Spill the Milk with Nicola

In this episode of Spill the Milk , Nicola speaks with Emma Flynn, mum of three, midwife, and artist, about breastfeeding with chronically low milk supply due to insufficient glandular tissue (IGT). Emma’s journey spans three very different postpartum experiences. With her first baby, she chose not to breastfeed in order to protect her mental health. With her second, she did everything: triple fee...

In this episode of Spill the Milk with Nicola , I’m joined by Laura, a mum of five, including three-month-old twin girls born at 36 weeks. Laura had successfully breastfed her older children, but feeding twins, particularly late preterm twins, brought new challenges, decisions and unexpected lessons. We talk honestly about: The reality of feeding babies born at 36 weeks One twin spending time in N...

In this episode of Spill the Milk with Nicola , Emma tells the story of her son PJ, who was born at 25 weeks and 5 days. She describes the shock of sudden preterm labour, meeting her baby through wires and monitors, and how pumping became the one thing she could control during a long NICU stay. Emma talks honestly about expressing colostrum, building and protecting her milk supply, skin-to-skin ca...

In this episode of Spill the Milk with Nicola , I’m joined by Dr Jennifer Hogan , consultant obstetrician in Dublin and mum of two boys. Jennifer was diagnosed with breast cancer in her 30s and underwent radiotherapy on one breast, meaning she knew from the outset that breastfeeding would only be possible from one side. In this real conversation, Jennifer shares what feeding actually looked like f...

Episode 2 of Spill the Milk features Sarah, mum to Caelan. Sarah induced lactation after Caelan was carried by her friend, who generously offered to be her surrogate. In this episode, Sarah shares her experience of induced lactation, what it involved, the realities behind the process, and what breastfeeding her baby meant to her. Her story offers rare insight into a pathway to parenthood that’s st...

Spill the Milk with Nicola – Jen Hogan Journalist and podcast host Jen Hogan joins Nicola for an honest conversation about breastfeeding in Ireland — as a mother of seven and as someone who has written extensively about parenting and family life. Jen shares her journey from not breastfeeding her first baby, to secretly breastfeeding her second, to feeding her youngest until he was three and a half...

Spill the Milk with Nicola is a podcast about breastfeeding, feeding babies, and the real, often messy reality of early parenthood. Hosted by lactation consultant and paediatric nurse Nicola O'Byrne, each episode blends honest parent stories with calm, evidence-based insight — for anyone feeding a baby, supporting new parents, or simply human. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...