Lo’s Lactation Lab

On today's Bonus episode of the podcast, Katie of Child Life on Call interviews Lo, certified IBCLC Lactation Consultant and Host of The Milk Making Minutes Podcast. Whether your journey consisted of breastfeeding or not she shares how lactation consultants can assist with feeding the NICU and beyond. Lo shares her heart and mission behind supporting families. Whether you are a parent of a baby in the NICU or a clinician, you will not want to miss this episode.

[4:21] Introductions
[6:05] Parents are experts
[7:04] Perceptions of what a lactation specialist is and does
[8:38] Listening is so important
[10:45] Helping families feel heard and supported
[13:00] Focusing on what you can do in those moments
[14:12] Bottle feeding support
[17:20] It's ok to say no
[18:50] The evolution of breast feeding
[20:47] Congenital Heart Defect Mama's breast feeding journey
[22:32] Support is key
[23:09] Reframing your mind and not comparing your journey during
[24:00] How Chelsea's Story inspired Lo to connect with Child Life Specialists
[25:00 ] Assessing needs as a clinician prior to seeing the parent
[26:00] Creating an inclusive community
[28:00] Judgement free support zone

Make your voice heard on The Milk Making Community Group on Facebook!
Head to Apple Podcasts or Spotify for more Milk Making Minutes episodes!Listen to Episodes of The Milk Making Minutes on Amazon Music too!
To book a lactation consultation with me, visit my website: www.quabbinbirthservices.com. In many cases I can bill your insurance, or create a superbill for you to submit for reimbursement. I offer virtual consults for clients outside of my service area!
Follow me on IG @lonigrosh to laugh about baby feeding (so you don’t cry) and to see photos of guests. Follow me on TikTok to answer questions of the day and ponder systemic inequities together: @lonigroshibclc


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• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lo-nigrosh-16371495/
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Listening Links

• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2F54fe1szmemB9n7YUJgWv
• Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/los-lactation-lab/id1614255223
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@loslactationlab3967
  
  

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Have you been given a nipple shield by someone in the hospital and now you are left feeding your baby with a tool you don’t know how to wean from? While nipple shields can be a useful tool that allow people to begin nursing, they can also have negative long-term impacts on milk supply and duration of human milk feeding.

On this episode IBCLC Lo Nigrosh discusses:

• Why nipple shields are handed out so frequently
• When a nipple shield may be appropriate
• What to do if you are given a nipple shield
• Positive and negative implications of using a nipple shield
• Nipple shield sizing
• Weaning from a nipple shield

Make your voice heard on The Milk Making Community Group on Facebook!

Head to Apple Podcasts or Spotify for more Milk Making Minutes episodes!Listen to Episodes of The Milk Making Minutes on Amazon Music too!

To book a lactation consultation with me, visit my website: www.quabbinbirthservices.com. In many cases I can bill your insurance, or create a superbill for you to submit for reimbursement. I offer virtual consults for clients outside of my service area!

Follow me on IG @lonigrosh to laugh about baby feeding (so you don’t cry) and to see photos of guests. Follow me on TikTok to answer questions of the day and ponder systemic inequities together: @lonigroshibclc

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/lo-s-lactation-lab--5834691/support.

Follow Lo Nigrosh:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lo-nigrosh-16371495/
• Website: https://www.quabbinbirthservices.com/ 
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quabbinbirthservices/
  
  

Listening Links

• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2F54fe1szmemB9n7YUJgWv
• Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/los-lactation-lab/id1614255223
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@loslactationlab3967
  
  

Don’t forget to subscribe for more episodes on pregnancy, birth preferences, and expert advice to guide you through the journey!

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Are you forging a new path for generations to come by being amongst the first in your family to breastfeed or chestfeed? Is it hard to know what to expect or to even know what questions to ask as you choose this path for you and your baby? My guest Tashery shares her experiences of learning as she went, advocating for herself, and getting the right help and the right times to help her to reach her goals, even when she faced difficulty.
On this episode you will hear about:

• Early supplementation
• Weight loss in the first few days
• Pain while nursing
• Tongue tie release
• oversupply
• Milk blebs
• Mastitis
• Reaching out for help from lactation professionals

Follow Tashery and get support from her on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/the.b00bie.whisperer
Follow Tashery on IG here: https://www.instagram.com/the.boobie.whisperer/
Follow Tashery on TikTok @theboobiewhisperer

Listen to The Mediation Mama Podcast on Apple or, Spotify

Make your voice heard on The Milk Making Community Group on Facebook!

