December 17, 2020

Ep. 4: Breastfeeding, bouncy blow-dries and breast implants!

27 minutes

This week on the podcast I chat with Instagram Influencer Naomi on what it's like breastfeeding with implants and the struggles of returning to work.

Known as @naomibouncyblows on Instagram, Naomi has built a huge following thanks to her amazing hair skills and bubbly personality. Her following has grown bigger in the past year as she started to document her life as a new mama to baby boy Sullivan. Her honesty around new motherhood, breastfeeding with implants, and finding her feet after having a baby is why I wanted to ask her on to the podcast.

Naomi's pregnancy was hard and she worried a lot about whether breastfeeding with implants would be possible. Then once baby arrived she was consumed with his needs and wondered if she would ever be able to juggle being a mum with working. She enjoys her work and didn't want to kiss it goodbye. But due to the complexities of the pandemic and Covid-19 restrictions heavily impacting the hair and beauty industry, Naomi wasn't sure if she'd ever see herself returning to work as a blow-dry professional.

"I have implants so I remember thinking I won't be able to feed...I had one client who had implants and they were blocking her ducts and she couldn't produce milk...it scared me a lot." Naomi

Naomi's big talking points

Her experience of giving birth at the start of the pandemic

How her partner was instrumental in her decision to 'give breastfeeding a go'

Her experience of breastfeeding with implants and why she thought she might struggle

How she felt consumed with motherhood and found it difficult to multitask

The ups and downs of working in the hair industry during Covid-19 restrictions

How she motivated herself to complete a hair extension course during lockdown

Source cited in the podcast: 'Can I breastfeed with breast implants?'

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By Ruth Maguire