Mistry: Tongue Tie, Airway and TMJ...

The baby sleep info source: https://www.basisonline.org.uk/ Rudzik, A., & Ball, H. L. (2016). Exploring Maternal Perceptions of Infant Sleep and Feeding Method Among Mothers in the United Kingdom: A Qualitative Focus Group Study. Maternal and child health journal, 20(1), 33–40: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26156828/ What is normal infant sleep? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5fOogsUpIk Th...

How to collect colostrum: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=242126123722025 Books: Breastfeeding Special Care Babies, by Sandra Lang Impact of birthing practices on breastfeeding: protecting the mother and baby continuum, by Mary Kroeger and Linda Smith BRAIN: https://www.facebook.com/BreastfeedingCounsellors/photos/a.107592537253600/429880865024764/ Nice Guidelines: Induction https://www.nice.org...

Breastfeeding Network on alcohol and breastfeeding: https://www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/alcohol/ The Amazing Wendy Jones: https://breastfeeding-and-medication.co.uk/about-me NHS Breastfeeding pages: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/baby/breastfeeding-and-bottle-feeding/ The saliva backwash system: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4556682/ Foremilk and hindmilk: http://thefunnyshapedwo...

Breastfeeding support from NCT: https://www.nct.org.uk/baby-toddler/feeding/early-days/breastfeeding-support-nct Association of Breastfeeding Mothers: https://abm.me.uk/ La Leche League: https://www.laleche.org.uk/ Lactation Consultants of Great Britain: https://lcgb.org/ Association of Tongue Tie Practitioners: https://www.tongue-tie.org.uk/ Breastfeeding Network: https://www.breastfeedingnetwork...

Frances, Karen and Megan talk about the most common breastfeeding challenges that they encounter in their role as Breastfeeding Counsellors, and what self-help measures mothers/breastfeeding parents can take. In this episode: Babies who don't latch, or who latch but don't feed Milk Supply Painful feeding Tongue Tie Mastitis Engorgement, blocked ducts and blebs Oversupply and fast letdown Don't for...