Badass Breastfeeding Podcast

Dianne Cassidy & Abby Theuring

Dianne Cassidy, IBCLC, and Abby Theuring, The Badass Breastfeeder, discuss everyday issues surrounding breastfeeding and motherhood, in ways everyone can relate to. This is the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast!

  1. 4d ago

    What is not low milk supply

    Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Join our Patreon Community! https://www.patreon.com/badassbreastfeedingpodcast SPONSORS Nursing Queen. Stylish nursing clothes that will make your life easier and that you’ll want to wear long after your nursing days are over. Use promo code BADASS for 10% off your purchase at www.nursingqueen.com. Original Sprout. Original Sprout carries safe and effective styling, body and hair care products that are safe for babies and great for adults. Use code BADASS26 at www.originalsprout.com for 25% off of your purchase. Breastfeeding has hit the news again! This time there was an article about low milk supply. Dianne and Abby decided it was important to discuss what is NOT low milk supply. Check out this episode today, especially if you have ever worried that your supply was not enough. 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. You can also add your email to our list and have episodes sent right to your inbox! Things we talked about: Coming in at #9… [8:35] Inductions [11:17] Low milk article [14:25] Kathryn Stagg IBCLC @IG [16:30] 10 things that do not indicate low milk [16:45] Baby feeding frequently [17:00] Baby wakes in the night [19:30] Size and leaking [21:18] Breasts feel soft [25:30] Pumping milk [26:42] Letdown [28:58] Short feedings [30:02] Taking a bottle after feeds [30:59] Can’t put the baby down [32:27] Abby’s list [35:28] Things we talked about or Episodes we think you should check out! https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/caffeine-and-elimination-diets/ https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/cluster-feeding/ Set up your consultation with Dianne https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/consultations/ Check out Dianne’s blog here: https://diannecassidyconsulting.com/milklytheblog/ Follow our Podcast: https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com Here is how you can connect with Dianne and Abby: AbbyTheuring ,https://www.thebadassbreastfeeder.com Dianne Cassidy @diannecassidyibclc, http://www.diannecassidyconsulting.com Music we use: Music: Levels of Greatness from We Used to Paint Stars in the Sky (2012) courtesy of Scott Holmes at freemusicarchive.org/music/ScottHolmes

    38 min

  2. May 25

    Newborn Weight Loss

    Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Join our Patreon Community! https://www.patreon.com/badassbreastfeedingpodcast SPONSORS Nursing Queen. Stylish nursing clothes that will make your life easier and that you’ll want to wear long after your nursing days are over. Use promo code BADASS for 10% off your purchase at www.nursingqueen.com. Original Sprout. Original Sprout carries safe and effective styling, body and hair care products that are safe for babies and great for adults. Use code BADASS26 at www.originalsprout.com for 25% off of your purchase. I have never met a parent who was not worried about their baby gaining weight. What happens when they lose weight, or aren’t gaining the appropriate amount? Why does this happen? Listen in today while Dianne and Abby discuss weight gain in your breastfed baby and how to handle 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 suggestions and comments to badassbreastfeedingpodcast@gmail.com. You can also add your email to our list and have episodes sent right to your inbox! Things we talked about: How to know you’re done having kids? [5:49] 500 Episodes!! [10:04] Coming in at #10…[12:15] Weight loss in a baby [14:45] 1 st pediatrician appointment / weight loss [19:30] Expected weight gain [22:43] Red flag for weight loss [29:45] Watching the diapers [33:33] Why does this happen? [34:10] Things we talked about or Episodes we think you should check out! https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/overfeeding/ https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/dangers-of-overfeeding/ https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/when-baby-is-not-gaining- weight/ Set up your consultation with Dianne https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/consultations/ Check out Dianne’s blog here: https://diannecassidyconsulting.com/milklytheblog/ Follow our Podcast: https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com Here is how you can connect with Dianne and Abby: AbbyTheuring ,https://www.thebadassbreastfeeder.com Dianne Cassidy @diannecassidyibclc, http://www.diannecassidyconsulting.com Music we use: Music: Levels of Greatness from We Used to Paint Stars in the Sky (2012) courtesy of Scott Holmes at freemusicarchive.org/music/ScottHolmes

