All About Breastfeeding

All About Breastfeeding

By Lori J. Isenstadt IBCLCHealth & FitnessKids & Family
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All About Breastfeeding episodes

  • AAB 211 Breastfeeding: Tandem nursing with Tressa

    Come along with us on Tressa's breastfeeding Journey. She shares with us personal stories of the early days of breastfeeding her first baby, breastfeeding during a pregnancy, what life was like tandem nursing, night weaning her toddler and child – led weaning with both her girls. Tressa really gives us a window into her early mothering days and humbles us as she shares her personal story of going through postpartum depression and how she helped herself get through it.

    1 hr 8 min
  • AAB 210 Rebroadcast of our very first show introducing Lori J Isenstadt IBCLC

    All About Breastfeeding, the place where the girls hang out has been a dream of mine for quite a long time. I may not have had the exact title in mind, however, I did know exactly what my goals for this show was long before the very first episode. I am happy to say that each Season I am able to meet my goals and provide you, my faithful listeners with an incredible amount of breastfeeding education... all FREE to you. During our few weeks break here at All About Breastfeeding, you will get to hear some of the earlier shows I recorded. Todays show is the very first show in which I talk about my Why. Why did I want to host this show and what was my motivation. While the show has evolved, my reasons for doing so have never waivered. I started off with a small group of people listening in just a few states, to now thousands of soon to be moms, new mothers, moms of 1,2 or more children. Lactation professionals and others in the field of lactation and maternal health, along with journalists and book authors and physicians and midwives. They are all listening to the show, which is now heard in well over 100 countries. I stopped counting a few months ago and I think this will be one of my jobs to update this info during my break. We will be back on October 30th with Season 7 and some brand new interviews. For right now, please enjoy the very first show I brought to you.

    13 min
  • AAB 209 Birth Matters Every birth is unique. Have a plan A and a plan B

    Each birth is unique. I had different pregnancies and 3 very different births. Some labors are fast and intense, as was my 3rd labor and some are very long, drawn-out events perhaps lasting for several days from start to finish. Some moms make firm decisions ahead of time to have a medicated birth and to their dismay get to the hospital too late for any pain medication as their labor was quicker then they thought it would be. Other moms plan a homebirth and need to be transferred during labor as they needed the assistance of medical intervention and the skills of a physician who could offer a surgical birth.

    32 min
  • AAB 208 Part 2 interview with Jennifer Gaskill
    In today's show, she gives us more details about what she learned. Jennifer gives you, my listeners the gift of her raw emotional feelings, of her honestly and above all, Jennifer gives you the gift of perseverance. I often tell moms - you never know until you try. Sometimes trying means doing something different than what you had planned. This is Jennifers story - letting go of her initial goals and changing her expectations.
    1 hr 1 min
  • AAB 207 Birth Matters Baby Friendly Designation

    I have had the opportunity to witness first hand how birth impacts early breastfeeding. Observing mothers in hospitals, birthing centers and at homebirths has been quite eye opening to me. I have attended these births as a friend, as a birth doula and as a lactation consultant. I have witnessed first hand, many of the situations that Mary talks about in her book. Today, I would like to highlight one very important area that I feel we are still lacking in and that doesn't get enough attention

    30 min
  • AAB 206 Part 1 Jennifer Gaskill

    Jennifer Gaskill is a former teacher now works in instructional design. She lives with her husband and beautiful 10-month-old baby boy in Florida She is also an aspiring blogger of One Working Mommy, where she writes about new mom life and what's it like to be a full-time working mom. She recently weaned after 9 months of breastfeeding 6 of which were spent exclusively pumping.

    35 min
  • AAB 205 Birth Matters and how it effects mothers breastfeeding
    This speaks to our confidence to labor, to birth, to breastfeed and to mother our babies. I speak to countless new mothers every single week. Yes, every single week. Here is what they are telling me, over and over again. Some are using the same words, totally unsolicited. New mothers are telling me, as the tears are rolling down their cheeks, that they are feeling like their bodies have failed them in labor and birth.
    31 min
  • AAB 204 My interview with Kristine Keller, BS, IBCLC, RLC

    Kristine Keller, BS, IBCLC owns a private practice in Austin, TX and it is called Operation Lactation. She has been an IBCLC since 2010. Kristine is married with 2 mostly breastmilk fed boys. She tells us that she had a miserable time breastfeeding. It was hard for her and her two babies. She became an IBCLC to help others prevent the same struggles that she endured. Kristine left her employment in aviation to pursue a career in lactation. She now teaches prenatal classes and provides in home postpartum consultations.

    1 hr 2 min
  • AAB 203 Who you give birth with matters
    You might wonder why this is even an issue. If You have not been in this position personally, I understand why you would be questioning that this is even an issue. I was just like you at one time and I bet you anything so were some of my listeners before they gave birth the first time. Up until that time, we have our dreams and hopes and fantasies and wishes about how our birth goes. We have read and taken classes and have our birth plan - everything is ready to go. The one thing, the one big thing that I failed to realize, is that there are just some things that are beyond our control. By my second labor, I made my plans. I had my hopes and wishes and dreams. I also added one very important element the second time around though. I had to make myself not hold on to my dreams so closely. Every day I had to tell myself that I will plan for the best and make room for the unknown and unexpected.
    39 min
  • AAB 202 Christine Shepherd BS, IBCLC part 2

    Christine wonders why we are so afraid to be vulnerable. It seems moms need permission to have a different breastfeeding experience. While we don't think they need our permission, it seems that moms have such guilt that having an experienced lactation consultant tell them that it there situation is difficult. It is okay if things are not going as planned. This is hard. And it is okay if you aren't exclusively breastfeeding.

    38 min

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Lori Jill Isenstadt from All About Breastfeeding is on a mission to normalize breastfeeding..... all around the world. She has interviews with Dr Dawn Obrecht, Abby Theuring, Jessica Shortall, Dr.…