Breast pumps suck… Babies suckle… The questions in today’s episode are how these two things differ from each other and why it matters. This is a special episode for me personally because I share with you the findings of a project, I have led at NUIG. We looked at the physiology of suckling and laid down the foundations for a pump that mimics suckling. A crowdfunding campaign will be coming soon to bring this pump out to the market so don’t forget to like and subscribe for notifications.   Link to the baby suckling video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFNfDXcUauE Write to us: [email protected]  #breastfeeding #breastmilk #motherhood #breastfeedingmom #pregnant #pregnancy #momlife #newborn #normalizebreastfeeding #lactation #breastfeedingmama #breastfeedingjourney #breastpump #breastfeedingsupport #nursing

Today we sit down with the New Mexico Breastfeeding task force and discuss the wide range of care and support they provide for breastfeeding mothers, hospitals, clinics, employers and the wider community. My guests are executive director Monica Esparza and core team leader Siboney Rodriguez.  

Check out the website and register for the Annual Conference in March 2023.

 https://breastfeedingnm.org/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NMBFING 

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My guests today are Maria Armstrong and Shell Walker Luttrell who established the fundamentals of safe breastmilk sharing and run a platform called Eats on Feets where donors and recipients can meet and connect. 

 Check out Eats on Feets at: https://www.eatsonfeets.org/

My guest today is infant feeding coordinator Catriona MacLean from Inverclyde, Scotland. She is the brains and brawn behind the 40 feet tall mural of a breastfeeding mermaid, that helps normalize breastfeeding in Inverclyde. We talk about how they decided on the mural, why they chose a mermaid, and what are the positive effects across the community.   

The mural was painted by artist Sam Bates aka SMUG. You can check out his artworks at: https://www.instagram.com/smugone/?hl=en  

 Drone footage of the mural: https://www.facebook.com/BreastfeedingFriendlyInverclyde/videos/amazing-drone-footage-showing-the-mural-of-the-mermaid-looking-over-greenock-tow/520846476129520/ 

Other relevant links: 

Unicef Baby Friendly Initiative: https://www.unicef.org.uk/babyfriendly/

Study on breastfeeding in childhood leukemia: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15504444/

Unicef baby-friendly research: https://www.unicef.org.uk/babyfriendly/news-and-research/baby-friendly-research/

Today we have an end-of-year special episode: we review a segment of Bill Burr's podcast where he and his wife Nia Renée Hill discuss breastfeeding in public.   

Link to the full conversation: https://youtu.be/y9c3yUFzuj4 

Link to study about the public health cost of suboptimal breastfeeding rates: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22007819/ 

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My guest today is Dr. Katie Foss professor of Media Studies at MTSU. We discuss formula marketing and how it affects us.

My guests today are Catherine Newell & Dr. Ian Tyndall. In their study, they used images of a mother breastfeeding in public to show that familiarity with the sight increases positive attitudes toward it.

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My guest today is Kim Chelf, community health educator. We talk about how a company can benefit from providing a lactation support programme, and how to implement it easily.  

Business Case for Breastfeeding – OWH: https://www.womenshealth.gov/breastfe...   

Lactation programme starter package: 

Lactation support policy - sample https://ks.childcareaware.org/wp-cont...  

Mobile lactation unit: https://www.nessel.com/lactation-space  

List of support organizations to help with breastfeeding: 

Breastfeeding USA https://breastfeedingusa.org/  La Leche League https://lllusa.org/  USLCA https://uslca.org/resources/find-an-i...  OWH Helpline (800-994-9662)

My guest today is Dr. Katie Foss, professor of Media Studies at MTSU. We talk about the role of media in the perception of breastfeeding in public and its influence on mothers' decisions to breastfeed.  

Dr. Foss's book is available at: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Breastfeeding-Media-Exploring-Conflicting-Discourses-ebook/dp/B0721W55FT

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My guest today is Vanessa Simmons founder of the Normalize Breastfeeding movement. We talk about what has been achieved in the last 8 years and what is still ahead of us.

Normalize Breastfeeding - https://www.normalizebreastfeeding.org/vanessa-simmons 

The Purpose Passport Course and upcoming book - https://bit.ly/vanessaasimmons

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