December 08, 2023

Lactation mini series: Breastfeeding challenges & how to navigate them (engorgement, nipple damage, over/under supply, nipple vasospasm & thrush)

51 minutes

Today's episode is brought to you by NipCo

Welcome to our expert lactation mini series, a five part series where we're diving deep into the world of lactation.

Throughout this mini series I sit down with some of the best experts within the lactation space where we focus on the crucial aspects of breastfeeding.

Aiming to educate, empower & provide you with confidence to navigate your feeding journey at wherever point that may be.

In today's episode, I chat with Kate Bird from Lactamo where we discuss some of the most common breastfeeding challenges. Throughout this episode Kate offers practical tips aimed to empower you when navigating these challenges. Some of the challenges we discuss are:

- engorgement

- nipple damage

- implementing a nipple shield

- over/under supply

- nipple vasospasm

- nipple thrush

Join us next week on the pod where we will be chatting all things mastitis!

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By Monique Maitland

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