Breezy Babies- Mom, Parenting, Pregnant, Baby, Breastfeeding, Family, Postpartum

Correct breastfeeding positioning is important for back and neck comfort, but my guest Jenn Lormand is going to take it a step further and explain why poor posture while breastfeeding can cause problems with your pelvic floor too.

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Are you wondering how to leave your baby for a week and still latch when you get back? Listen in on how to ease that transition back.


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Summary

• How to leave your baby for a week. 0:00
• How to travel while pumping. 2:05
  • Pumping while on vacation with a baby.
  • Traveling without a baby on vacation.
• My first experience with breastfeeding. 4:36
  • My first experience with breastfeeding.
  • Fast forward to my fourth baby, mila.
• Nursing and tantrums. 6:57
  • She loves it more than anything.
  • Three weeks before we left on the trip.
• It was heart wrenching leaving my baby. 9:01
  • Heart-wrenching, but rejuvenating, fun and relaxing.
  • Nursing in the nursing chair.
• Tips on how to leave your baby while on vacation. 10:57
  • Top three tips on how to leave baby for vacation.
  • Make a plan.
• Be prepared for the emotional transition. 13:04
  • Be prepared for being away from your baby.
  • The ending may be unexpected.
• Check out breezybabies.com for more help with breastfeeding.

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If you live in the United States, you likely get a free breastpump from your insurance but which should you choose? The portable one? The quiet one? The one with better suction? Let's find the right pump for you!

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Summary

• How to choose the right breast pump? 0:00
  • Welcome to the breezy babies podcast.
• How to choose the right breast pump? 1:20
  • Lactation consultants notice which breast pumps are easy-pleasers and which are hit-and-miss.
• Breezy Babies expanding the team. 3:32
  • The breezy babies team is expanding.
  • Working in private practice has been a game changer.
  • Get the free breast pump, but make it count.
  • Meet with clients prenatally.
• Why I’ve been served a cease-and-desist letter. 7:25
  • Cease and desist letter from IBCLC lactation consultant.
  • Lactation friend threatened with legal action.
• Bri’s thoughts on breast pumps and insurance. 9:03
  • How to get more information about breast pumps.
  • Breastfeeding benefits on healthcare.gov
  • How to get a free breast pump through insurance.
  • How insurance covers breastpumps.
• The importance of having insurance. 13:19
  • Returning to work with a breast pump.
  • Your insurance should also cover breastfeeding help.
• Tips for choosing a breast pump. 15:12
  • Consider your lifestyle.
  • Consider suction power, size and weight when choosing a breast pump.
• How to choose the right breast pump? 17:33
  • Consider having a manual option when choosing a breast pump.
  • Don't have a used breast pump on hand.
  • Portable pumps are key to a successful lactation journey.
  • The pros and cons of portable pumps.
• Tip 3: Make pumping convenient. 21:30
  • Make pumping convenient.
  • Invest in tweaking your pump to fit you.
• How to choose the right breast pump? 24:03
  • What breast pumps are good for you.
  • Top three tips for choosing a breast pump.
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Summary

• Introduction to this episode. 0:00
  • Today's episode is not medical advice.
  • Sarah is a client of mine and an inspiration.
• The Baby Poop Workshop. 4:43
  • Gut brain workshop with Jennifer Tow.
• Focus on mom first and then baby. 7:13
  • Cranial sacral therapy for both mom and baby.
  • Lactation consultant is not a gatekeeper.
  • Meet sarah, a health and fitness enthusiast from sandy utah.
• Strategic nutrition, mindful movement and mindfulness practices. 11:40
  • Strategic nutrition, mindful movement and mindfulness practices.
  • The first topic, strategic nutrition.
• You should be drinking mineral rich drinks. 14:05
  • Hydrate with mineral-rich drinks and nutrient-dense foods.
  • Adrenal cocktails for the first year.
• Nutrition for postpartum mental health. 15:37
  • Dairy is a good source of fatty acids and calcium.
  • Adaptogenic herbs and mushrooms are helpful.
  • Mindful movement is essential for physical and mental health.
  • Exercise should make you feel good.
• Mindfulness practices. 19:47
  • Mindfulness practices are the most impactful thing to do for health.
  • Stress hormones and stress.
• How to start your day with mindfulness? 21:58
  • The key is to be consistent throughout the entire day.
  • Pay attention to your breath.
• Stop and appreciate the little things all day. 24:01
  • Stop and appreciate the little things all day long.
  • Three things to do to thrive motherhood.
  • Connect with Sara on instagram and youtube.

