Badass Breastfeeding Podcast

Breastfeeding with Anxiety

Debilitating anxiety…does it impact breastfeeding? How can you deal with the anxiety? Tune in this week and listen as Dianne and Abby share information and stories of how to help anxiety. 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 [email protected] WE HAVE TRANSCRIPTS!!  You can also add your email to our list and have episodes sent right to your ...

Breastfeeding Positions

Do you find yourself struggling to find a good breastfeeding position? Does it seem like your baby is uncomfortable in certain positions? Let’s talk about positions, and why it’s important to find a good one. 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 [email protected] WE HAVE TRANSCRIPTS!!  You can also add your email to our list and have episode...

When You Don't Reach Your Breastfeeding Goals

Have you ever set a goal that you didn’t reach? Have you set breastfeeding goals for yourself? Is it difficult to reach those goals? Tune in this week as we talk about breastfeeding goals and how to navigate through all of that. 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 [email protected] WE HAVE TRANSCRIPTS!!  You can also add your email to our ...

REPLAY Bed-Sharing and Getting Sleep

Have you struggled with lack of sleep because of your new baby? Were you told that bed sharing would lead to the death of your baby? Did you know that there are very specific risk factors linked to unsafebedsharing? If you ever wondered about any of these things, you definitely need this episode.  You will probably not get this information anywhere else.  And it’s important. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  Please consider leaving us a review on itunes or sendi...

Breastfeeding Problem Or Developmental Milestone?

Have you ever worried about why your baby is behaving a certain way? Were you concerned it was a feeding issue?  Maybe not enough milk? What if it’s just a developmental milestone.  But how do you know? Tune in this week as we talk about breastfeeding problems vs. developmental milestones. 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 [email protected]...

Breastfeeding Problem Or Developmental Milestone?

Have you ever worried about why your baby is behaving a certain way? Were you concerned it was a feeding issue?  Maybe not enough milk? What if it’s just a developmental milestone.  But how do you know? Tune in this week as we talk about breastfeeding problems vs. developmental milestones. 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 [email protected]...

Breastfeeding When Birth Isn't Perfect

When birth doesn’t go as planned…how does it impact breastfeeding? Or maybe it doesn’t??   Tune in this week as we talk about what happens if your birth wasn’t what you thought or wanted it to be. 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 [email protected] WE HAVE TRANSCRIPTS!!  You can also add your email to our list and have episodes sent right...

Busting Milk Storage Myths

Have you received mixed messages about milk storage? Are you worried about mixing cold milk with warm, or if there are rules regarding breastmilk bottles? You are not alone.  Let’s talk about the research and break it all down. 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 [email protected] WE HAVE TRANSCRIPTS!!  You can also add your email to our li...

When Baby Is Not Gaining Weight

Do you or have you ever worried about your baby’s weight gain? Who doesn’t, right? What happens if your baby isn’t gaining weight well with just breastfeeding?  What can you do? 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 [email protected] WE HAVE TRANSCRIPTS!!  You can also add your email to our list and have episodes sent right to your inbox!   ...

Teething and Biting

Teething.  Have you reached that point yet? If not, you will.  How does this affect breastfeeding?  And everything else? Listen this week for all the info.  And it’s not just about biting (but we talk about that too) 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 [email protected] WE HAVE TRANSCRIPTS!!  You can also add your email to our list and have...

Things You Don't Need to Know About Breastfeeding

You’ve seen those lists – Things You Need To Know About Breastfeeding Well this is Things You DON’T Need To Know About Breastfeeding And what does Star Wars have to do with it??  And maybe we spent too much time talking about farts. 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 [email protected] WE HAVE TRANSCRIPTS!!  You can also add your email to o...

Ways You Can Hurt Your Milk Supply

Do you worry about your milk supply? Have you ever wondered how it works, or if it will just ‘dry up’? We have all been here, especially Dianne and Abby.  Listen for all the info. 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 [email protected] WE HAVE TRANSCRIPTS!!  You can also add your email to our list and have episodes sent right to your inbox! ...

