Milk and Motherhood

I am solidly in my toddler breastfeeding era right now, so I figured this was the perfect time to talk about it! In this solo episode, I cover toddler breastfeeding myths, my personal change of heart in this regard, global breastfeeding recommendations and the benefits of breastfeeding, and the benefits of breastfeeding for more than a year. I talk about how your milk changes over time and how the experience of nursing definitely changes. So many resources cited in this episode: 1.) "What to Expect" Instagram highlights: https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17884745341987178/ 2.) KellyMom's article on breastfeeding past infancy: https://kellymom.com/ages/older-infant/ebf-benefits/ 3.) Breastfeeding in Mongolia: https://www.naturalchild.org/articles/guest/ruth_kamnitzer.html 4.) Don't Take the Intimacy Out of Breastfeeding: https://www.janetlansbury.com/2010/10/theres-a-person-on-your-breast-dont-take-the-intimacy-out-of-breastfeeding/ 5.) The Psychological Effects of Breastfeeding: https://tghncollections.pubpub.org/pub/8-the-psychological-effects-of-breastfeeding/release/2 6.) AAP Breastfeeding Policy Statement: https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/150/1/e2022057988/188347/Policy-Statement-Breastfeeding-and-the-Use-of?autologincheck=redirected 7.) Lily Nichols on Vitamin A: https://lilynicholsrdn.com/liver-organ-meat/ 8.) Lily Nichols on Nutrients in Breastmilk: https://lilynicholsrdn.com/can-we-boost-the-nutrient-levels-breast-milk/ 9.) Minerals + Mother's Milk podcast interview with Amanda Montalvo: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4O7bqZcRVHoNsqNXVoRo4V?si=BgV38RnjRiesyTJHp3dE_g ** 15% off Lactation Lab testing with code HAPPYMAMA: ​​https://lactationlab.com/discount/HAPPYMAMA ** -- If you're enjoying this podcast, please subscribe and leave a review in Apple Podcasts to help other people find us! You can also find me on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠@happy.mama.healthy.baby⁠⁠⁠ for more content. Sign up for my monthly newsletter and get a free freezer meal download: ⁠⁠⁠https://happymamahealthybaby.ck.page⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about my work and schedule an in-person or virtual lactation consult ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠at ⁠⁠⁠happymamahealthybaby.co⁠⁠⁠ Our online breastfeeding and postpartum course: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/nourishedbeginningscourse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (15% off with code PODCAST15) Postpartum recipes and resources: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/nourishedmotherbundle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ My allergy e-cookbook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/nourishedwithnuance⁠⁠⁠

This episode is sponsored by the Nourished Mother Recipe Bundle. Get a 15% discount here with code PODCAST15: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/nourishedmotherbundle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠In today's episode, strength coach Adina Rubin (@adinarubin_) and I chat about life with 3 kids, kettlebells, why moms need to be strong, how this looks practically in the postpartum season, why walking isn't always the best postpartum exercise, and how a strength program doesn't have to be complicated or even *hard* to be effective.You can find Adina's self-paced kettlebell program here: Strength Training for Happy HormonesSince this interview, Adjna has released her POSTPARTUM SPECIFIC program as well: STHH Postpartum You can find her podcast with Diane Teall here: Get Your Sh*t TogetherResources we mention: -Episode 10: discussing retained reflexes and rhythmic movement-Episode 12: discussing infant sleep-Adina's podcast episode on weight loss**This podcast is for educational purposes only! The opinions of myself or my guests are never meant to replace individual medical advice. Please practice informed consent with your mom intuition and your care team.**--If you're enjoying this podcast, please subscribe and leave a review in Apple Podcasts to help other people find us! You can also find me on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠@happy.mama.healthy.baby⁠⁠⁠ for more content.Learn more about my work and schedule an in-person or virtual lactation consult ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠at ⁠⁠⁠happymamahealthybaby.co⁠⁠⁠Our online breastfeeding and postpartum course: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/nourishedbeginningscourse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (15% off with code PODCAST15)My allergy e-cookbook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/nourishedwithnuance⁠⁠⁠