Head to Apple Podcasts or Spotify for more Milk Making Minutes episodes!Listen to Episodes of The Milk Making Minutes on Amazon Music too!

To book a lactation consultation with me, visit my website: www.quabbinbirthservices.com. In many cases I can bill your insurance, or create a superbill for you to submit for reimbursement. I offer virtual consults for clients outside of my service area!
Follow me on IG @lonigrosh to laugh about baby feeding (so you don’t cry) and to see photos of guests. Follow me on TikTok to answer questions of the day and ponder systemic inequities together: @lonigroshibclc

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/lo-s-lactation-lab--5834691/support.

Follow Lo Nigrosh:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lo-nigrosh-16371495/
• Website: https://www.quabbinbirthservices.com/ 
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quabbinbirthservices/
  
  

Listening Links

• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2F54fe1szmemB9n7YUJgWv
• Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/los-lactation-lab/id1614255223
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@loslactationlab3967
  
  

Don’t forget to subscribe for more episodes on pregnancy, birth preferences, and expert advice to guide you through the journey!

#lactationjourney #breastfeedingmoms #maternalhealth #postpartumtruths #supportmoms #newborn #newmom #newbaby #baby #pumpingmoms #breastfeeding #chestfeeding #humanmilkforhumanbabies

On this special 100th Episode we have a special Guest Host! Chelsea of Beyond the Picket Fence turns the Mic on Lo and asks her about the struggles and triumphs of her baby feeding experiences.On this episode you will hear themes related to:

• Severe pain while breastfeeding
• Tethered Oral Ties
• Galactosemia
• Gestational Diabetes
• Homebirth
• Becoming a lactation professional
• Nursing toddlers

You can hear Chelsea’s Podcast Beyond the Picket Fence wherever you listen to podcasts!You can listen to my Episode called The Paralmpian  on Apple or on Spotify.You can follow her on IG: https://www.instagram.com/beyondwithchelsea/You can join her FB community here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2846087519024538You can hear Chelsea tell her beautiful breastfeeding stories on my Episode 31 of The Milk Making Minutes. Head to Apple Podcasts or Spotify for more Milk Making Minutes episodes!Listen to Episodes of The Milk Making Minutes on Amazon Music too!Hear my very first Episode with my cousin Danielle here.Listen to Episode 13 with my sister Amy here.Listen to Episode 75 with my birth education teacher Janet here.Listen to Episode 67 with my lactation consultant here.To book a lactation consultation with me, visit my website: www.quabbinbirthservices.com. In many cases I can bill your insurance, or create a superbill for you to submit for reimbursement. I offer virtual consults for clients outside of my service area!My music was composed by Nela Ruiz. You can get her to make music for your project  by visiting her website: https://www.nelaruizcomposer.com/

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/lo-s-lactation-lab--5834691/support.

Follow Lo Nigrosh:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lo-nigrosh-16371495/
• Website: https://www.quabbinbirthservices.com/ 
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quabbinbirthservices/
  
  

Listening Links

• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2F54fe1szmemB9n7YUJgWv
• Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/los-lactation-lab/id1614255223
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@loslactationlab3967
  
  

Don’t forget to subscribe for more episodes on pregnancy, birth preferences, and expert advice to guide you through the journey!

#lactationjourney #breastfeedingmoms #maternalhealth #postpartumtruths #supportmoms #newborn #newmom #newbaby #baby #pumpingmoms #breastfeeding #chestfeeding #humanmilkforhumanbabies

Elena Kersey gave birth to identical twins in a private hospital in Malaysia where she felt very cared for in the early postpartum period. Her babies had very different abilities to breastfeed, and this meant that she needed to pump, breastfeed and use formula, which was not what she planned on doing prenatally. Elena discusses how her expectations differed from reality and the toll this took on her.On this episode you will hear themes related to:

• The inner mom club that withholds information until you are a mom
• The value of understanding the difficulty of the postpartum experience before you go through it
• The power of great lactation support
• Twin breastfeeding and how difficult it can be
• Breastfeeding a small baby
• The grief of a changed baby feeding plan

