Lo’s Lactation Lab

Here on The MIlk Making MInutes we explore barriers that make feeding human milk difficult. I hear all too often that partners or families are not supportive of breastfeeding/chestfeeding/or pumping. So today, on Valentine’s Day, I wanted to honor those people in our lives who love us so much that they help us to prioritize making milk for our babies in practical and emotional ways.You will hear 3 different guests share about how their partner’s support impacted them in their milk making years, followed by an interview between host Lo Nigrosh and her own Valentine Max, as they discussed his support during her early breastfeeding years.Find Chelsea’s story about the impact that birth setting can have on breastfeeding on Episode 21 here and Sarah’s episode about breastfeeding twins during the height of the pandemic here.Head to Apple Podcasts or Spotify for more Milk Making Minutes episodes!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

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Was breastfeeding or chestfeeding made more difficult for you by a feeling of not being yourself after your birthing experience? Was your recovery made more difficult by an inability to rest due to extra doctor’s appointments that required you to shuffle around? Megan, a doula and childbirth educator shares her two breastfeeding experiences. The first experience was made more difficult due to a difficult birth experience. She described the second birth experience as redemptive, though not without difficulty.Megan discusses:

• Using research to be firm in her own decisions when discussing her wishes with providers
• Navigating pregnancy and birth with Type 1 diabetes
• The stress of breastfeeding a sleepy baby
• Feeling out of sorts for a full year after birth
• Needing pelvic floor therapy
• Fearing a second baby after a difficult first postpartum experience
• Her redemptive second birth and breastfeeding experience

Find all of Megan’s contact information here!Head to Apple Podcasts or Spotify for more Milk Making Minutes episodes!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 @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
  
  

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Having you been pumping for a period of days, weeks, months or years and are now ready to stop? It doesn’t matter how much milk you’ve made– you did an amazing thing by pumping milk, and only YOU know when it is time to stop. If it is time to wean from the pump, there are several approaches you can take!Lo Nigrosh, IBCLC and mother of two breastfed babies and toddlers (who are now elementary aged) discusses:

• Considerations for which weaning approach
• A reminder that YOU KNOW your body best, and recommendations are just that– recommendations
• Three sold strategies for weaning from the pump based on how flexible your work schedule is, or how prone you are to clogged ducts

Listen to Episode 46 of The Milk Making Minutes called Hand Expression Simplified wherever you get your podcasts!Head to Apple Podcasts or Spotify for more Milk Making Minutes episodes!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 @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

Jen Larimore is a Mom First and lawyer turned life coach who realized that in order for whatever she was doing to work for herself and for her family, that she had to be able to find some amount of joy. She has five children, and five very different breastfeeding stories, and over time she learned to ask for the support she needed.On this episode you will hear Jen discuss:

• How decisions in the hospital impacted breastfeeding
• How temperament of her children impacted breastfeeding
• Learning to stand up for what she needed at work so she could produce enough milk
• Learning a lesson from about postpartum rest from a relative from another culture
• Being OK with how things turn out, even if it wasn’t what was hoped for
• Remembering that breastfeeding is not only about her experience, but about her baby’s experience too

You can hear Episodes of The Mom First Podcast on Apple and on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts!.To be coached by Jen go to her website! Momfirstcoaching.comHead to Apple Podcasts or Spotify for more Milk Making Minutes episodes!Here’s some information regarding the PUMP ACT.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 @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: @lonigrosh4

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

Are you feeling ready to be done with your nursing journey? This is part one of two part series on weaning. Next week will be all about weaning from the pump which has different considerations. If you are feeling ready to wean from feeding your baby from your own body no matter how long you have breastfed or chestfed, this episode is for you.Lo Nigrosh, IBCLC and mother of two breastfed babies and toddlers (who are now elementary aged) discusses:

• The recommended age of weaning
• Why YOUR mental and physical matter more than the recommended age of weaning
• Considerations for weaning children younger than 1
• Various methods of weaning for babies under 1
• Various strategies of weaning for toddlers
• Where you can find books about weaning for toddlers

Listen to Episode 63 about Paced Bottle Feeding called Protecting Your Milk Supply While Bottle Feeding Apple and on Spotify.Head to Apple Podcasts or Spotify for more Milk Making Minutes episodes!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 @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: @lonigrosh4