Certified Classical Homeopath Jenna Dodge (@projecthomeopathy) is chatting with us today about how homeopathy can be a helpful tool in your postpartum, breastfeeding, baby-raising era. She explains how she became a homeopath, what homeopathy is, how it works, how it differs from other home remedies like herbal tinctures, and how to find remedies that could work for you. Resources we discuss: projecthomeopathy.com jennadodge.com Homeopathy with Jenna FB group: https://www.facebook.com/homeopathywithjenna Avoiding Urgent Care with Homeopathy course: https://www.jennadodge.com/avoiding-urgent-care-with-homeopathy You can find the books Jenna mentions on my Amazon storefront: https://amzn.to/3KE2FfM **This podcast is for educational purposes only! The opinions of myself or my guests are never meant to replace individual medical advice. Please practice informed consent with your mom intuition and your care team.** -- Shoutout to Branwynn Merino wool bras and PACT organic cotton bras. I finally switched to natural fibers after getting thrush this summer and have found that these are some of the few options out there for mamas with cup sizes D and above. When you use these codes, you get a discount and I get a small affiliate commission that helps support this podcast! I'll never promote a product I haven't personally spent money on and appreciated. $10 off Branwyn wool undergarments with code HAPPYMAMA10: https://branwyn.com/theresedansby 20% off PACT organic clothing with this link: https://mbsy.co/3sBlhc -- If you're enjoying this podcast, please subscribe and leave a review in Apple Podcasts to help other people find us! You can also find me on Instagram ⁠⁠@happy.mama.healthy.baby⁠⁠ for more content. Sign up for my monthly newsletter and get a free freezer meal download: ⁠⁠https://happymamahealthybaby.ck.page⁠⁠ Learn more about my work and schedule an in-person or virtual lactation consult ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠at ⁠⁠happymamahealthybaby.co⁠⁠ Our online breastfeeding and postpartum course: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/nourishedbeginningscourse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (15% off with code PODCAST15) Postpartum recipes and resources: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/nourishedmotherbundle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ My allergy e-cookbook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/nourishedwithnuance⁠⁠

Pediatric nurse, functional health coach, and mom of 3 Peyton Berg (@pey_lovinghealthllc) and I initially planned to talk about "balancing" work and motherhood but we ended up covering a lot of ground in this conversation: how hard means different things to different people and comparison in motherhood isn't helpful what it looks like to walk through a season of confusion when you thought you were doing the right thing and you didn't get the outcome you expected discernment about alternative healing modalities navigating the healthy living space as Christians, and the difference between spiritual and emotional health and asking for and accepting help Peyton's website is here: https://www.lovinghealthfm.com/ Her post on Christianity and healing modalities is here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CrcEokTP0XH/?img_index=1 **This podcast is for educational purposes only. The opinions of myself or my guests are never meant to replace individual medical advice. Please practice informed consent with your mama intuition and your care team.** - If you're enjoying this podcast, please subscribe and leave a review in Apple Podcasts to help other people find us! You can also find me on Instagram ⁠@happy.mama.healthy.baby⁠ for more content. Sign up for my monthly newsletter and get a free freezer meal download: ⁠https://happymamahealthybaby.ck.page⁠ Learn more about my work and schedule an in-person or virtual lactation consult ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠at ⁠happymamahealthybaby.co⁠ Our online breastfeeding and postpartum course: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/nourishedbeginningscourse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (15% off with code PODCAST15) Postpartum recipes and resources: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/nourishedmotherbundle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ My allergy e-cookbook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/nourishedwithnuance⁠

Cheryl Sew Hoy (@tiny.health) and I dive RIGHT into why mother's microbiome affects baby's gut health, why not all probiotics are helpful, how to improve baby's gut health (and yours), why any amount of breastmilk benefits baby's microbiome, and how the microbiome changes as our babies grow. And, of course, we address the question of whether or not babies need probiotics. Links to things we talk about in the episode: Tiny Health blog posts mentioned in this interview: birth plan, gentle c-sections, pediatric antibiotics, the power of dirt Missing Microbes book: amzn.to/3CWD6CI My interview with Sally Fallon about living foods and human milk: https://spoti.fi/3reSHuw Order a Tiny Health microbiome test here and use code HAPPYMAMA20 for $20 off: https://bit.ly/3XCMqVU Get 10% off Smidge Infant probiotic with code HAPPYMAMA10 here: https://bit.ly/3XwkN0x **This podcast is for educational purposes only! The opinions of myself or my guests are never meant to replace individual medical advice. Please practice informed consent with your mom intuition and your care team.** -- If you're enjoying this podcast, please subscribe and leave a review in Apple Podcasts to help other people find us! You can also find me on Instagram @happy.mama.healthy.baby for more content. Sign up for my monthly newsletter and get a free freezer meal download: https://happymamahealthybaby.ck.page Learn more about my work and schedule an in-person or virtual lactation consult ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠at happymamahealthybaby.co Our online breastfeeding and postpartum course: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/nourishedbeginningscourse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (15% off with code PODCAST15) Postpartum recipes and resources: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/nourishedmotherbundle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ My allergy e-cookbook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/nourishedwithnuance