Find Elena on her website:www.thepurposeeffectpod.comYou can listen to The Purpose Effect on Apple or on Spotify.You can follow her on IG: https://www.instagram.com/the.purpose.effect/Head to Apple Podcasts or Spotify for more Milk Making Minutes episodes!Listen to Episodes of The Milk Making Minutes on Amazon Music too!Listen to The Mediation Mama Podcast on Apple or, SpotifyTo book a lactation consultation with me, visit my website: www.quabbinbirthservices.com. In many cases I can bill your insurance, or create a superbill for you to submit for reimbursement. I offer virtual consults for clients outside of my service area!To buy books about pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and parenting, and to support the show while doing it, go to my bookshop!My music was composed by Nela Ruiz. You can get her to make music for your project  by visiting her website: https://www.nelaruizcomposer.com/Follow me on IG https://www.instagram.com/lonigrosh_ibclc_podcast_host/  to laugh about baby feeding (so you don’t cry) and to see photos of guests. Follow me on TikTok to answer questions of the day and ponder systemic inequities together: @lonigroshibclc

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/lo-s-lactation-lab--5834691/support.

Follow Lo Nigrosh:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lo-nigrosh-16371495/
• Website: https://www.quabbinbirthservices.com/ 
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quabbinbirthservices/
  
  

Listening Links

• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2F54fe1szmemB9n7YUJgWv
• Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/los-lactation-lab/id1614255223
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@loslactationlab3967
  
  

Don’t forget to subscribe for more episodes on pregnancy, birth preferences, and expert advice to guide you through the journey!

#lactationjourney #breastfeedingmoms #maternalhealth #postpartumtruths #supportmoms #newborn #newmom #newbaby #baby #pumpingmoms #breastfeeding #chestfeeding #humanmilkforhumanbabies

Have you been made to feel like the person who knows your baby best by the medical care providers that you have hired to advise you on how to help you care for your babies? If not, how did the care providers make you feel? It turns out this phenomenon has been studied in the lactation field and those who help you with lactation can either help build your self-efficacy or make you feel like you aren’t good at feeding your baby!On this episode you will hear themes related to:

• Different approaches used by lactation consultants
• The underlying assumptions those approaches show about the consultants
• My ideas about how I try to treat every client
• How I hope you  feel after working with a lactation consultant

Head to Apple Podcasts or Spotify for more Milk Making Minutes episodes!Listen to Episodes of The Milk Making Minutes on Amazon Music too!Listen to The Mediation Mama Podcast on Apple or, SpotifyTo book a lactation consultation with me, visit my website: www.quabbinbirthservices.com. In many cases I can bill your insurance, or create a superbill for you to submit for reimbursement. I offer virtual consults for clients outside of my service area!To buy books about pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and parenting, and to support the show while doing it, go to my bookshop!My music was composed by Nela Ruiz. You can get her to make music for your project  by visiting her website: https://www.nelaruizcomposer.com/Follow me on IG https://www.instagram.com/lonigrosh_ibclc_podcast_host/  to laugh about baby feeding (so you don’t cry) and to see photos of guests. Follow me on TikTok to answer questions of the day and ponder systemic inequities together: @lonigroshibclc

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/lo-s-lactation-lab--5834691/support.

Follow Lo Nigrosh:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lo-nigrosh-16371495/
• Website: https://www.quabbinbirthservices.com/ 
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quabbinbirthservices/
  
  

Listening Links

• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2F54fe1szmemB9n7YUJgWv
• Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/los-lactation-lab/id1614255223
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@loslactationlab3967
  
  

Don’t forget to subscribe for more episodes on pregnancy, birth preferences, and expert advice to guide you through the journey!