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

Tanya Tringali was 19 when she was pregnant and 20 when she had her baby. It took one visit with an OBGYN who didn’t treat her with respect over twenty years ago to realize there must be a better way than the traditional system of birthing– and she marched into Barnes and Nobles to read about birth. It was this decision that changed the course of her life. She not only delivered that baby at a freestanding birth center, she started her doula training just 6 weeks after that birth and has practiced as a Certified Nurse Midwife for over 15 years. She is the owner of MotherWit and the host of the MotherWit Podcast.On this episode you will hear Tanya discuss:

• The breastfeeding information she did and did not receive prenatally
• Cracked nipples
• Pumping starting 6 weeks postpartum once she returned to work
• Low Supply with the pump (and her reflections about why this was– now over 20 years later)
• Lack of Support for all during birth and postpartum
• Systemic failures that impact families and practitioners
• Trying to maintain Milk Supply during a tragedy

You can hear my Episode The Mother Wit  Podcast on Apple and on Spotify.Head to Apple Podcasts or Spotify for more Milk Making Minutes episodes!To see all of Tanya's services, visit her website. Follow Tanya on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/mother.wit.maternity/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 @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: @lonigrosh4

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 feel like the breastfeeding class at the hospital prepared you for feeding your baby? Did you wish you had more individualized care? Did you know that you can meet with a private practice IBCLC during pregnancy?On this episode IBCLC Lo Nigrosh helps listeners understand how you can find a private practice IBCLC that will support your baby feeding goals. This episode also discusses:

• Insurance coverage for prenatal consult
• Why the hospital breastfeeding class is often ineffective
• Considerations for choosing a private practice IBCLC
• What will be discussed in a prenatal consult
• How a prenatal consult will decrease anxiety about baby feeding

Listen to Episode 67 with my own IBCLC Shelly Taft on Apple and on Spotify.Head to Apple Podcasts or Spotify for more Milk Making Minutes episodes!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 @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: @lonigrosh4

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 ever had the experience of thinking everything was going well in the postpartum period, and then suddenly, it wasn’t? Did you think the postpartum period would be a straight line to better breastfeeding, better sleep, understanding parenting more and discover that it’s definitely more of a wiggly line? My guest Deb Flashenberg, owner of The Prenatal Yoga Center and host of the Yoga Birth Babies Podcast shares her postpartum experiences after having been a doula and prenatal yoga instructor for 10 years before it was her turn. Imagine the pressure!In this episode she discusses:

• Finding the right support
• Calling in professional help
• Pumping at work even when you don’t like it
• Not getting the latch right three weeks into breastfeeding
• Pelvic floor therapy
• Pumping during Jury Duty
• Finding friends during New Mom Support Groups
• The Importance of getting out of the house

Find classes at The Prenatal Yoga Center here!Listen to Yoga Birth Baby on Apple and on Spotify.To hear my story of birthing in a disabled body and how we can be mindful of disabled bodies in the birthing space, listen on Apple and on Spotify.Head to Apple Podcasts or Spotify for more Milk Making Minutes episodes!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 @milkmakingminutespodcast 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: @lonigrosh4

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

Are you afraid your baby or toddler is weaning before you are ready? Are they refusing to nurse no matter what you do? Do you want to know what to do in this situation in case it ever happens to you? This week IBCLC Lo Nigrosh helps you understand the difference between early weaning and a nursing strike, explains why nursing strikes happen, and gives some problem solving tips for getting past the nursing strike!Listen to Episode 46 Hand Expression Simplified with Francie Webb on Apple and on Spotify.Listen to Episode 36 Increasing Milk Supply While Pumping on Apple and on Spotify.Head to Apple Podcasts or Spotify for more Milk Making Minutes episodes!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 @milkmakingminutespodcast 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: @lonigrosh4

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

Were you given a set of guidelines by nurses or lactation professionals that felt like rules? Did you ever need to stray from those guidelines in order to do what was best for your individual situation? As a professional dancer, Janet was accustomed to getting a set of rules and then following them, so it was surprising when she realized her lactation situation dictated that she she change the plan!This week’s episode discusses:

• Finding support during pregnancy
• Setting goals (and adjusting them)
• Creating a support system
• Discussing baby feeding with family members
• Breastfeeding toddlers
• Managing oversupply
• Mastitis
• Exercising while breastfeeding
• Lying on the floor in the grocery store to breastfeed a picky baby!

To hear episode 43 Could My Baby’s Fussiness be from Oversupply you can listen on Apple and on Spotify.To hear Episode 32 Stop Massaging During Mastitis and What to Do Instead you can listen on Apple and on Spotify.Head to Apple Podcasts or Spotify for more Milk Making Minutes episodes!To book a lactation consult 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 @milkmakingminutespodcast 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: @lonigrosh4

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