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How to feel better about you, your partner and your relationship in the postpartum period with guest Sharon Costanzo from the Keep Talking Revolution. 

Sharons free guide for sharing the load at home
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Summary

• Intro to the episode. 0:00
  • Welcome to the Breezy babies podcast.
  • Hard conversations and communicating needs in the postpartum period.
• Sharon’s background. 2:22
  • Sharon is a local mom in utah.
• Sharon’s business coaching business. 3:54
  • Getting back on track with business coaching.
  • Sharon is a great example of support.
• Sharon’s background. 5:45
  • Sharon is a relationship and communication coach.
  • Sharon's podcast, keep talking revolution.
• It’s normal to struggle. 8:17
  • Struggling during postpartum is normal.
  • Communication issues are normal and even the best marriages face them.
  • The three best tips she has for you.
• How to be clear and direct with your needs. 13:28
  • What success looks like to you.
  • Treat your spouse as a partner, not a child.
• Expect needs to change and be prepared. 15:40
  • Expect that needs are going to change in the first year.
  • Have a weekly conversation.
• Not take it personally when things don't go well. 18:04
  • Be prepared to have these conversations proactively.
  • Don't take it personally when things go wrong.
• Be patient but persistent and proactive. 20:25
  • Take time changing relationship dynamics.
• Sharon’s free guide. 22:38
  • Get in touch with Sharon on Instagram.
  • Sharon's top three tips for new moms.
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Of course your baby prefers fast flowing milk, over the work of the breast but if your goal is to latch your baby then you'll need some help. I want to teach you how to balance both breast and bottle. (Without one overtaking the other).

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Summary

• The top off trap. 0:00
• How to get out off the top of trap. 2:17
• What does it mean to have a health scare? 4:38
  • The difference between a whisper and a brick.
  • The best thing that ever happened to you.
• The top-up trap. 7:18
  • Listen to the whisper and act on it.
  • Top-up trap, formula and donor milk.
  • Why feeding at the breast is harder than a bottle.
  • Why bottle feeding is not necessary.
• Bottles are quick rewarding. 11:21
  • Bottles are quick and rewarding.
  • Top off trap, c-section, traumatic birth and unsupportive medical staff.
• Get help and support from a telehealth provider. 13:12
  • Another client met with me prenatally and discussed her birth plan.
  • Get help and support.
• Lactation help in the hospital. 16:04
  • Lactation help in the hospital and in the pediatrician.
  • Hospitals have ibclcs, sometimes.
  • The top-off trap, weight loss after birth.
  • Spend less time with the bottle and more with the breast.
• Weight gain and supplementing. 20:07
  • Expectations for feeds should not be set at unrealistic levels.
  • Consider using useful tools.
• Examples of nipple shield, nipple shield and bottle feeding. 22:34
  • Nipple shield, sns, paced bottle feeding, etc.
  • No one size fits all approach.
• What is a nipple shield? 24:19
  • Nipple shields and sns, supplemental nursing system.
  • The magic window is three to four weeks, for introducing a bottle.
  • Get help and support to get back to the breast.
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Families that breastfeed twins are up against some extra barriers that can make it tricky to meet their lactation goals. It's no surprise that twin families need extra support on the postpartum period. My guest today is Shelly Patularu. She's a registered nurse, IBCLC, twin + 1 mom, and creator of Twin Mom Guide. 

