The Feeding Couch
I am a midwife and Lactation Consultant and over the years of working with many families I’ve seen such a variety of feeding journeys and I can tell you that not one of them is the same.
In our worId of perfect portrals of postpartum on social media I feel its time to shine a light on the real stories, raw, uncensored, challenging, triumphant and just plain real life.
Breastfeeding ain't black or white it's a pantone of colours and we need to talk more openly about what really goes on.
The Feeding Couch
Vanessa and Kim - breast refusal, pumping to increase milk supply, dealing with the rollercoaster of early days anxiety to breastfeeding a toddler.
Vanessa, Kim and their daughter Alina are Australian family who were living in Switzerland when their daughter was born. Vanessa’s background is as a researcher in the breastfeeding field. Her work has been pertinent to all of us in the lactation world and changed our way of thinking about how babies suck during breastfeeding in particular. It is a pleasure that Vanessa and her husband Kim share with me their breastfeeding story.
In this episode it is really lovely to hear from the perspective of mum and dad as we delve into the thoughts, feeling and emotions of the first week challenges of breast refusal, needing to express to build supply in the first month, the value of help every day from the midwife and lactation consultant, the hormonal changes and emotional weight of those early days as well as the joys and challenges as breastfeeding progresses and moves in to toddler feeding.
LINKS:
Vanessa's research
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- Pregnant or in the first few weeks after birth: The Feeding Couch
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