This conversation with Cassy Joy Garcia (@fedandfit) was so encouraging to me. Even a professional cookbook author finds it difficult to make dinner with little kids around! In this interview, we talk about shifting priorities, how to make work time work with young children, asking for help, and our favorite dinner go-tos. Of course, we also talk about Cassy's second and third cookbooks and why they're perfect for this exact season of life that we are both in. You can find Cassy's Cook Once Eat All Week and Cook Once Dinner Fix cookbooks in my Amazon storefront HERE because I'm constantly telling friends and clients about them! I use one or both of them weekly. Links to other things we talked about: -The Lazy Genius Way and the Lazy Genius Kitchen books are great when you're out of newborn mode, and help prepare you for the next chaotic season you may encounter. -Sign up for weekly emails on FedandFit.com to get free meal plans and recipes in your inbox every Friday -Get my free postpartum (or any time) freezer meal plan with 14 recipes, a master grocery list, and step-by-step instructions when you ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sign up for my monthly email newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠ -And here's the food allergy e-cookbook I was talking about at the top of the episode **This podcast is for educational purposes only! The opinions of myself or my guests are never meant to replace individual medical advice. Please practice informed consent with your mom intuition and your care team.** -- If you're enjoying this podcast, please subscribe and leave a review in Apple Podcasts to help other people find us! You can also find me on Instagram ⁠⁠@happy.mama.healthy.baby⁠⁠ for more content. Get a FREE postpartum (or any time) freezer meal plan with 14 recipes, a master grocery list, and step-by-step instructions when you  sign up for my monthly newsletter: ⁠⁠https://happymamahealthybaby.ck.page⁠⁠ Learn more about my work and schedule an in-person or virtual lactation consult ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠at ⁠⁠happymamahealthybaby.co⁠⁠ Our online breastfeeding and postpartum course: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/nourishedbeginningscourse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (15% off with code PODCAST15) Postpartum recipes and resources: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/nourishedmotherbundle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ My allergy e-cookbook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/nourishedwithnuance⁠⁠

In this episode, Amber (@officialambertrueblood) and I have a really great conversation covering lots of ground: sensory overwhelm and how to handle it anxiety styles and how knowing yours can affect your relationships choosing empathy over comparison the big impact of small changes boundaries in motherhood and more! Amber's next book, The Unflustered Mom, comes out on June 6! You can preorder and submit your order info on her website to get some pre-order goodies. links mentioned in this episode: Find your anxiety style ⁠HERE⁠ You can also find Amber on YouTube HERE I have quick nervous system reset tips in the Nourished Mother Bundle, which you can purchase here ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Kids' Flag Page Game that I mentioned is HERE **This podcast is for educational purposes only! The opinions of myself or my guests are never meant to replace individual medical advice. Please practice informed consent with your mom intuition and your care team.** -- If you're enjoying this podcast, please subscribe and leave a review in Apple Podcasts to help other people find us! You can also find me on Instagram ⁠⁠@happy.mama.healthy.baby⁠⁠ for more content. Get a FREE postpartum (or any time) freezer meal plan with 14 recipes, a master grocery list, and step-by-step instructions when you  sign up for my monthly newsletter: ⁠⁠https://happymamahealthybaby.ck.page⁠⁠ Learn more about my work and schedule an in-person or virtual lactation consult ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠at ⁠⁠happymamahealthybaby.co⁠⁠ Our online breastfeeding and postpartum course: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/nourishedbeginningscourse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (15% off with code PODCAST15) Postpartum recipes and resources: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/nourishedmotherbundle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ My allergy e-cookbook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/nourishedwithnuance⁠⁠