    36 min

  3. May 18

    Breastfeeding Your Second Baby

    Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Join our Patreon Community! https://www.patreon.com/badassbreastfeedingpodcast SPONSORS Nursing Queen. Stylish nursing clothes that will make your life easier and that you’ll want to wear long after your nursing days are over. Use promo code BADASS for 10% off your purchase at www.nursingqueen.com. Original Sprout. Original Sprout carries safe and effective styling, body and hair care products that are safe for babies and great for adults. Use code BADASS26 at www.originalsprout.com for 25% off of your purchase. Are you preparing for your second baby and unsure how breastfeeding will go? This is a really common feeling. Join us today as Dianne and Abby talk about what breastfeeding a second baby is like and give you some tips for making it work. 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. You can also add your email to our list and have episodes sent right to your inbox! Things we talked about: Review and a question – goats milk formula? [5:00] New research [8:05] This episode idea came from Detroit [14:35] Different birth, different postpartum [15:35] More milk with each baby [17:16] Dianne’s experience [22:30] Guilt [24:21] Abby’s experience [26:42] Tips [31:28] Things we talked about or Episodes we think you should check out! https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/003-tandem-breastfeeding-breastfeeding- while-pregnant/ https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/preparing-for-another-baby/ Set up your consultation with Dianne https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/consultations/ Check out Dianne’s blog here: https://diannecassidyconsulting.com/milklytheblog/ Follow our Podcast: https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com Here is how you can connect with Dianne and Abby: AbbyTheuring  https://www.thebadassbreastfeeder.com Dianne Cassidy  @diannecassidyibclc, http://www.diannecassidyconsulting.com Music we use: Music: Levels of Greatness from We Used to Paint Stars in the Sky (2012) courtesy of Scott Holmes at freemusicarchive.org/music/ScottHolmes

    37 min

  4. May 11

    How to sabotage breastfeeding with Jessica Isles from The Breastfeeding Foundation

    Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Join our Patreon Community! https://www.patreon.com/badassbreastfeedingpodcast SPONSORS Nursing Queen. Stylish nursing clothes that will make your life easier and that you’ll want to wear long after your nursing days are over. Use promo code BADASS for 10% off your purchase at www.nursingqueen.com. Original Sprout. Original Sprout carries safe and effective styling, body and hair care products that are safe for babies and great for adults. Use code BADASS26 at www.originalsprout.com for 25% off of your purchase. Today Abby has a really informational and inspiring interview for you with Jessica from The Breastfeeding Foundation. Learn more about how the formula companies manage to sabotage breastfeeding and what we can do to help in the fight. 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. You can also add your email to our list and have episodes sent right to your inbox! Things we talked about: Who is Jessica? [8:26] Beginning of the Breastfeeding Foundation [13:52] The Bobbie Ads [17:07] Fed is necessary [25:23] What is choice [26:49] Being paid to breastfeed [32:55] All the research [46:50] Lobbying against paid leave [49:38] Changing the definitions [51:30] The Mommy Wars [56:10] Microbiome / Antibiotics [1:04:04] The Call to Action! [1:06:58] CALL TO ACTION Links to the petitions and to donate www.thebreastfeedingfoundation.org/ Links to Jessica's highlighted articles.  https://thebreastfeedingfoundation.substack.com/p/breastfeeding-an-economic-powerhouse https://thebreastfeedingfoundation.substack.com/p/only-1-in-4-americans-understand https://thebreastfeedingfoundation.substack.com/p/the-formula-industry-has-captured The link to all the articles on the account is www.thebreastfeedingfoundation.substack.com Things we talked about or episodes we think you should check out! https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/new-york-times-article-about-formula/ Set up your consultation with Dianne https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/consultations/ Check out Dianne’s blog here: https://diannecassidyconsulting.com/milklytheblog/ Follow our Podcast: https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com Here is how you can connect with Dianne and Abby: AbbyTheuring https://www.thebadassbreastfeeder.com Dianne Cassidy @diannecassidyibclc http://www.diannecassidyconsulting.com Music we use: Music: Levels of Greatness from We Used to Paint Stars in the Sky (2012) courtesy of Scott Holmes at freemusicarchive.org/music/ScottHolmes