#lactationjourney #breastfeedingmoms #maternalhealth #postpartumtruths #supportmoms #newborn #newmom #newbaby #baby #pumpingmoms #breastfeeding #chestfeeding #humanmilkforhumanbabies

Amy was a NICU nurse before she was a parent, and she still didn’t know what she didn’t know when it came to breastfeeding. She has five human milk feeding experiences to share, all VERY DIFFERENT. From the perfect first experience to low supply to the second, most likely due to a stressful work environment and a misunderstanding about the difference between pumping supply and at-the-body supply, to exclusive pumping for surrogate twins and then having two more babies both with painful latches as a result of tongue tie.On this episode you will hear themes related to:

• Being dismissed by lactation consultants
• The impact a work environment can have on supply
• Learning more as you go
• Self-compassion
• Importance of proper flange sizing for good pumping milk supply

To purchase the amazing NipFit Tool that Amy invented go to NipFitTool.comHead to Apple Podcasts or Spotify for more Milk Making Minutes episodes!Listen to Episode of The Milk Making Minutes on Amazon Music too!Listen to The Mediation Mama Podcast on Apple or, SpotifyTo book a lactation consultation with me, visit my website: www.quabbinbirthservices.com. In many cases I can bill your insurance, or create a superbill for you to submit for reimbursement. I offer virtual consults for clients outside of my service area!To buy books about pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and parenting, and to support the show while doing it, go to my bookshop!My music was composed by Nela Ruiz. You can get her to make music for your project  by visiting her website: https://www.nelaruizcomposer.com/Follow me on IG https://www.instagram.com/lonigrosh_ibclc_podcast_host/  to laugh about baby feeding (so you don’t cry) and to see photos of guests. Follow me on TikTok to answer questions of the day and ponder systemic inequities together: @lonigroshibclc

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/lo-s-lactation-lab--5834691/support.

Follow Lo Nigrosh:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lo-nigrosh-16371495/
• Website: https://www.quabbinbirthservices.com/ 
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quabbinbirthservices/
  
  

Listening Links

• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2F54fe1szmemB9n7YUJgWv
• Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/los-lactation-lab/id1614255223
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@loslactationlab3967
  
  

Don’t forget to subscribe for more episodes on pregnancy, birth preferences, and expert advice to guide you through the journey!

#lactationjourney #breastfeedingmoms #maternalhealth #postpartumtruths #supportmoms #newborn #newmom #newbaby #baby #pumpingmoms #breastfeeding #chestfeeding #humanmilkforhumanbabies

If you have ever struggled to feel organized while breastfeeding or chestfeeding in the hospital after giving birth and wondered why you and your baby felt out of sync and out of sorts, there might be a reason.Today IBCLC Lo NIgrosh and host of the Milk Making Minutes discusses 5 simple yet often overlooked adjustments that anyone can make to give yourself a better likelihood of learning to feed your baby more quickly and with less struggle.Make your voice  heard on The Milk Making Community Group on Facebook!Head to Apple Podcasts or Spotify for more Milk Making Minutes episodes!Listen to Episodes of The Milk Making Minutes on Amazon Music too!To book a lactation consultation with me, visit my website: www.quabbinbirthservices.com. In many cases I can bill your insurance, or create a superbill for you to submit for reimbursement. I offer virtual consults for clients outside of my service area! To buy books about pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and parenting, and to support the show while doing it, go to my bookshop!Follow me on IG https://www.instagram.com/lonigrosh_ibclc_podcast_host/ to laugh about baby feeding (so you don’t cry) and to see photos of guests. Follow me on TikTok to answer questions of the day and ponder systemic inequities together: @lonigroshibclcMy music was composed by Nela Ruiz. You can get her to make music for your project  by visiting her website: https://www.nelaruizcomposer.com/

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/lo-s-lactation-lab--5834691/support.

Follow Lo Nigrosh:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lo-nigrosh-16371495/
• Website: https://www.quabbinbirthservices.com/ 
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quabbinbirthservices/
  
  

Listening Links

• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2F54fe1szmemB9n7YUJgWv
• Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/los-lactation-lab/id1614255223
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@loslactationlab3967
  
  

Don’t forget to subscribe for more episodes on pregnancy, birth preferences, and expert advice to guide you through the journey!

