Episode 52: Mom Journey - Breastmilk Donor to Breastmilk Recipient
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....
Episode 44: This Week in Breastfeeding - Mar 12, 2021
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
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Episode 40: This Week in Breastfeeding - Feb 12, 2021
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:
- The latest research about COVID-19 and breastfeeding
- Katy Perry's experience with breastfeeding
- New UK guidelines for perinatal health
- Challenges with supporting breastfeeding
- My new herbal lactation supplement, Advanced Lactation Formula
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Episode 38: This Week in Breastfeeding - Feb 5, 2021
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 research on the immune benefits of breastfeeding
- Additional information about COVID-19 infections and vaccinations
- Exclusive pumping pros and cons
- Postpartum depression and breastfeeding correlation
- Heavy metals found in baby food products
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Episode 36: This Week in Breastfeeding - Jan 29, 2021
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 policies that support working mothers
- Recent studies showing even more benefits to moms & babies re: breastfeeding
- Mothers sharing their own personal experiences around breastfeeding in public and the workplace
- COVID-19 vaccine updates for breastfeeding moms
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Episode 34: COVID-19, the Vaccine & Breastfeeding
In this episode, Jacqueline Kincer, IBCLC reviews the most pertinent evidence to date regarding COVID-19, current vaccines for COVID-19, and breastfeeding. In June 2020, WHO (World Health Organization) recommended that mothers should continue to breastfeed, and that the benefits of breastfeeding substantially outweigh the potential risks for transmission.
A study done in May took breastmilk samples from 43 mothers that were negative for the COVID-19 virus but 3 mothers tested positive for viral particles by RT-PCR from those three infants one infant tested positive but it was unknown if they were breastfed. The other two tested negative as one was breastfed and the other newborn was fed expressed breastmilk after viral RNA particles were no longer detected.
RNA detection in the breast milk is not the same as the virus for transmission of COVID-19 to occur it would require replicative and infectious virus to be able to reach target sites in the infant.
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Episode 13: COVID-19 and Breastfeeding
In this episode, I'm giving you the latest evidence-based information about breastfeeding during the COVID-10 pandemic. I'll be covering what the recommendations are if you test positive for the virus while breastfeeding, and why the recommendations are what they are. This is an episode every pregnant or breastfeeding mother should listen to so they can arm themselves with as much factual knowledge on the topic as possible and have peace of mind about breastfeeding during this unprecedented time.
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In this episode, you'll hear:
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