172 episodes
The Milk Making Minutes Lori Nigrosh
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- Kids & Family
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5.0 • 25 Ratings
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A podcast that explores baby feeding through the lens of systemic and cultural barriers, so that you know your struggles are not your fault and your triumphs really are the miracles you feel they are.
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Episode 168 How Much Breastmilk Does Your Newborn Need?
Do you know the average amounts of milk that babies take in the first days and weeks of their life? You may be surprised to learn the tiny quantities that babies take in their earliest days. Have you ever heard someone say their milk didn’t come in until days after the baby was born, which led you to believe that it was possible for babies to not transfer any milk during that time?
On this episode you will hear: evidence based information about how much milk newborns takeThe trajectory of milk making from pregnancy to mature milkA way for any pregnant person to feel prepared to feed their baby in the postpartum period
Ready to feel prepared for birth AND the postpartum period? Sign up for the FIRST cohort of the childbirth education course at a 50% discount.
Head to Apple Podcasts or Spotify for more Milk Making Minutes episodes!
To get delicious home cooked meals delivered right to your door in Ma, CT, RI Maine or NH go to the Feast and Fettle Website and use the code MILK for $30 off your first week!
Make your voice heard on The Milk Making Community Group on Facebook!
Find Lo’s information at her website: www.quabbinbirthservices.com
To purchase books about breastfeeding, birth, or parenting that I love and help support the show, go here. -
Episode 167 Working Hard to Make Breastfeeding Work with Rachel
Not only is the learning curve steep for many people seeking to feed their babies with milk from their bodies, even when many people have learned about their individual situation, it can still take time to work towards the solutions that make breastfeeding easy and carefree. Rachel shares two stories that are somewhat different, but also connected by the throughline of seeking out root causes to difficulties and work through the solutions.
On this episode you will hear about: Experiencing a painful latchThe personal impact breastfeeding a very sick baby in the hospitalDealing with food allergies Continued clogged ducts and mastitis Mitigating oversupply
Resources Rachel recommends:
CMPA General Info and info about online support
https://dilanandme.com/survival-guide-cmpa/
Great dairy free (and many soy free) recipe resources
https://makeitdairyfree.com/
https://rainbowplantlife.com/
https://ohsheglows.com/
https://www.budgetbytes.com/category/recipes/ *can search by dietary need
General-Supply Issues
Lymphatic Breast Massage Video that Lo often shares with clients
Physician Guide to Breastfeeding education website, complementary to Kelly Mom. Easy to read, easy to navigate, very helpful free info. Includes info on the new 2022 Mastitis Spectrum Guideline. “BAIT” acronym helped me remember them.
https://physicianguidetobreastfeeding.org/
Sign up for the FIRST cohort of the childbirth education course at a 50% discount.
Head to Apple Podcasts or Spotify for more Milk Making Minutes episodes!
To get delicious home cooked meals delivered right to your door in Ma, CT, RI Maine or NH go to the Feast and Fettle Website and use the code MILK for $30 off your first week!
Make your voice heard on The Milk Making Community Group on Facebook!
Find Lo’s information at her website: www.quabbinbirthservices.com
To purchase books about breastfeeding, birth, or parenting that I love and help support the show, go here. -
Episode 166 Preparing For the Postpartum Period During Pregnancy
During pregnancy do most people spend more time curating the baby registry list with all the stuff they think they need, or thinking about how to best feel supported once the baby arrives? Time and again new parents say they were unprepared for how much their lives changed, which negatively impacts postpartum mental health. There is a way to feel more prepared. So why is it that most childbirth education classes discuss the postpartum period as an afterthought?
On this episode Lo discusses:The intensity of new parenthoodThe idea that it is possible to feel more preparedA solution for this difficult problem
Sign up for the FIRST cohort of the childbirth education course at a 50% discount.
Head to Apple Podcasts or Spotify for more Milk Making Minutes episodes!
To get delicious home cooked meals delivered right to your door in Ma, CT, RI Maine or NH go to the Feast and Fettle Website and use the code MILK for $30 off your first week!
Make your voice heard on The Milk Making Community Group on Facebook!
Find Lo’s information at her website: www.quabbinbirthservices.com
To purchase books about breastfeeding, birth, or parenting that I love and help support the show, go here. -
Episode 165 The Steep Learning Curve to Breastfeeding with Caitlin
Do you think of breastfeeding as a learned skill or a natural behavior? Is the way you answer this question different now than it was before you had children? On this episode of The Milk Making Minutes, Caitlin Kindred discusses how surprisingly steep the breastfeeding learning curve was for her, and how it did finally get easier.
On this episode you will hear about: How early childhood experiences can impact breastfeedingA discussion about the impact of conversations about breastfeeding with our parents can impact usBad advice and body shaming given by a lactation professionalCaitlin’s experiences with a nipple shield, and weaning from the nipple shieldAn experience of undiagnosed tongue tie and the impact that had on her son’s healthAn easy weaning!
