The Boob Group: Judgment-Free Breastfeeding Support
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The Boob Group: Judgment-Free Breastfeeding Support
We support parents who are passionate about providing breast milk to their babies. Each week, a group of experienced moms openly discuss their success, their struggles and society’s impact on how they feed their babies. The show helps guide listeners by providing an honest, natural and judgment-free...
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Breastfeeding Challenges: Mastitis, Galactoceles and MRSA
If your breasts are swollen, red and tender- you may have an infection known as mastitis. What are the common symptoms and ways to treat it? Should yo...
Successful Breastfeeding Stories: Hope Lien
Imagine being able to breastfeed without birthing your baby. It's possible! Hope Lien successfully induced lactation so she could breastfeed her adopt...
New Mom Breastfeeding Manual: Months 2-6
New moms can sometimes feel overwhelmed when it comes to breastfeeding their babies. We're continuing our series on focused on empowering and educatin...
The Racial Divide Within the Lactation Community
All breastfeeding and pumping mothers need support. But sometimes there are barriers, usually for women of color. Some of these barriers include inacc...
How to Get the Best Breastfeeding Photos
There’s no denying the special bond felt between moms and baby while breastfeeding. So, it’s only natural moms would want to preserve that moment for...
When Your Partner Doesn't Support Your Breastfeeding Goals
You are passionate about giving your baby breast milk... but your partner? Ah, not so much. We know how important partner support is for breastfeeding...
Breastfeeding for Adoptive Parents
Breastfeeding can look a lot different for adoptive parents. So, what are your options? Did you know you can induce lactation and breastfeed your baby...
Dealing with Breastfeeding Guilt
Do you feel pressure to breastfeed your baby? Sometime we do this to ourselves because we were either raised in an environment supportive of breastfee...
Postpartum Depression and Breastfeeding-Friendly Treatments
More women develop postpartum depression each year than strokes, diabetes, and breast cancer. If you're a breastfeeding mom, what choices do you have...
How Pumping Supports Your Breastfeeding Goals
Are you breastfeeding and planning to pump when you return to work? Or perhaps you plan to pump to help protect your milk supply? There are many diffe...
Breastfeeding Laws in the United States
Here in the United States, we have laws that help protect breastfeeding and pumping moms, such as the right to nurse your baby in public. But many of...
10 Ways to Support Breastfeeding Moms
Breastfeeding is a commitment that can be challenging at times. And sometimes the smallest gesture of kindness or complementary words can help build u...
Top Questions Moms Ask Lactation Consultants
Breastfeeding isn't always simple. And that’s when we turn to the professionals: lactation educators, counselors, and consultants who can help overcom...
Breastfeeding Nurse-Ins: Helpful or Harmful?
Most states in the U.S. have laws that protect breastfeeding mothers, allowing them to nurse their babies in public. But that doesn’t mean the laws ar...
New Mom Breastfeeding Manual: Weeks 3-6
If you're about to have a baby, you may have a lot of questions about breastfeeding your newborn, especially within the first couple of months. What a...
Healing with Breast Milk: The Topical Benefits
We know breast milk provides amazing nutrition and antibodies for our babies. But, did you know breast milk can be applied topically as well? That's r...
Giving Your Baby Breast Milk at Daycare
Many breastfeeding moms are going back to work and sending their babies to daycare. So, how much breast milk should you send? And what happens if your...
Acupuncture and Chiropractic: Holistic Remedies that Support Lactation
Acupuncture and chiropractic are two ways in which a breastfeeding mom can support her own health and encourage her milk supply. What's involved in ea...
New Mom Breastfeeding Manual: The First Week
If you're about to have a baby, you may have a lot of questions about breastfeeding your newborn, especially within the first week. How often should y...
Popular Galactagogues to Boost Milk Supply
If you're concerned about milk supply, you may be considering food and herbal supplements called "galactagogues" to boost milk production. So, how exa...
Breast Milk and Your Baby's Immune System
We know breast milk is best for our babies, but how exactly does it help and protect their immune systems? What immune disorders are specifically impa...
Breastfeeding After Previous Low Milk Supply
When a mother experiences a chronic low milk supply with one of her babies, she may wonder what she could do the next time around to have a greater mi...
New Mom Breastfeeding Manual: Second Week
If you're about to have a baby, you may have a lot of questions about breastfeeding your newborn, especially within the first couple of weeks. What do...
How Dads Can Bond with a Breastfed Baby
We know breastfeeding is a great way to bond with your baby, but what about dads and partners who aren’t actually feeding the baby? What can they do t...
Using Craniosacral Therapy to Improve Breastfeeding
Since breastfeeding requires a baby has full range of motion with his tongue, jaw and neck, some babies may require a little extra assistance to relax...
Vitamin Supplements for the Breastfed Baby
Breast milk alone may not provide all the vitamins a growing baby needs. Sometimes pediatricians will recommend additional Vitamin D and iron. Why are...
Back to Work: Pumping Strategies
After returning to work, many breastfeeding moms have questions about pumping schedules and strategies. How much milk will you need to pump while you...
Partner Support with Project: Breastfeeding
A partner's support is crucial to a breastfeeding moms' sense of success. But partners who aren't lactating may find it difficult to understand their...
Do I Really Have Low Milk Supply?
At some point, many breastfeeding moms question if they're making enough milk for their baby. Sometimes there is an issue with milk supply and other t...
GERD, Reflux and the Breastfed Baby
Gassy, fussy, grumpy babies! What can a breastfeeding mom do to help relieve this discomfort and make her baby feel more comfortable? What does typica...
Supporting Breastfeeding and Pumping Employees
Returning to work can be a bit of a challenge for breastfeeding and pumping moms. There are so many things to consider, both mentally and physically....
Breastfeeding Criticism: When It's None of Their Business!
We all know that breastfeeding is natural and normal. It's also something that everyone seems to have an opinion about. Whether it's coming from your...
Back to Work: Reverse Cycling
If your breastfeeding baby seems to have his nights and days mixed up, then you may be experiencing reverse cycling. So, what do you do when your chil...
Breastfeeding Twins: 6-12 Months
As twins babies get older, positioning, timing and breastfeeding, in general, can become easier. How is breastfeeding older twins different than breas...
Partial Breastfeeding: When Supplements are Needed
Having a baby can cause a strain on any relationship. Let's face it, parenting can be exhausting. Breastfeeding moms may feel additional stress and re...
Coping with Cluster Feedings
It if seems like your baby always wants to breastfeed, then your baby may be cluster feeding. Why do babies cluster feed? Could it be a sign of a grow...
Breastfeeding Expectations: The 12th month
It's the final episode in our series, Breastfeeding Expectations, where we follow three breastfeeding moms through the children's first year of life....
Breastfeeding Challenges: Thrush and Other Infections
Consistent nipple pain may be the result of a common yeast infection known as thrush. How is thrush normally treated? When should you seek professiona...
Breastfeeding After Sexual Abuse
Sexual abuse can greatly impact your breastfeeding relationship between you and your baby. What are the main signs of trauma? How can you overcome tho...
The Benefits of Hand Expression and Manual Pumps
You may be breastfeeding your baby. You may be pumping breast milk for your baby on a regular basis. Or perhaps you’re doing both. But what happens if...