    1h 14m

  5. May 4

    The Return of Your Period

    Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Join our Patreon Community! https://www.patreon.com/badassbreastfeedingpodcast SPONSORS Nursing Queen. Stylish nursing clothes that will make your life easier and that you’ll want to wear long after your nursing days are over. Use promo code BADASS for 10% off your purchase at www.nursingqueen.com. Original Sprout. Original Sprout carries safe and effective styling, body and hair care products that are safe for babies and great for adults. Use code BADASS26 at www.originalsprout.com for 25% off of your purchase. Are you still waiting for your period to come back? One of the benefits of breastfeeding is the delayed return of your period. But what if you are hoping to get pregnant again and it hasn’t returned yet? What’s normal? Dianne and Abby asked the internet, and responses are all over the place! Listen in today to learn more! 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. You can also add your email to our list and have episodes sent right to your inbox! Things we talked about: Question from an internet listener [8:15] Periods! [14:50] The hormones [15:30] Comments from the internet – IG [17:19] Having another baby and listening to your body [25:12] More comments from the internet- FB [27:08] Comments from Patreon [34:47] Ovulating first [36:25] Continuing to breastfeed after your period returns [36:57] Things we talked about or Episodes we think you should check out! https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/body-changes/ https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/090-your-period-and-fertility-while-breastfeeding/ Set up your consultation with Dianne https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/consultations/ Check out Dianne’s blog here: https://diannecassidyconsulting.com/milklytheblog/ Follow our Podcast: https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com Here is how you can connect with Dianne and Abby: AbbyTheuring ,https://www.thebadassbreastfeeder.com Dianne Cassidy @diannecassidyibclc, http://www.diannecassidyconsulting.com Music we use: Music: Levels of Greatness from We Used to Paint Stars in the Sky (2012) courtesy of Scott Holmes at freemusicarchive.org/music/ScottHolmes

    38 min

  6. Apr 27

    Combo Feeding

    Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Join our Patreon Community! https://www.patreon.com/badassbreastfeedingpodcast SPONSORS Nursing Queen. Stylish nursing clothes that will make your life easier and that you’ll want to wear long after your nursing days are over. Use promo code BADASS for 10% off your purchase at www.nursingqueen.com. Original Sprout. Original Sprout carries safe and effective styling, body and hair care products that are safe for babies and great for adults. Use code BADASS26 at www.originalsprout.com for 25% off of your purchase. Today Dianne and Abby are talking about combo feeding. Combo feeding can be a feeding choice for some families. What does it look like? Why do some families choose to combo feed and how do you do it? Listen in today for answers to these questions and more! 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. You can also add your email to our list and have episodes sent right to your inbox! Things we talked about: We will be in Detroit at Babies and Bumps! [5:45] Combo feeding [10:54] What combo feeding looked like for us [11:40] Combo feeding is not feeding failure [22:10] How to combo feed [29:20] Paced bottle feeding [33:24] Watching for cues [34:39] Things we talked about or Episodes we think you should check out! https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/?s=paced+feeding https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/hunger-cues-of-breastfeeding-babies/ https://www.nuvancehealth.org/health-tips-and-news/how-pregnancy-rewires-your-brain-for-motherhood Set up your consultation with Dianne https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/consultations/ Check out Dianne’s blog here: https://diannecassidyconsulting.com/milklytheblog/ Follow our Podcast: https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com Here is how you can connect with Dianne and Abby: AbbyTheuring ,https://www.thebadassbreastfeeder.com Dianne Cassidy @diannecassidyibclc, http://www.diannecassidyconsulting.com Music we use: Music: Levels of Greatness from We Used to Paint Stars in the Sky (2012) courtesy of Scott Holmes at freemusicarchive.org/music/ScottHolmes

