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...

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/
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• Holistic Lactation Website
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• The Nurture Collective
• Our Advanced Lactation Formula supplement for naturally increasing & sustaining milk supply

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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.

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

• Holistic Lactation Website
• Follow...

This week (May 10-16, 2020) is National Women's Health Week here in the US. I've decided to share some of my perspective as to what's really going on in women's healthcare right now--specifically how it affects breastfeeding mothers and their babies. My goal in this episode is to empower you to seek out the resources you need to improve your own health. That's easier said than done in a lot of cases! But not to fear...I've got some great solutions for you in today's episode!

In this episode, you'll hear:

• How women are underprepared for motherhood and the health challenges of birth and postpartum
• Areas of the government and healthcare structure that need improvement and how we can change things as citizens
• What to do if you need more support and are exhausted with trying to find it
• Resources to support you right NOW in your breastfeeding journey

LINKS:

• Book an online video appointment with me
• National Women's Law Center Breastfeeding...