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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. 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. 192 – Encore: Caffeine and Breastfeeding

Post author By MilkMinute
Post date December 15, 2023

Let’s talk about caffeine! Every parents’ BFF is their morning coffee, but is it safe during lactation? Join Heather & Maureen as they share what we know and what the guidelines say now.

Tags breastfeeding, breastfeeding podcast, breastmilk, caffeine, caffeine and breastfeeding, coffee and breastfeeding, lactation, lactation support, midwives, motherhood, parenting, postpartum, pregnancy, weaning

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Ep. 191- Encore: Popping On and Off the Breast

Post author By MilkMinute
Post date December 8, 2023

One of the most common breastfeeding problems is when baby just won’t stay latched! Popping on and off through feeds is frustrating for both parent and baby. Today we chat about how we manage this issue in consultation and what some possible causes and solutions are. This problem is complex, but your friends at the Milk Minute are here to help!

Tags breast milk, breastfeeding, breastfeeding podcast, lactation consultant, lactation support, latch, latch issues, latch problems, midwives, motherhood, parenthood, postpartum, pregnancy

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Ep. 186 – Beyond the Boob: Week 37 (BONUS!)

Post author By MilkMinute
Post date November 10, 2023

Bonus! This week we’re giving you week 37 of Beyond the Boob for FREE!

Things are getting real over at our other show and we wanted to take a minute to remind all of you to subscribe on Apple or join us on Patreon so you don’t miss a single birth update! Y’all know we can tell a good story, and this is one birth story you need to hear. So head on over to Apple or www.patreon.com/milkminutepodcast and sign up today!

Tags beyond the boob, birth plan, breast milk, breastfeeding, cervical check, home birth, hormones, lactation consultants, lactation support, mental health, midwives, milk minute podcast, postpartum, postpartum support, pregnancy, third pregnancy, third trimester

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Ep. 187 – A Salute to Veterans and Breastfeeding: Protecting moms who served. Interview with Dr. Jill Inderstrodt

Post author By MilkMinute
Post date November 10, 2023

It’s Veterans Day and we want to commend our breastfeeding veterans and military families. Today we chat with Dr. Jill Inderstrodt about her research with mothers who have served in the United States Armed Forces.

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. 185- To Carry Wonder: Interview with Emese Parker

Post author By MilkMinute
Post date November 3, 2023

The Milk Minute welcomes author and very special guest, Emese Parker, who wrote a new kind of pregnancy book, To Carry Wonder: A Memoir and Guide to Adventures in Pregnancy and Beyond. It combines stories and art with evidence-based information on all 4 trimesters of pregnancy with a BIG mental health focus (which we love). It also includes her personal memoir of her pregnancy journey, which Heather has thoroughly enjoyed reading during her pregnancy! Emese is a WHNP, MPH, and Perinatal Mental Health Specialist. She literally could not be more qualified to write this gem of a book and we are so lucky to have her. Make sure to check out the links below to get your own copy of her WONDERful book!

Tags author, breastfeeding, breastfeeding podcast, breastmilk, emese parker, fourth trimester, interview, lactation consultants, lactation support, mental health, midwives, motherhood, pregnancy, pregnancy journal, to carry wonder, working moms

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Ep. 184- Hypothyroidism and Milk Supply

Post author By MilkMinute
Post date October 27, 2023

This week on the Milk Minute, Maureen and Heather talk all about thyroid, specifically hypothyroidism and how it affects milk supply. The thyroid is a gland found in the front of your neck. It secretes hormones that play an important part in lactation by regulating prolactin and oxytocin. Now how the thyroid affects lactation is a pretty complex issue. They try and break it down for you as simply as they can. Tune in to learn more!

Tags breastfeeding, breastfeeding podcast, health and wellness, hypothyroidism, lactation, lactation support, midwives, milk minute podcast, milk supply, motherhood, postpartum, thyroid, women health

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Ep. 183- Latched Mama Interview with Founder and CEO Melissa Wirt

Post author By MilkMinute
Post date October 20, 2023

This week on the Milk Minute, Maureen and Heather had the honor of interviewing the founder and CEO of Latched Mama, Melissa Wirt. Melissa is a mother of six, certified lactation counselor, and the inspiring working mom behind Latched Mama, the breastfeeding apparel company and online motherhood community.

Melissa created more than just a clothing company, but a compassionate place that adapts to the needs of their employees with some incredible parental leave and lactation support. Enjoy a real, raw and inspiring chat with Heather and Maureen’s newest friend in the women-owned business community and treat yourself to 15% off a purchase using code MilkMinute15.

Tags birth, breastfeeding, breastmilk, interview, lactation, lactation clothing, lactation support, latched mama, milk minute podcast, mom boss, mom owned business, motherhood, nursing clothes, nursing tops, postpartum, pregnancy, women owned business

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