    36 min

  7. Apr 20

    Becoming a Surrogate with Danielle

    Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Join our Patreon Community! https://www.patreon.com/badassbreastfeedingpodcast SPONSORS Nursing Queen. Stylish nursing clothes that will make your life easier and that you’ll want to wear long after your nursing days are over. Use promo code BADASS for 10% off your purchase at www.nursingqueen.com. Original Sprout. Original Sprout carries safe and effective styling, body and hair care products that are safe for babies and great for adults. Use code BADASS26 at www.originalsprout.com for 25% off of your purchase. Follow Danielle  https://www.tiktok.com/@nickanddani?_r=1&_t=ZP-95gSHW6BBF9 Milk Donation Challenge https://share.conceiveabilities.com/thebadassbreastfeeder Become a Surrogate https://share.conceiveabilities.com/thebadassbreastfeederraf Today Dianne and Abby have a really interesting interview with Danielle who talks to us about being a surrogate and blessing another family with a baby. Abby also tells us more about the milk bank challenge going on right now. You don’t want to miss this informational interview! 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. You can also add your email to our list and have episodes sent right to your inbox! Things we talked about: Comment from spotify [9:54] Danielle the surrogate [13:00] How Danielle became a surrogate [15:00] How did her family feel about it? [21:22] Touch bracelets [26:39] How was birth [32:50] Contact with the family now [36:43] Common questions [37:55] Payment [41:22] Being postpartum [43:11] When the milk comes in [44:14] Milk donation challenge [47:11] Things we talked about or Episodes we think you should check out! https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/breastfeeding-nicu-and-separated-babies/ https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/crushing-breastfeeding-myths-in-2023/ Set up your consultation with Dianne https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/consultations/ Check out Dianne’s blog here: https://diannecassidyconsulting.com/milklytheblog/ Follow our Podcast: https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com Here is how you can connect with Dianne and Abby: AbbyTheuring ,https://www.thebadassbreastfeeder.com Dianne Cassidy @diannecassidyibclc, http://www.diannecassidyconsulting.com Music we use: Music: Levels of Greatness from We Used to Paint Stars in the Sky (2012) courtesy of Scott Holmes at freemusicarchive.org/music/ScottHolmes

    50 min

  8. Apr 13

    Weaning from the Pump

    Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Join our Patreon Community! https://www.patreon.com/badassbreastfeedingpodcast SPONSORS Nursing Queen. Stylish nursing clothes that will make your life easier and that you’ll want to wear long after your nursing days are over. Use promo code BADASS for 10% off your purchase at www.nursingqueen.com. Original Sprout. Original Sprout carries safe and effective styling, body and hair care products that are safe for babies and great for adults. Use code BADASS26 at www.originalsprout.com for 25% off of your purchase. Pumping. Are you finally done with pumping? If the answer is YES…congratulations! But how do you stop pumping? Is there a trick to weaning from the pump? Does weaning from pumping mean weaning from breastfeeding? Listen in today as Dianne and Abby answer all these questions about weaning from the pump. 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. You can also add your email to our list and have episodes sent right to your inbox! Things we talked about: Listener questions [14:04] Hormones from lactation come from the pituitary [15:25] Weaning from pumping [18:35] Stopping pumping does not mean stopping breastfeeding [19:25] Things to consider [19:50] Exclusive pumpers may need to consider it differently [27:18] Feeling full in between [28:45] Plugged milk ducts [29:50] Takeaways [32:20] Congratulations! [34:00] Things we talked about or Episodes we think you should check out! https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/tying-to-conceive-while-breastfeeding/ https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/breastfeeding-after-1-year/ Set up your consultation with Dianne https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/consultations/ Check out Dianne’s blog here: https://diannecassidyconsulting.com/milklytheblog/ Follow our Podcast: https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com Here is how you can connect with Dianne and Abby: AbbyTheuring ,https://www.thebadassbreastfeeder.com Dianne Cassidy @diannecassidyibclc, http://www.diannecassidyconsulting.com Music we use: Music: Levels of Greatness from We Used to Paint Stars in the Sky (2012) courtesy of Scott Holmes at freemusicarchive.org/music/ScottHolmes

    39 min
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Dianne Cassidy, IBCLC, and Abby Theuring, The Badass Breastfeeder, discuss everyday issues surrounding breastfeeding and motherhood, in ways everyone can relate to. This is the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast!

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  • Creator
    Dianne Cassidy & Abby Theuring
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
    528
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Badass Breastfeeding Podcast
  • Show Website
    Badass Breastfeeding Podcast

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