Did you feel entirely unprepared for new-mom-hood with your first child? Or maybe you’re currently prepping for that experience and looking for support? Dr. Erin Appleton, MD IBCLC FABM, joins me on the podcast today to discuss the BIG things: breastfeeding (and infant feeding in general), postpartum anxiety and depression, and the trauma that mothers deal with when delivery and postpartum are so vastly different than “the plan”. 

Dr. Appleton discovered her passion for breastfeeding after enrolling in specialized courses in breastfeeding support while completing her Bachelor of Science in Nursing. In 2012, she began her breastfeeding medicine training, eventually co-founding the Nurture Family Feeding Clinic, and in 2014 became an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), then in 2018, she became one of only a few hundred MDs in the world with a Fellowship in the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (FABM).

While she’s proud of her education, training, and experience, she believes that some of her most valuable lessons have been firsthand, with her struggles with feeding her children, and with helping the thousands of new families that she’s seen over the past decade of her career (including me!).

In this conversation, we cover: 

• Common breastfeeding issues and how to prepare yourself beforehand
• Postpartum depression and anxiety signs, and how to know if you need help
• The gap between what we “plan” for in birth and postpartum and what actually happens (and how painful that can be)
• Social media and the rise of anxiety (seeking connection and not finding it)
• Dr. Appleton’s journey with her babies and nursing (and how we met!)

Connect with her below:
Latching logic: www.breastfeedingmd.com
Breastfeeding support: Www.nurturefeeding.com
IG: @breastfeeding.md
FB: Nurture Family Feeding Clinic and Dr Erin Appleton, MD IBCLC FABM

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