Tag: breastfeeding support

Ep. 152- 5 Steps to DeClutter Your Breastfeeding Gear

Post author By MilkMinute
Post date March 17, 2023

Feel like you’re drowning in lactation gear? Pumps, massagers, heating pads, bags, collection cups, bottles – where do you even out it all? How can you fit it all in a bag for work?

Today Heather guides us through de-cluttering your gear, while Maureen admits to just how much stuff she’s accumulated in the last two years! This episode was made for you to work while you listen! Pause and re-organize with each step, then keep listening.

Let the Milk Minute help you sort through your stuff and make it manageable again!

Tags bottles, breast milk, breast pump, breastfeeding, breastfeeding gear, breastfeeding support, declutter, infant feeding, lactation support, midwives, milk collection bags, milk minute podcast, organization, postpartum, pregnancy

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Ep. 147- Baby Slept Through the Night: How to Manage Your Boobs

Post author By MilkMinute
Post date February 10, 2023

So, your baby started sleeping through the night…but your boobs didn’t! Should you wake to pump? Should you sleep when baby sleeps? How can you prevent mastitis or maintain your milk supply?Join Maureen and Heather today on the Milk Minute to answer all of these questions and more! Listen to your favorite LCs chat about managing your milk production when baby isn’t moderating it for you.

Tags boobs, breast milk, breast pump, breast sleeping, breastfeeding, breastfeeding support, infant sleep, lactation consultants, midwives, nursing, parenthood, postpartum, pregnancy, pumping

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Ep. 145- Crossover Episode: Night weaning- A consult with Laura from BFP

Post author By MilkMinute
Post date January 27, 2023

Today your faithful hosts do things a little differently! Join Laura Birek from the Big Fat Positive podcast to have an informal night weaning consult on the Milk Minute. A lot of parents struggle with breastfeeding at night and today Maureen and Heather go over several strategies you can use to change things for the better!

Tune into the Big Fat Positive podcast next week to hear us chat with Laura and Shanna about the results of Laura’s night weaning.

Tags bedsharing, Big Fat Positive Podcast, breast milk, breast sleeping, breastfeeding, breastfeeding support, cosleeping, crossover episode, lactation consultant, midwives, motherhood, night weaning, nursing, postpartum, pregnancy, weaning

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Ep. 138 – Iron Supplementation and Breastfeeding

Post author By MilkMinute
Post date December 9, 2022

Does your baby need an iron supplement just because they’re breastfed? Parents get conflicting messages about whether or not breastmilk and formula provide enough iron and how the introduction of solid foods impacts that. Today on the Milk Minute Heather and Maureen dig into the current guidelines and research to help you navigate these choices!

Tags breast milk, breastfeeding, breastfeeding support, infant formula, infant nutrition, iron, iron supplementation, lactation consultants, midwives, postpartum, pregnancy

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Ep. 136 – How to Introduce a Bottle of Breastmilk

Post author By MilkMinute
Post date November 25, 2022

Introducing a bottle can be a daunting task. So many parents struggle with this just when they feel they’ve gotten the hang of directly breastfeeding. The Milk Minute podcast is here to help ease the transition! Maureen and Heather discuss…

Tags bottle feeding, breast milk, breastfeeding, breastfeeding support, how to, infant bottles, lactation consultants, lactation support, midwives, parenting, postpartum, pregnancy

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Ep 134. – Veterans and Breastfeeding: Protecting moms who served. Interview with Dr. Jill Inderstrodt

Post author By MilkMinute
Post date November 12, 2022

In honor of Veteran’s Day, the Milk Minute welcomes Dr. Jill Inderstrodt to talk with us about what’s happening with lactating parents in the military. Dr. Inderstrodt is championing breastfeeding research on mothers who have served in the United States Armed Forces. It is through crucial work like hers that we can anticipate legislation to support military families.

Did you know Congress passed the Protecting Moms Who Served Act of 2021? Maureen & Heather are going to talk about that and SO MANY other things (including single moms and dating while lactating) with Jill, don’t miss it!

Tags breast milk, breastfeeding, breastfeeding support, dr jill inderstrodt, interview, lactation consultant, lactation support, midwives, military families, postpartum, pregnancy, veterans

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Ep. 130- NEW Mastitis Protocol (Part 2): For Parents

Post author By MilkMinute
Post date October 14, 2022

This year the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine updated their protocols for the treatment of Mastitis, clogged ducts, and milk blebs! We have made some serious progress in our understanding of why and how these things happen and we now have much better methods to treat them. Tune into the Milk Minute and let your favorite cohosts give you the low down on the updates. Heather and Maureen want you to have the best information available to manage your own health!

Tags ABM protocol, bleb, breast milk, breastfeeding, breastfeeding support, clogged ducts, mastitis, mastitis treatment, milk bleb, Milk ducts, milk minute podcast, postpartum, pregnancy

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Ep. 129- NEW Mastitis Protocol (Part 1): For Healthcare Providers

Post author By MilkMinute
Post date October 7, 2022

Have you ever dealt with mastitis or clogged ducts? Did you know that the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine updated their clinical guidelines on Mastitis treatment this year? Let your favorite cohosts update you on all the big changes!

This first episode focuses on our new understanding of the physiology of mastitis, aka what the heck is happening in there! Join Heather and Maureen as they explore the real cause of mastitis and talk about the latest research into clogged ducts, milk blebs, and more! Then tune in next week for a dive into the updated treatment options, with a focus on first-line, at home treatments! Stay current and let the Milk Minute help you use the latest and greatest clinical guidelines.

Tags ABM protocol, bleb, breast milk, breastfeeding, breastfeeding support, clogged ducts, mastitis, milk bleb, Milk ducts, postpartum, pregnancy

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Ep 128. – Finding the “Ease” in Pregnancy and Birth: Interview with Stephanie King

Post author By MilkMinute
Post date September 30, 2022

Tune in to hear the hosts of the Milk Minute chat with Stephanie King, owner of My Essential Birth and host of the Pregnancy and Birth Made Easy Podcast. Stephanie has years of experience as a childbirth educator and doula and created My Essential Birth as a way to provide a comprehensive, evidence based online birth course. Tune in today to take a step toward preparing for your holistic, empowered birth!

Tags birth, birth support, breast milk, breastfeeding, breastfeeding support, childbirth education, doula, empowerment, holistic, home birth, labor, midwife, my essential birth, postpartum, pregnancy, unmedicated birth, VBAC

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Ep. 127 – Rice Cereal: A cautionary tale

Post author By MilkMinute
Post date September 23, 2022

baby formula and bottle with milk white background

You’ve probably heard news articles about infant food safety and heavy metal contamination. Today’s episode of the Milk Minute focuses on the safety and use of infant rice cereal. Your favorite hosts pull together a timeline of historical infant feeding, mass baby food production, and agricultural practices into a cohesive narrative that brings us to the present day. They answer questions of nutrition, safety, and more!

Tags arsenic, baby food, baby safety, breast milk, breastfeeding, breastfeeding support, infant cereal, postpartum, pregnancy, rice cereal

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