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All Things Breastfeeding in First Weeks Post Birth: the realities, struggles, tips and more

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Let's talk about boobies! And all the amazing and hard things they go through in those first weeks with a new baby. Breastfeeding struggles are a REAL thing - just like birth it's not always as magical as we hope it to be. But we promise it does get easier and you are NOT alone. In this episode we talk about:


  • why the perception around 'easy breastfeeding' in the first weeks exists
  • why stress matters with breastfeeding
  • how you actually need to intake more food and water for breastfeeding than pregnancy (always a shocker to people)
  • how every baby is different (and the struggle can still exist with baby 2, 3, 4...)
  • reasons breastfeeding in the early weeks can be hard
  • our tips for making the breastfeeding journey easier

    • We hope you enjoy this episode and please share with us your breastfeeding tips or share this episode with a friend that would benefit from it.


    Additional Resources:

    • ‘the baby crawl’ - youtube video (also note this is not always how it goes - it's good to release expectations around this like we talk about in the podcast)
    • La Leche League
    • nipple shields and SNS systems (links just give examples but search these for more options)
    • the Breastfriend and Boppy pillows (links just give examples but search these for more options)
    • Rachel Yellen's breastfeeding meditations
    • hormone chart in first weeks postpartum (coming soon!)
    • Episode #11 - Exploring and Reframing Your Relationship to Pain for Birth and Life
    • Episode #1 - Week #1 Post Birth


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      Just ThisBy Amanda Scharpf and Jennifer Renee