On this episode, we invited Keira Chojnacki to share her breastfeeding journey with her four kiddos. She has been a breastmilk donor, and also a milk donation recipient. Her journey is very unique and diverse.

Keira became a mom at 20 years old. Right after her first baby was born, the first latch was magical. She had a fairly easy breastfeeding journey with her son and was able to donate 400oz of milk when he son was just 3-4 months old.

When her son was 1 year old, she decided to get a breast reduction and continued to give her son the stored breastmilk she had saved up after that. Two years later, Keira gave birth to her second son who ended up in the NICU for an entire month. She started out exclusively pumping and was able to make enough milk for him. She ultimately weaned at 3 months though because it was too difficult to maintain pumping with her two children and everything she had going on in her life.

With her daughter, Keira really wanted to try breastfeeding again....

Melanie Silverman, Chief Clinical Officer at Pacify, joins us today to discuss her background and the ways her company meets the needs of breastfeeding families. While not a replacement for in-person care, Pacify offers parents 24/7 support for breastfeeding questions and help. While Pacify is not a replacement for in-person care or working with complex issues like tongue tie, it augments breastfeeding medicine with its accessibility to families across the US.

In this episode you'll hear:

• What Pacify does for new parents, all over the United States.
• Why Pacify sis o important to new parents--breastfeeding can be an amazing way that new parents can improve their own health and the health of their babies. 
• The main issues we see among new parents — also address, that they feel alone (especially during COVID-19!) and are wondering whether they are doing this "breastfeeding thing" correctly!  
• Breastfeeding can be an incredible equalizer. The vast majority...

I get tons of questions about baby formula as a Lactation Consultant. There are SO many myths, beliefs, feelings, and miscommunications around this very sensitive topic. 

I don't believe in the formula vs. breastmilk debate and I will NOT participate in that dichotomy. It is unhealthy, neglects the needs of families, and fuels the "mommy wars" movement.

What I am here to advocate is that formula is used safely, without fear, and that it isn't seen as an enemy to breastfeeding.

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In today's episode, Jacqueline is sharing the advice fellow breastfeeding moms gave on a recent Instagram post asking, "If you could tell fellow breastfeeding moms one thing, what would it be?" The answers were impressive, wise, deep, and comforting. Listen in to hear what other moms have learned on their own breastfeeding journeys. Their message of support is needed!

LINKS:

• Link to Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/COnoEefgJbH/
• Our new Advanced Lactation Formula

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Families call him Dr. K., and on today's episode we have Dr. Pejman Katiraei to talk about a holistic approach to pediatrics with a focus on tongue ties. Specifically, we're discussing the domino effect they cause later in life--including failure to thrive, oral aversions/extreme picky eaters, sleep apnea, development of palate, and even what looks like ADHD and anxiety.

Dr. K graduated from his residency in 2006. From 2004-2005 he realized there has to be more to the story than what he was trained to do. He was fortunate to see a lot of complex cases, great training, but saw things that didn’t add up. One particular case was an 8-10 year old boy who had horrible colitis. Steroids didn’t work and doctors wanted to remove colon. Ultimately he knew there was more to the story than a major surgery.

Dr. K is an integrative pediatrician, with a focus on severe behavioral issues in children. He works with more than just diet, the gut, and...

In this eye-opening conversation with Mia Smith, Registered Dietician, we explore the healthcare and feeding disparities in South Africa. Mia is studying to become an IBCLC and has a breadth of experience in both middle-class and low-income environments across her country. In developing areas where families have little access to food, water, electricity, and healthcare, many challenges to breastfeeding, maternal diet, and infant feeding occur. Mia shares with us the things that are happening in her country and the many ways she and her colleagues work to engender improving outcomes.

In this episode, you'll hear:

• The importance of safe infant formula feeding (no matter where you live)
• Why we really should wait 6 months to introduce complementary foods to our babies
• Considerations for HIV-positive mothers and breastfeeding
• How "Fed Is Best" is a privilege, not a message of support
• SO much more!!

LINKS:

• Mia Smith on Instagram: http://instagram.com/miasmith_rd

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In this new weekly series, Jacqueline Kincer is giving you a run-down of the latest and greatest news, announcements, celebrity gossip, and more--and it's all related to breastfeeding! If you want to know what the latest studies say, get reviews on the newest products, find out about policy changes, or anything else that's relevant to you as a breastfeeding mom or professional, then tune in every week to TWiB (This Week in Breastfeeding) on Breastfeeding Talk.

LINKS:

• https://www.instagram.com/p/CMZEIfdhFIS/?utm_source=ig_embed
• https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/body/health/a35862678/breastfeed-implants-fake-boobs/
• https://www.docwirenews.com/abstracts/journal-abstracts/breastfeeding-during-a-pandemic-the-influence-of-covid-19-on-lactation-services-in-the-northeastern-united-states-6/
• https://www.todaysparent.com/baby/breastfeeding/paced-bottle-feeding/
• https://www.babygaga.com/how-adoptive-moms-can-breastfeed/
• ...

In this new weekly series, Jacqueline Kincer is giving you a run-down of the latest and greatest news, announcements, celebrity gossip, and more--and it's all related to breastfeeding! If you want to know what the latest studies say, get reviews on the newest products, find out about policy changes, or anything else that's relevant to you as a breastfeeding mom or professional, then tune in every week to TWiB (This Week in Breastfeeding) on Breastfeeding Talk.

In this episode, you'll hear:

• Why most new moms have a low sex drive
• New evidence on COVID-19 disease and breastfeeding
• More updates on mRNA vaccines and lactation

LINKS:

• https://www.scarymommy.com/breastfeeding-sex-drive/
• https://www.radio.com/kywnewsradio/news/local/baby-having-trouble-breastfeeding-might-be-tongue-tied
• https://nativenewsonline.net/health/new-mentorship-program-in-phoenix-aims-to-help-native-women-reclaim-breastfeeding
• ...

In this new weekly series, Jacqueline Kincer is giving you a run-down of the latest and greatest news, announcements, celebrity gossip, and more--and it's all related to breastfeeding! If you want to know what the latest studies say, get reviews on the newest products, find out about policy changes, or anything else that's relevant to you as a breastfeeding mom or professional, then tune in every week to TWiB (This Week in Breastfeeding) on Breastfeeding Talk.

In this episode, you'll hear:

• New evidence on COVID-19 vaccine antibodies in breastmilk
• The often overlooked issue of thyroid disorders postpartum
• Problems with free online breastfeeding groups

LINKS:

• https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.02.23.21252328v1.full.pdf
• https://www.bmj.com/content/372/bmj.n495 
• https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/facebook-breastfeeding-group-allows-creepy-men-to-pay-to-secretly-to-look-at-photos-c-2285648

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