How Much Milk Does a Baby Need?

Have you ever wondered how much milk your baby needs for the day? Do you worry about whether or not your baby is getting enough? You are not alone.  Tune in for answers.  And Abby’s clown reference. 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 [email protected] WE HAVE TRANSCRIPTS!!  You can also add your email to our list and have episodes sent rig...

Melatonin In Breastmilk

Do you know what melatonin is and what it does? How about circadian rhythm?? Does your baby have either one of these things?  Tune in to find out how breastfeeding can help. 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 [email protected] WE HAVE TRANSCRIPTS!!  You can also add your email to our list and have episodes sent right to your inbox!   Thin...

Timed Feedings Vs On Demand

Do you feed on demand? Or do you feed on a schedule? How do timed feeds impact breastfeeding?  Tune in to find out. 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 [email protected] WE HAVE TRANSCRIPTS!!  You can also add your email to our list and have episodes sent right to your inbox!   Things we talked about: Feeding on demand VS. the weight iss...

REPLAY - Increasing Milk Supply

Have you ever worried about your milk supply? Have you ever wondered what can actually impact your supply? Do you need reassurance that your supply is GREAT? You definitely need to listen to this week’s episode.  Milk supply is always a hot topic. 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 [email protected] Things we talked about: Some popular r...

How to Make Breastfeeding Easier

Have you felt intimidated when starting bottles with your breastfed baby? Do you know what paced bottle feeding is? Have you received bad information about bottles (you probably have)? Check out this information about introducing bottles, and get all your questions answered. 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 [email protected] WE HAVE TRA...

Introducing Bottles

Have you felt intimidated when starting bottles with your breastfed baby? Do you know what paced bottle feeding is? Have you received bad information about bottles (you probably have)? Check out this information about introducing bottles, and get all your questions answered. 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 [email protected] WE HAVE TRA...

Stupid Shit You See on Social Media

Have you ever looked at your social media feed and thought “this is stupid” ? Have you ever considered the positives and negatives associated with social media? I bet you can’t wait to hear about the stupid shit Dianne and Abby found on social media about breastfeeding! 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 [email protected] WE HAVE TRANSCRIP...

Signs That Breastfeeding Is Going Well

Do you know how to tell if your baby is breast/chest feeding well? Are you unsure about supplementing? Did someone tell you to supplement? This episode will give you the tools to determine if your baby is feeding well. 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 [email protected] WE HAVE TRANSCRIPTS!!  You can also add your email to our list and ha...

Growth Charts and Percentiles

Do you know what your baby’s percentile is? Have you ever wondered where it came from or what it means? Are you worried about your baby’s percentile? Once you hear this episode, you won’t worry about it anymore. 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 [email protected] WE HAVE TRANSCRIPTS!!  You can also add your email to our list and have epi...

Are You Worried About Foremilk and Hindmilk?

Have you ever heard of foremilk and hindmilk?  Are you worried your baby won’t get hind milk if they don’t feed a specific way? Are you confused by this whole concept of different milks? You aren’t alone.  And we are about to squash this whole idea of fancy milk. 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 [email protected] WE HAVE TRANSCRIPTS!!  ...

Pumping Myths

Are you pumping?  Or planning to start pumping? Have you been pumping for a while, and hate it? Have you heard any pumping myths?  We guarantee you have.  Tune into this episode to get the run down on pumping myths. 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 [email protected] WE HAVE TRANSCRIPTS!!  You can also add your email to our list and have...

When to Intervene

Do you know how to tell if your baby is breast/chest feeding well? Are you unsure about supplementing? Did someone tell you to supplement? This episode will give you the tools to determine if your baby is feeding well. 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 [email protected] WE HAVE TRANSCRIPTS!!  You can also add your email to our list and ha...

Clingy Babies

Are you afraid of a clingy baby? Did someone tell you that your baby is clingy because you breastfeed? We hate the word clingy.  Listen to this episode to hear 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 [email protected] WE HAVE TRANSCRIPTS!!  You can also add your email to our list and have episodes sent right to your inbox!   Things we t...