Breastfeeding Twins: A Qualitative Study

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Summary

• Intro to this episode. 0:00
  • Welcome to the breezy babies podcast.
  • Breastfeeding twins burnout is real.
• Breezy Babies business coaching. 1:26
  • New and exciting offering on breezybabies.com, business coaching.
  • Use telehealth consultation for business coaching
• Introduction to today’s topic. 3:44
  • Introduction to the topic of breastfeeding twins.
  • Study from 2013, breastfeeding twins, a qualitative study.
  • Importance of breastfeeding for premature twins.
  • Advice for families who plan to breastfeed their twins.
• A mother’s milk production is a matter of supply and demand. 8:05
  • Psychological help is necessary for a working mother.
  • Switching breasts every other feed.
• Introductions and introduction. 10:04
  • Welcome to the show, shaoli.
  • Shaoli introduces herself and shares her top three tips.
  • My journey to becoming an ibclc.
  • Three solid tips for breastfeeding twins.
• Tip 1: Invest in prenatal breastfeeding education. 13:52
  • Invest in breastfeeding education and support during pregnancy.
  • Prenatal lactation consultation.
• Tip 2: Postpartum lactation. 16:00
  • Create a personalized twin breastfeeding plan.
  • Provide postpartum lactation support.
• Breastfeeding tips for twins. 18:14
  • Positioning, latching and removing milk for both babies.
  • Triple feeding and tandem nursing.
  • Latching the strong-latching baby first.
  • Which baby to latch first.
• Set up postpartum support. 22:38
  • Set up postpartum support during pregnancy.
  • Postpartum meal train for new moms.
• Breastfeeding with twins. 25:00
  • Shelly shares her top three tips for breastfeeding twins.
  • Take a twin specific breastfeeding class.
  • Start with nursing one baby at a time.
  • Shelly's pro tip, be specific.

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Turns out that the normal "okay to return to exercise" advice given at your six week postpartum check-up might not be the best fit. Connecting with your core is key and my guest today is an expert on that. Her name is  Laura Chambers from Peak Wellness. After having her own baby, she refused to accept the leaks and aches that everyone told her was "normal". She dug for answers and she's sharing them with you today.

Maximizing Recovery in the Postpartum Period Study

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www.peakwellnesstn.com


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Summary

• Intro to the show. 0:00
  • Welcome to the breezy babies podcast.
  • Three things every postpartum exercise lover should know.
• Being a mentor and having a mentee. 2:48
  • Being a mentor and having a mentee is great.
  • Maximizing recovery in the postpartum period.
• The importance of staying active during and after pregnancy. 5:01
  • Staying active during and after pregnancy is important.
  • Musculoskeletal exams are rarely performed.
  • Musculoskeletal pain and urinary incontinence are common in postpartum.
  • Pelvic floor dysfunction.
• High-impact exercise increases risk of pelvic floor dysfunction. 9:37
  • High impact exercise increases risk of pelvic floor dysfunction five-fold.
  • What to do during postpartum
• Introduction to Laura chambers. 11:42
  • An introduction to Laura chambers, founder of peak wellness.
  • The core strong mom program.
  • Background in physical therapy and orthopedics.
  • What she wishes she knew about postpartum exercise.
• How my body couldn’t handle the workload. 16:19
  • Pelvic organ prolapse after having her first baby.
  • Connecting with her body after having a baby.
• Postpartum recovery and recovery from childbirth. 19:11
  • Adaptations to accommodate a growing baby during pregnancy.
  • Postpartum recovery from second birth.
• How to mentally reconnect with the pelvic floor. 21:22
  • Mentally reconnecting with the pelvic floor postpartum.
  • How to self-assess pelvic floor muscles.
  • Feeling the tiniest contraction and relaxation phase.
  • Diaphragm check-in to see if it's working optimally.
• The deepest layer of abdominals. 26:04
  • The deepest layer of abdominals, the transversus abdominus.
  • How to check the deep abdominal muscles.
• What I wish I knew about exercise while breastfeeding. 28:05
  • What Laura wishes she knew about postpartum exercise while breastfeeding.

