Badass Breastfeeding Podcast

I have been exclusively breastfeeding for 11 months now. My original goal was to get to May of next year (16 months) to get through cold/flu season, but I so love the quiet moments and connection it gives me with my normally squirming child and the health benefits, that I’ve changed my goal to 2 years. I found this podcast early on in my breastfeeding journey when I was honestly looking for support about sleep. I look forward every week to listening because it has not only given me support in my journey but has taught me so much. I’ve learned to trust my mom instincts so much because I know (and have seen) how beneficial it is to breastfeed my child. My 11 month old recently had her first fever/illness. I knew that breastfeeding and lots of contact naps/sleep was the best medicine I could give. However, the 2nd night she broke out in a fever again and started having jolts or startling when she was starting to fall asleep. I decided to call my doctor’s office and spoke to the nurse on call. Because my daughter’s fever was 99.7 I was told she didn’t have a fever (100.4 is a fever apparently)even though she felt like she was literally on fire (plus all the other symptoms of being sick). This nurse told me that because we cosleep I was probably causing her to over heat and likened it to sleeping with her dog and how hot she gets with the dog in the bed… I credit this podcast for helping me ignore this advice/take on my daughter’s illness, especially since I know and experienced that doing skin to skin with my daughter helped break her fever and regulate her temperature. Thank you for giving me confidence in my mom instincts. I hope advice like I got from this nurse doesn’t deter others from doing what they know is best for their child.

When I had my first child l naively thought that breastfeeding would be easy and come without much effort so I didn’t put much effort into learning about it. As a result, I didn’t have the breastfeeding experience I had hoped for. During pregnancy with my second child I sought out information and made sure to set myself and baby up for the best chances at a successful breastfeeding journey. This podcast has been instrumental to the wonderful breastfeeding relationship we now have. The episodes are so informative and the hosts are relatable. Thanks to this podcast I was able to start feeding right away in the hospital, knew what to look for in a successful journey and also knew when to reach out to a local IBCLC for support. They helped give me the confidence to nurse in public. As I approach my return to work I’m thankful for the episodes on pumping, breast capacity and the like. Thanks for all you do to support breastfeeding.

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Have been loving this podcast! I am currently 38 weeks pregnant with my first baby and plan to breastfeed her. I have always heard women say “i’m going to ‘try’ breastfeeding.” Which has always made it seem like it’s so hard and a lot of people can’t do it so be prepared to try and give up. That is true of every women in my family, they either just used formula or started nursing and didn’t continue. BUT, after listening to this podcast I have been so encouraged that it is possible and I have a new mind set that i CAN breastfeed my baby. So many helpful tips in this podcast that I think will set me up so well when baby comes and I can refer back to along the journey. Thank you so much.