Conflicting Information

Have you ever received conflicting breastfeeding information? If you answered YES, where did it come from? We are talking about conflicting information, and what you can do about it.  Don’t miss out. 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 [email protected] WE HAVE TRANSCRIPTS!!  You can also add your email to our list and have episodes sent ri...

Nursing Aversion with Melissa Morns

Do you know what nursing aversion is? How does it happen, and what can you do about it? We have one of the top researchers in nursing aversion here to tell us all about it. Melissa Morns BHSc, MPH is presently a doctoral candidate at the Australian Centre for Public and Population Health Research (UTS) investigating the experience of those who have feelings of aversion while nursing. Melissa holds a Bachelor of Health Science and a Master of Public Health. Melissa created online community ...

Baby Friendly Hospitals

Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative What does that mean, anyway?  Did you or will you deliver in a baby friendly hospital? What should you expect? Listen up to get the 10 Steps for Baby Friendly Breastfeeding Support.  Know your options. Because we like knowledge. 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 [email protected] WE HAVE TRANSCRIPTS!!  ...

Big Boobs, Small Boobs, Flat Nipples, Inverted Nipples

Big Breasts.  Small Breasts Flat Nipples. Inverted Nipples Does any of this really matter?? You want to listen to this episode to get all the info. The real info. 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 [email protected] WE HAVE TRANSCRIPTS!!  You can also add your email to our list and have episodes sent right to your inbox! Things we talked...

Shaming and Judging

Shaming.  It’s Everywhere.   Have you ever felt like someone was shaming you for your feeding choices? Or anything else? Check out this episode about shaming, and some suggestions on how to deal with 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 [email protected] WE HAVE TRANSCRIPTS!!  You can also add your email to our list and have episodes sen...

Nursing While Pregnant and Tandem Nursing

How does tandem nursing work? Can you breastfeed /chestfeed while pregnant? Do you want the real information, not just mythical, unsupportive garbage? Listen to this episode.  And learn all about tandem nursing and nursing while pregnant. 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 [email protected] WE HAVE TRANSCRIPTS!!  You can also add your ema...

Lip Ties and Tongue Ties

Were you told by someone (anyone) your baby has a tongue or lip tie? Have you ever wondered how common this really is? Do you worry about what will happen to breastfeeding if your baby has a tongue tie? Get your information by listening to this podcast, not a random person who isn’t qualified to help (facebook). 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 badassbreas...

C-Sections & Breastfeeding

Is breastfeeding after cesarean different than breastfeeding after vaginal birth? How many birthing parents end up with a cesarean, anyway? Have you wondered what would happen after you have a cesarean? Learn all you need to know, plus fun statistics. 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 [email protected] WE HAVE TRANSCRIPTS!!  You can also...

Tattoos, Piercings & Surgeries While Breastfeeding

Do you want to get a tattoo? Do you have pierced nipples and concerned that could impact breastfeeding? Were you told you have to wean in order to have surgery? Get the real info here. Now. 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 [email protected] WE HAVE TRANSCRIPTS!!  You can also add your email to our list and have episodes sent right to yo...

How Breastmilk Changes With Your Child

Are you breastfeeding a toddler? Are you afraid your breastmilk turned to water after a year (because you read that on Facebook?) Are you worried your baby will not eat solids because you are still breastfeeding? Stop scrolling Facebook for information.  We have it all right here in this episode. 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@...

Bed-Sharing and SIDS with Tracy Cassels, PhD

Badass Breastfeeding Podcast Tracy Cassels, PhD is BACK!  This week, Abby talks with Tracy about SIDS, sleep, breastfeeding, and the science behind it all.  You don’t want to miss 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 [email protected] WE HAVE TRANSCRIPTS!!  You can also add your email to our list and have episodes sent right to your ...