#lactationjourney #breastfeedingmoms #maternalhealth #postpartumtruths #supportmoms #newborn #newmom #newbaby #baby #pumpingmoms #breastfeeding #chestfeeding #humanmilkforhumanbabies

Did you have to readjust your expectations of what baby feeding looked like for your family? Did you have anyone reminding you that each journey is different and each baby is different? My guest Kelly Smith had spent 10 years as a meditation instructor before becoming a parent and had a lot of practice learning to tune into her inner voice, but she still needed help from friends, her partner and a lactation professional to remind her that every journey is different.On this episode you will hear themes related to:

• Birth impacting the initial feeding
• Expectations misaligning with reality
• Exclusive pumping
• Difficulty latching
• The importance of friends with a variety of baby feeding experiences
• The mind-body connection
• The impaction of medication on breastfeeding and milk supply
• Weaning from pumping

Connect with Kelly on IG: https://www.instagram.com/yogaforyouonline/Listen to The Mediation Mama Podcast on Apple or, SpotifyYou can Listen to Episode 82 of The Milk Making Minutes about weaning from the pump  here!Make your voice  heard on The Milk Making Community Group on Facebook!Head to Apple Podcasts or Spotify for more Milk Making Minutes episodes!Listen to Episodes of The Milk Making Minutes on Amazon Music too!To book a lactation consultation with me, visit my website: www.quabbinbirthservices.com. In many cases I can bill your insurance, or create a superbill for you to submit for reimbursement. I offer virtual consults for clients outside of my service area!Follow me on IG @lonigrosh to laugh about baby feeding (so you don’t cry) and to see photos of guests. Follow me on TikTok to answer questions of the day and ponder systemic inequities together: @lonigroshibclc

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/lo-s-lactation-lab--5834691/support.

Follow Lo Nigrosh:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lo-nigrosh-16371495/
• Website: https://www.quabbinbirthservices.com/ 
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quabbinbirthservices/
  
  

Listening Links

• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2F54fe1szmemB9n7YUJgWv
• Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/los-lactation-lab/id1614255223
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@loslactationlab3967
  
  

Don’t forget to subscribe for more episodes on pregnancy, birth preferences, and expert advice to guide you through the journey!

#lactationjourney #breastfeedingmoms #maternalhealth #postpartumtruths #supportmoms #newborn #newmom #newbaby #baby #pumpingmoms #breastfeeding #chestfeeding #humanmilkforhumanbabies

Do you want to continue nursing your baby to sleep, but are also hoping to find a way to get more sleep? Are you looking for some out of the box thinking that might impact your whole family so that you can all achieve a calmer nighttime routine and improve sleep for years to come?On this episode IBCLC and host Lo Nigrosh discusses:

• Ways to change your routine so that you have more time to sleep
• Ways to change your home environment to make it more likely for your baby to sleep
• Ways to encourage your baby’s circadian rhythm so that they are more likely to sleep
• Ways to adapt nursing so that your baby might sleep without nursing continuously

Some of my favorite sleep experts are:Nicole of Delightful Dreamers LLC: https://linktr.ee/delightfuldreamersllcJess of Burgeoning Bud Postpartum: https://linktr.ee/burgeoningbudMarcella of Born With Love: https://bornwithlovelactation.com/book-sleep-supportHead to Apple Podcasts or Spotify for more Milk Making Minutes episodes!Listen to Episode of The Milk Making Minutes on Amazon Music too!To book a lactation consultation with me, visit my website: www.quabbinbirthservices.com. In many cases I can bill your insurance, or create a superbill for you to submit for reimbursement. I offer virtual consults for clients outside of my service area!To buy books about pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and parenting, and to support the show while doing it, go to my bookshop!My music was composed by Nela Ruiz. You can get her to make music for your project  by visiting her website: https://www.nelaruizcomposer.com/Follow me on IG @lonigrosh to laugh about baby feeding (so you don’t cry) and to see photos of guests. Follow me on TikTok to answer questions of the day and ponder systemic inequities together: @lonigroshibclc

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/lo-s-lactation-lab--5834691/support.

Follow Lo Nigrosh:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lo-nigrosh-16371495/
• Website: https://www.quabbinbirthservices.com/ 
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quabbinbirthservices/
  
  

Listening Links

• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2F54fe1szmemB9n7YUJgWv
• Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/los-lactation-lab/id1614255223
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@loslactationlab3967
  
  

Don’t forget to subscribe for more episodes on pregnancy, birth preferences, and expert advice to guide you through the journey!

#lactationjourney #breastfeedingmoms #maternalhealth #postpartumtruths #supportmoms #newborn #newmom #newbaby #baby #pumpingmoms #breastfeeding #chestfeeding #humanmilkforhumanbabies