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Drinking caffeine while breastfeeding- I'm spilling the tea!

Le Leche League: Caffeine
Effects of maternal caffeine consumption on the breastfeed child Study
Caffeine Study

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Summary

• Bri’s introduction. 0:00
  • Welcome to the breezy babies podcast.
• Intro to caffeine and breastfeeding. 0:51
  • Last week, alcohol and breastfeeding, and this week, caffeine and breastfeeding.
• Bri’s request for listener feedback. 3:09
  • Breezy is open to suggestions and suggestions for improvement.
  • Today's podcast is brought to you by Amara.
• Caffeine intake and age. 4:52
  • Remember to consider the age of your baby.
  • Babies under six months may be more sensitive.
• What is the half-life of caffeine? 6:51
  • The half life of caffeine.
  • Signs that a baby may not be handling caffeine well.
  • Drinking caffeine is not a necessity, but an option.
  • Caffeine can stimulate milk production.
• What is the right amount of caffeine during pregnancy? 11:42
  • The right amount of caffeine per day.
  • Starbucks vs diet coke.
• Caffeine effects on breastfed babies. 13:45
  • No significant effects on 24-hour heart rate or sleep time.
  • Caffeine study on breastfeeding.
• Caffeine and breastmilk iron. 15:29
  • Caffeine intake during pregnancy and three months of age.
• Caffeine and breastmilk. 17:22
  • Making breastfeeding convenient and not restrictive.
  • Moderation is key to meeting lactation goals.
• Look at the labels for caffeine. 18:41
  • Look at the labels 
  • Consider medications and prescription medications.
  • Top three tips for caffeine and breastfeeding.

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Can I drink alcohol while I'm breastfeeding? Find out in today's podcast episode.
 
Alcohol and breastfeeding Study

Alcohol Study- Jan 2022

Podcast Sponsor: Amara (use discount code BREEZY20 for 20% off at amaraorganicfoods.com)

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Summary

• Intro to the show. 0:00
  • Welcome to the breezy babies podcast.
• Breaking up the podcast into episodes. 1:56
  • Breaking down a podcast into two parts.
  • Today's podcast is brought to you by Amara.
• Introduction to alcohol and breastfeeding. 4:01
  • Introduction to the topic of alcohol and breastfeeding.
• Caffeine and alcohol while breastfeeding. 6:31
  • This podcast is not medical advice.
  • Drinking alcohol is not a necessity, but an option.
• Alcohol does not increase milk production. 9:01
  • Alcohol does not increase milk production.
  • Daily consumption of alcohol is associated with slow weight gain.
• Alcohol intake and breastfeeding. 10:57
  • Alcohol and breastfeeding. Le Leche league website.
  • Alcohol effects on babies and mothers.
• Alcohol levels in breastmilk and breastfeeding. 12:54
  • Alcohol concentrations in breast milk closely resemble maternal blood.
  • Beer may increase serum prolactin levels during nursing.
• High alcohol levels in breastmilk. 15:28
  • High alcohol levels and milk occur 30-60 minutes after an alcoholic beverage.
  • Nursing after one to two drinks.
• How much alcohol should I drink? 17:31
  • No alcohol in large amounts.
  • Nursing should take place two hours after the alcohol intake.
• Does eating healthy nutrient dense food matter while breastfeeding? 19:01
  • Eating healthy, nutrient-dense food while breastfeeding.
  • No need to pump and dump.
  • Do not co-sleep with your baby if drinking alcohol.
  • Three tips for alcohol while breastfeeding.

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