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Ep. 204- Black Maternal Health and Breastfeeding: Interview with Dr. Toya

Post author By MilkMinute
Post date March 8, 2024

This week on the Milk Minute we focus on black maternal health and breastfeeding. Our expert guest is Dr. La Toya Luces-Sampson, a board-certified OBGYN, wife, and mom from Trinidad and Tobago with over a decade of experience. As an entrepreneur, speaker, and bestselling author, Dr. Toya found her path out of burn out through entrepreneurship and now uses her social media platforms to educate women so that they are empowered to take charge of their reproductive health and advocate for themselves. Join Maureen and Heather as they host yet another incredible interview!

Tags black maternal health, breastfeeding, breastfeeding podcast, breastmilk, dr toya, interview, lactation support, midwives, milk minute podcast, obgyn, postpartum, postpartum support, pregnancy, women in business

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Ep. 203 – Is Breast Best? Interview with Victoria Facelli, IBCLC, Author of Feed the Baby

Post author By MilkMinute
Post date March 1, 2024

Breast is best. We’ve all heard it, now let’s talk about it. Today the Milk Minute is honored to have Victoria Facelli, author of “Feed the Baby: an inclusive guide to nursing, bottle feeding, and everything in between” on the show to discuss her incredible book. This is the kind of book that Heather and Maureen have dreamed of writing and is the perfect step-by-step guide to feeding your baby, complete with illustrations and videos.

Victoria Facelli is an Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant, but not the kind that hates formula. She wrote this book to cut through a lot of the misinformation that parents are faced with, as a resource to empower parents to feed their babies in whatever way works for them!

Tags author, bottle feeding, breast milk, breastfeeding, breastfeeding support, feed the baby, formula feeding, interview, lactation consultant, lactation support, midwives, milk minute podcast, motherhood, parenthood, postpartum, pregnancy, victoria facelli

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Ep. 202 – Breast Surgery and Breastfeeding: Interview with Dr. Katrina Mitchell

Post author By MilkMinute
Post date February 23, 2024

In this special episode of the Milk Minute, Heather and Maureen chat with Dr. Katrina Mitchell, a board-certified surgeon, breast oncologist, IBCLC, and PMH-C with over 20 years of expertise. They dive into the topic of breast surgeries, including augmentation, discussing their impact on breastfeeding and the balance between aesthetics and maternal well-being. Join them for a quick but insightful “Milk Minute” as they navigate the intersection of breast health, surgeries, and the beautiful journey of breastfeeding.

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Ep. 201 – Return to sex and physical intimacy postpartum – Interview with Connie Lappa

Post author By MilkMinute
Post date February 16, 2024

Today on the Milk Minute we’re talking about sex postpartum while breastfeeding. Sex and physical intimacy postpartum can be a touchy subject, but we’re here to help! Our special guest for the day is Connie Lappa, a licensed psychotherapist who specializes in individual and couples therapy, sex therapy, infertility and pregnancy loss, postpartum mood disorders and more. Today’s interview delivers expert advice when it comes to restoring a sexual connection with your partner, navigating low libido, increasing intimacy, and how to communicate with your partner about all of the above. Tune in for some words of wisdom and achieve the sex life you’ve been dreaming about (yes, even after a baby)!

Tags breastfeeding, breastfeeding podcast, childbirth, communication, couples therapy, intimacy, libido, midwives, milk minute podcast, parenting, postpartum, relationship, sex after kids, sex counselor, sexual connection

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Ep. 200 – Celebrate 200 Episodes with the Milk Minute

Post author By MilkMinute
Post date February 9, 2024

Welcome to the 200th Milk Minute episode! It’s been 3 years of sharing all things lactation, body positivity, relationships, and mental health. Your favorite midwife and lactation professional hosts sit down to both acknowledge and celebrate their accomplishments with this podcast and in life. Heather and Maureen reflect on who they were and who they’ve become through this incredible journey they’ve had the pleasure of recording week after week.

Join us as we celebrate this Milk Minute milestone!

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Ep. 199- Breastfeeding in The First 3 Days Postpartum

Post author By MilkMinute
Post date February 2, 2024

Breastfeeding in the first 3 days postpartum can be both challenging and magical. It’s normal for mothers to face difficulties in the initial days, but important to recognize and appreciate the progress you’re making in your breastfeeding journey. Even when you’re doing everything right it can feel like it’s not working or it’s going wrong. Maureen and Heather are here to make you feel better and give you some guidelines and key indicators that you are in fact…crushing it. Send this to a friend who’s pregnant so they know what to expect the first three days postpartum!

Tags birth, breast milk, breastfeeding, breastfeeding podcast, breastfeeding support, encouragement, first three days postpartum, homebirth, lactation, milk minute podcast, motherhood, newborn, postpartum, pregnancy, skin to skin

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Ep. 197 – Welcome Back! What I Learned from Birth #3

Post author By MilkMinute
Post date January 19, 2024

Welcome back to the Milk Minute! Maureen and Heather are back from their hiatus and finally finished with holiday madness. Today we recap Heather’s birth and postpartum experience for those of you who don’t also listen to Beyond the Boob. We also chat about the way Heather has changed as a clinician after her recent trouble breastfeeding baby Martie.

Tags beyond the boob, breast milk, breastfeeding, breastfeeding issues, breastfeeding podcast, breastfeeding support, homebirth, lactation, lactation consultants, lactation support, milk minute podcast, motherhood, postpartum, pregnancy

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Ep. 196 – Encore: Let’s Talk Nipple Shields

Post author By MilkMinute
Post date January 12, 2024

Ahh… nipple shields! Some call them friends, some call them foes. This episode covers it all! Listen in as Maureen and Heather talk through nipple shields, what they are, how and when to properly use them and how to help wean baby off of the shield once they are able to get a great latch without it. Don’t miss this one!

Tags breastfeed, breastfeeding, breastfeeding podcast, help, intervention, interventions, lactation support, latch, latching, milk minute podcast, motherhood, nipple, nipple shield, postpartum, shield

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Ep. 195 – Encore: Rice Cereal: A cautionary tale

Post author By MilkMinute
Post date January 5, 2024

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, parenting, postpartum, pregnancy, rice cereal

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Ep. 194- Encore: New Mastitis Protocol: Part 2

Post author By MilkMinute
Post date December 29, 2023

Did you hear about all the major changes with mastitis? We have made some serious progress in our understanding of why and how clogged ducts and milk blebs 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.

This information is crucial to both self care and healthcare provider management of these conditions, so don’t miss it!

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

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