Toddler Nursing

Are you breastfeeding a toddler? Are you breastfeeding a newborn wondering how you possibly breastfeed a toddler? Has someone told you to “stop breastfeeding when they can ask for it” Breastfeeding a toddler is very different from breastfeeding a newborn.  Listen up for more info on this.  And spoiler alert – babies ask to breastfeed the minute they come out of the womb so that’s not a valid argument.  If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  Please consider leaving us...

Tattoos, Piercings & Surgeries

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Breastfeeding and Sleep Schedules

Is your baby on a schedule? Do you feel like your life with your new baby is all over the place? Has someone told you to “get your baby on a schedule”? If you are concerned about schedules, what all the hype is and how they are harmful, listen up to this episode. 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 [email protected] WE HAVE TRANSCRIPTS!!  ...

Breastfeeding Intervention Tools

Have you ever used a nipple shield?  Do you know someone who did? Have you been told you need to have a pump in order to be successful with breastfeeding? Are you worried you won’t be able to breastfeed without specific tools to help you? We are about to squash that information today.  Get ready to learn.    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 badassbreastfe...

Breastfeeding Intervention Tools

Have you ever used a nipple shield?  Do you know someone who did? Have you been told you need to have a pump in order to be successful with breastfeeding? Are you worried you won’t be able to breastfeed without specific tools to help you? We are about to squash that information today.  Get ready to learn.    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 badassbreastfe...

Being More Inclusive With Ash Luna

Join us this week as Abby interviews Ash Luna.  Abby and Ash have a very important conversation about inclusivity. 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 [email protected] WE HAVE TRANSCRIPTS!!  You can also add your email to our list and have episodes sent right to your inbox!   Things we talked about    Who is Ash Luna [4:13] Ash begins th...

Breastfeeding Laws

Have you ever worried about “illegal breastfeeding”? Has anyone ever told you to stop breastfeeding? Do you know the breastfeeding laws of your state? You’re about to learn what they are.  Get ready. 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 [email protected] WE HAVE TRANSCRIPTS!!  You can also add your email to our list and have episodes sent r...

Medical Information To Flush Down The Toilet

Have you ever received sketchy breastfeeding advice? Have you ever received this advice from a medical professional? Listen up, you aren’t alone. 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 [email protected] WE HAVE TRANSCRIPTS!!  You can also add your email to our list and have episodes sent right to your inbox! Things we talked about: Dianne’s ...

Breastsleeping

Have you ever heard of the term “Breastsleeping?” Have you received information about co sleeping or bedsharing? Are you unsure about what to think? You are about to find out what Breastsleeping really is. 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 [email protected] WE HAVE TRANSCRIPTS!!  You can also add your email to our list and have episodes ...

Parenting Advice Fails

Has anyone given you questionable parenting advice? Have you heard the phrase “sharing is caring?” Does ‘time out’ as a punishment sound strange? Tune in for some real reasons and guidance on why some if these things are considered bad parenting advice. 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 [email protected] WE HAVE TRANSCRIPTS!!  You can al...

REPLAY - Tips To Pump More Milk

“Honey, I know you hate pumping, and I’m sure that doesn’t help.  This week on the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast, Dianne and Abby are giving suggestions on ways to increase pumping output.  Maybe you should listen."  “Really?  I will definitely listen.  I didn’t realize that there was anything I could do to make it better!”  This week on the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast, Dianne and Abby are talking about how to increase pumping output and how to make pumping more tolerable. Do you pump?  Do...

Sex Stories (Adult Content)

Did you find it difficult to have sex after you had a baby? Were you afraid your sex life would not be the same again? You have to hear the stories from other breastfeeders who felt like this.  You aren’t alone.   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 [email protected] WE HAVE TRANSCRIPTS!!  You can also add your email to our list and have e...

Safe Co-Sleeping

Badass Breastfeeding Podcast Do you know the difference between co-sleeping and bed sharing? Are you freaked out at the idea of co sleeping and / or bed sharing? Do you know the rules for safely sleeping? If not, definitely listen up.   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 [email protected] WE HAVE TRANSCRIPTS!!  You can also add your email...