Breastfeeding, Troubleshooting Your Breasts
. Many women expect breastfeeding to come naturally. In reality, breastfeeding issues are common and it can take practice and patience as you and our baby navigate breastfeeding…
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Pumping Breastmilk
Pumping is a great way to provide breast milk to your baby when you cannot be there to breastfeed. This could be so you can run errands…
Continue readingBreastfeeding Basics
Hear about the fundamental things you need to know before your baby is born and what to expect when they arrive and start breastfeeding. Breastfeeding is so…
Continue readingQ&A: Lactation Cookies, Do They Really Work?
Question “Hi Vanessa! Thanks for the podcast, you’re a great resource and I’ve learned a ton from your show. I had a question about lactation cookies, do they work? What key…
Continue readingQ&A: I’m Freaked Out About Breastfeeding
Question “Hi Vanessa. I am 34 weeks pregnant and I cannot wait to meet my baby boy. Thanks to your podcast I feel totally prepared for birth but I’m freaked out…
Continue reading129: Lessons Learned Breastfeeding the Second Time Around
Listen Now Episode 129 Content and Overview Breastfeeding is commonly thought of as something that comes naturally once your baby is born. For a small number of mothers this may…
Continue reading101: Breastfeeding Challenges in the Real World
Listen Now Episode 101 Content and Overview This episode focuses on breastfeeding challenges in the real world. These are issues that can be the hardest to overcome. These complex issues…
Continue readingQ&A: Breast Crawl
Question “I am trying to put together my birth plan and thank you for the podcast because it has answered so many questions that I have had. I was wondering…
Continue readingQ&A: Pregnancy and Breastfeeding with Large Breasts
Question “I am a 36GG and I have to order bras online and have to deal with regular back pain and tension because of their weight. I am worried about…
Continue readingQ&A: Breast Size and Milk Production
Question “In two days I am 37 weeks, and my breasts have hardly increased in size, maybe a half a cup size. A quick Internet search made it seem like…
Continue reading84: Pacifiers
Listen Now Episode 84 Content and Overview Your baby starts building their strong sucking reflex in the womb. This is needed for breastfeeding or bottle-feeding, but it also has a calming…
Continue reading76: Common Pregnancy, Birth, & Breastfeeding Myths
Listen Now Episode 76 Content and Overview There are a lot of myths surrounding pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding. Many of these false beliefs are perpetuated by movies and television, repeated by…
Continue readingQ&A: Cabbage Leaves
Question “Hi Vanessa, I am 33 weeks pregnant with my first baby, and I have pretty bad swelling in my hands. My doctor has ruled out preeclampsia and other major…
Continue readingQ&A: Working Out After Baby & Milk Production
Question “When can I start working out after giving birth? Does working out affect breast milk production?” – Fiorella Answer Additional Resources Preparing for Breastfeeding All About Breastfeeding Podcast All…
Continue readingEpisode 33: Infant Formula
Listen Now Episode 33 Content and Overview The majority of babies will get fed formula in the first year of their life and this episode has some great info on…
Continue readingEpisode 32: Bottle Feeding
Listen Now Episode 32 Content and Overview This episode really gets into all of the basics about bottle feeding. There are a lot of different options for bottles, and this…
Continue readingEpisode 31: Pumping Breast Milk, Building a Stash & Pumping at Work
Listen Now Episode 31 Content and Overview Tips for pumping breast milk and maximizing your supply, how to build up a serious stash of milk, and how to rock pumping…
Continue readingEpisode 29: Preparing for Breastfeeding
Listen Now Episode 29 Content and Overview There is a lot you can do to prepare for breastfeeding before you have your baby and some very simple steps you can take during…
Continue readingEpisode 12: Bringing Baby Home, Troubleshooting
Listen Now Episode 12 Content and Overview We are continuing on the topic of bringing baby home and tackling some troubleshooting. There are a lot of things that can come…
Continue readingEpisode 11: Bringing Baby Home, The First Few Days
Listen Now Episode 11 Content and Overview Bringing baby home is exciting but it can also be a little nerve-racking when you are not sure what you can expect. The…
Continue readingEpisode 9: Birth
Listen Now Episode 9 Content and Overview All the episodes we have done thus far have been leading up to the big day. This is it. We are talking about…
Continue readingEpisode 7: Preparing for Baby
Listen Now Episode 7 Content and Overview Some people feel like they have been planning and preparing their whole life for baby and others may feel like they are flying…
Continue readingEpisode 6: Birth Classes, Why You Should Take One
Listen Now Episode 6 Content and Overview Would you run a marathon without any training? No, of course not, that would be crazy. Labor is a marathon. It is one…
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