In this episode, physical therapist and CST provider Christina (⁠@tighten.your.tinkler⁠) and I bounce back and forth talking about our own postpartum experiences, how they led us to the work we do, and how you are not alone if your pelvic floor doesn't feel the same postpartum. She answers so many listener questions and also shares hope for addressing your symptoms via the program she and her colleague, Jenn, have developed. Their program, Tighten Your Tinkler, is offered virtually and is backed by three years of academic research. You can take the quiz HERE to see if Tighten Your Tinkler is a good fit for you. Tighten Your Tinkler can be found HERE and they graciously offered $50 off for listeners who use the code HAPPYMAMA50 at checkout! The Decompression Position that she mentioned (to relax back, hips, and pelvic floor) can be found HERE. Some of their other resources can be accessed for free on their YouTube channel. For more on the pelvic floor, you can also listen to Milk + Motherhood episode 9. **This podcast is for educational purposes only! The opinions of myself or my guests are never meant to replace individual medical advice. Please practice informed consent with your mom intuition and your care team.** -- If you're enjoying this podcast, please subscribe and leave a review in Apple Podcasts to help other people find us! You can also find me on Instagram ⁠⁠@happy.mama.healthy.baby⁠⁠ for more content. Get a FREE postpartum (or any time) freezer meal plan with 14 recipes, a master grocery list, and step-by-step instructions when you  sign up for my monthly newsletter: ⁠⁠https://happymamahealthybaby.ck.page⁠⁠ Learn more about my work and schedule an in-person or virtual lactation consult ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠at ⁠⁠happymamahealthybaby.co⁠⁠ Our online breastfeeding and postpartum course: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/nourishedbeginningscourse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (15% off with code PODCAST15) Postpartum recipes and resources: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/nourishedmotherbundle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ My food allergy e-cookbook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/nourishedwithnuance⁠⁠

Dr. Molly (@drmollyhayes) and I cover a lot in this conversation: Cavities in pregnancy, fetal development, how breastfeeding helps form the palate, bottles and pacifiers, cavities and nighttime nursing, airway issues and sleeping positions, and more! We also talk about what we've had to learn the hard way as moms in terms of oral health, and we are here to potentially help you avoid making the same mistakes! (Of course, this episode is meant for educational purposes and doesn't replace medical advice.) Dr. Molly's website is https://drmollyhayes.com. You can find her House Call resource drmollyhayes.com/housecall. Dr. Molly helped us launch our breastfeeding course and references it in our conversation. You can find that course https://happymamahealthybaby.freshlearn.com/nourished-beginnings. Use the code PODCAST15 to get a 15% discount! **This podcast is for educational purposes only! The opinions of myself or my guests are never meant to replace individual medical advice. Please practice informed consent with your mom intuition and your care team.** -- If you're enjoying this podcast, please subscribe and leave a review in Apple Podcasts to help other people find us! You can also find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/happy.mama.healthy.baby/ for more content. Get a FREE postpartum (or any time) freezer meal plan with 14 recipes, a master grocery list, and step-by-step instructions when you  sign up for my monthly newsletter: https://happymamahealthybaby.ck.page/ Learn more about my work and schedule an in-person or virtual lactation consult ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠at https://theresedansby.wixsite.com/therese Our online breastfeeding and postpartum course: https://happymamahealthybaby.freshlearn.com/nourished-beginnings (15% off with code PODCAST15) Postpartum recipes and resources: https://happymamahealthybaby.freshlearn.com/my-downloadable-41616 My food allergy e-cookbook: https://happymamahealthybaby.freshlearn.com/10729

EFT tapping has been a really helpful resource for me for everything from postpartum panic and birth trauma to mom overwhelm and food allergy fears. In this episode, Theresa (@livingrootswellness) and I talk about what this is and why it helps. We got on to talk a lot about practicing joy and resilience and why it's a gift to have life circumstances that force us to practice these skills again and again. Throughout the conversation, we also cover re-parenting, co-regulating, and creating safety in the body. Resources: Try Tapping for a Lack of Sleep on Theresa's YouTube channel You can find Theresa's website and get a 7-day tapping trial HERE You can hear more from Theresa on her podcast HERE The book about moving through emotions that I couldn't remember the name of is Burnout: The Secret of Unlocking the Stress Cycle by sisters Emily and Amelia Nagowski The Place we Find Ourselves podcast with Adam Young Postnatal Depression Screening Tool **This podcast is for educational purposes only! The opinions of myself or my guests are never meant to replace individual medical advice. Please practice informed consent with your mom intuition and your care team.** -- If you're enjoying this podcast, please subscribe and leave a review in Apple Podcasts to help other people find us! You can also find me on Instagram ⁠⁠@happy.mama.healthy.baby⁠⁠ for more content. Get a FREE postpartum (or any time) freezer meal plan with 14 recipes, a master grocery list, and step-by-step instructions when you  sign up for my monthly newsletter: ⁠⁠https://happymamahealthybaby.ck.page⁠⁠ Learn more about my work and schedule an in-person or virtual lactation consult ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠at ⁠⁠happymamahealthybaby.co⁠⁠ Our online breastfeeding and postpartum course: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/nourishedbeginningscourse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (15% off with code PODCAST15) Postpartum recipes and resources: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/nourishedmotherbundle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ My food allergy e-cookbook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/nourishedwithnuance⁠⁠