To connect with Caitlin and her co-host Jenny go here: www.ckandgkpodcast.com
To follow the CK and GK podcast, go here: https://pod.link/1600435714
To follow them on IG click here: https://www.instagram.com/ckandgkpodcast/
Sign up for the FIRST cohort of the childbirth education course at a 50% discount.
Head to Apple Podcasts or Spotify for more Milk Making Minutes episodes!
To get delicious home cooked meals delivered right to your door in Ma, CT, RI Maine or NH go to the Feast and Fettle Website and use the code MILK for $30 off your first week!
Make your voice heard on The Milk Making Community Group on Facebook!
Find Lo’s information at her website: www.quabbinbirthservices.com
To purchase books about breastfeeding, birth, or parenting that I love and help support the show, go here. -
Episode 164 Top Tips For Staying Sane with Babies and Toddlers During the Holidays
Were you taken aback by how difficult or easy some of your baby feeding journeys were compared to the others? What we learn as parents of multiple children, and what we learn as professionals in the perinatal field is that every baby is different, every feeding dyad is different, and we can work to find root causes of difficulties, but we are not always in control of how things turn out.
On this episode Kimbery Jarest, IBCLC and Lo discuss: Kimberly’s first easy breastfeeding experience and the false confidence it gave herA breastfeeding struggle with severe tongue tie and swallow difficultiesA breastfeeding struggle with severe acid reflux resulting in vomitingHow our personal experiences impact the care we give as IBCLCs
To learn more about Kim’s private practice go to her website:https://www.embracinglactation.com/
To follow Kim on Social Media, visit her IG: https://www.instagram.com/embracinglactation/
To follow Kim’s informative YouTube channel go here: https://www.youtube.com/@KimberlyAnn
Sign up for the FIRST cohort of the childbirth education course at a 50% discount.
Head to Apple Podcasts or Spotify for more Milk Making Minutes episodes!
To get delicious home cooked meals delivered right to your door in Ma, CT, RI Maine or NH go to the Feast and Fettle Website and use the code MILK for $30 off your first week!
Make your voice heard on The Milk Making Community Group on Facebook!
Find Lo’s information at her website: www.quabbinbirthservices.com
To purchase books about breastfeeding, birth, or parenting that I love and help support the show, go here. -
Episode 163 You Never Know How Breastfeeding Will Go with IBCLC Kim Jarest
Were you taken aback by how difficult or easy some of your baby feeding journeys were compared to the others? What we learn as parents of multiple children, and what we learn as professionals in the perinatal field is that every baby is different, every feeding dyad is different, and we can work to find root causes of difficulties, but we are not always in control of how things turn out.
On this episode Kimbery Jarest, IBCLC and Lo discuss: Kimberly’s first easy breastfeeding experience and the false confidence it gave herA breastfeeding struggle with severe tongue tie and swallow difficultiesA breastfeeding struggle with severe acid reflux resulting in vomitingHow our personal experiences impact the care we give as IBCLCs
To learn more about Kim’s private practice go to her website:https://www.embracinglactation.com/
To follow Kim on Social Media, visit her IG: https://www.instagram.com/embracinglactation/T
o follow Kim’s informative YouTube channel go here: https://www.youtube.com/@KimberlyAnn
Sign up for the FIRST cohort of the childbirth education course at a 50% discount.
Head to Apple Podcasts or Spotify for more Milk Making Minutes episodes!
To get delicious home cooked meals delivered right to your door in Ma, CT, RI Maine or NH go to the Feast and Fettle Website and use the code MILK for $30 off your first week!
Make your voice heard on The Milk Making Community Group on Facebook!
Find Lo’s information at her website: www.quabbinbirthservices.com
To purchase books about breastfeeding, birth, or parenting that I love and help support the show, go here.
Customer Reviews
So important for moms
I love Lo’s openness and her clear support for moms. I would have loved to have known more about this podcast when I was nursing my son.
Mandatory listening for moms
I wish this podcast had been around when I was breastfeeding my daughter! Lo does a phenomenal job sharing helpful information in a non-judgmental, educational manner. At the end of the day, we all want healthy, happy babies and Lo’s podcast helps you make that happen - whatever that journey looks like. Thanks Lo for curating such valuable information to empower mommas everywhere.
Refreshing and celebratory
Lo manages to share evidence-based information about human lactation and baby-feeding while also making all the room for parents to share their own experiences—even those that didn’t go to plan or didn’t center human milk. The more we share our stories and listen to each other’s stories, the closer we get to overcoming the systemic and cultural barriers to feeding our babies in the way we each think is best. There is no judgment here, only love for parents and babies and a desire to support families in meeting their own goals.
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