8 episodes
The Feeding Couch Katie James
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Welcome to The Feeding Couch podcast with me, Katie James. I am a midwife and Lactation Consultant and over the years of working with many families I’ve seen such a variety of feeding journeys and I can tell you that not one of them is the same. In our worId of perfect portrals of postpartum on social media I feel its time to shine a light on the real stories, raw, uncensored, challenging, triumphant and just plain real life. Breastfeeding ain't black or white it's a pantone of colours and we need to talk more openly about what really goes on.
Listen in as me and my guests deleve into the world of feeding during those first weeks, months and years which will hopefully also support you to navigate your own feeding journey.
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Zoe - Posterior tongue tie, nipple shields, milk blebs, toddler feeding, to setting up a postpartum support hub
In this episode Zoe discusses with me how she had her first baby at 22 and really struggled with feeding. How she had to hand express for the first week and use nipple shields for first few months. She tells her story of how no one listened when she was saying how painful breastfeeding was, despite having purple nipples and a baby who fed constantly, all the time, with hardly any breaks. Eventually Zoe found out that her baby had a posterior tongue tie. She was only able to get it r...
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Claire - Breastfeeding and expressing for her baby born at 29 weeks
Claire Summers joins me in this episode. Claire is the voice behind Claire’s Itchy Feet and Claire Summers Speaks. A seasoned travel influencer, yoga teacher, and a passionate advocate for conscious parenting and wellness. With over a decade of experience as a content creator, Claire blends her journey through motherhood, wellness practices, and adventures across the globe into inspiring narratives and practical advice.In this episode Claire talks with me about her two experinces with breastf...
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Nicole - Breastfeeding past the first year - growth spurts - biting - taboos of public feeding
In this episode I talk to Nicole, who is currently breastfeeding her 16 month old daughter. Amber is Nicole’s miracle rainbow baby after losses and fertility struggles.Nicole shares with me so many insightful and real aspects of ‘normal’ breastfeeding. Even when everything on paper seems ‘perfect’ it still comes with it’s challenges. We discuss:Getting started with breastfeedingBreastfeeding past the first yearDealing with growth spurts and very frequent feedingBiting during feedin...
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Maayan - From "yuk" to fircely loving breastfeeding - oversupply - releasing a tongue tie - life changing experience
Maayan describes herself as a first time mum who knew nothing about pregnancy or birth but after fighting to have a vaginal birth for her first baby who was breech for most of her pregnancy, she has found the entire process to be life changing beyond imagination; not just literally & physically but spiritually, mentally, emotionally and socially. In this episode Maayan shares with me how her original thoughts on feeding were that breastfeeding was “yuk” and she thought the bes...
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Heather O'Shea - challenging start to breastfeeding, baby in SCBU for a few days, early formula top ups and triple feeding and dealing with low milk supply.
Heather had a career as a playwright before becoming a Midwife. Approaching 40, gay and single, she decided to have a baby with her best friend Adam, and they co-parent harmoniously together. In this episode we discuss trying to establish breastfeeding when her baby was in the special care nursery for the first few days, how formula tops up led to a cascade of feeding interventions, pumping and topping-up, using breastmilk and formula milk and all kinds of gadgets! Heather shares wi...
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Vanessa and Kim - breast refusal, pumping to increase milk supply, dealing with the rollercoaster of early days anxiety to breastfeeding a toddler.
Vanessa, Kim and their daughter Alina are Australian family who were living in Switzerland when their daughter was born. Vanessa’s background is as a researcher in the breastfeeding field. Her work has been pertinent to all of us in the lactation world and changed our way of thinking about how babies suck during breastfeeding in particular. It is a pleasure that Vanessa and her husband Kim share with me their breastfeeding story. In this episode it is really lovely to hear from the pers...