The Milk Minute- A Lactation Podcast

As a childbirth and lactation educator and a leader of newborn support groups this is the pod I recommend the most to expectant and new parents. I also have loved listening weekly as well as working my way through past episodes to broaden my own knowledge. Interesting and evidence-based, this is the BEST pod on lactation and feeding babies.

I am going on 11 months breastfeeding and pumping my baby girl. I could not have been successful with out Heather and Maureen! I am Constantly referencing episodes. When I have a question, there’s an episode for it. There’s even an episode about how unprepared most healthcare professionals are in supporting lactation. Breastfeeding is constant commitment and hard work, but The Milk Minute always makes me feel less alone, and offers a laugh along the way. I am so very thankful for you ladies. Thank you for all that you do!

I am currently bingeing this podcast and it is helping me heal my breastfeeding/pumping/lactation trauma and validating a lot of the frustrations I had in my experience with my first baby, who is now 8.5 mos. I’m an extreme low milk supplier to the point where I never fully developed my milk supply, never got to breastfeed last day 3 in the hospital, and I have been trying to figure out what the tipping point was for me… between being a first time mom, c section delivery, a 37 weeker, slight jaundice and nurses pushing the formula and bottle agenda, and then baby wanting nothing to do with the boob ever again! Plus add in some health stuff, hashimotos, postpartum hypertension and type 1 diabetes. And then not knowing what do with pumping, flanges, etc. I was so underprepared and overwhelmed, but I am learning so much now by listening to to you two and I’m highly entertained by your vibes and banter. I’m planning to be so prepared for the next baby and I’m absorbing all of this info you are giving us listeners. Thanks for being awesome and entertaining!!

This podcast (and Beyond the Boob) is a huge contributing factor to my successful birth and first few days postpartum. Here are a few of the things that came up that I was informed about because of binging this podcast in the 3rd trimester: second day cluster feeding, expressing colostrum for my Coombs (?) positive baby, nipple shields, tongue and lip tie, syringe feeding, delayed cord clamping, pacifiers, and literally countless others. I am so lucky to have had an amazing team of informed nurses and LCs at my hospital that made a huge difference in my experience, but I also was armed with knowledge of my own not to be discouraged and to ask the right questions. Literally life changing, and I am forever grateful.