The Mother Podcast
Information and discussion on holistic health for mothers. There are so many ways we can take charge of our and our families' health and wellbeing - especially when medical options are limited. Join us for conversations on fertility and pregnancy, birth and postpartum, uterine and breast health, hormones and mental health and all aspects of the lifelong experience of motherhood. Includes interviews with experts and practitioners, as well as information from podcast host Suzanne Maier, midwife and mother of 4 interesting children.
The Mother Podcast
Breastfeeding Challenges with Dr Justice Reilly
In this episode, Suzanne speaks with Dr Justice Reilly, a specialist breast doctor and lactation consultant, about some of the challenges you may face while breastfeeding.
Listen to this podcast to find out:
- the function of colostrum
- how factors during the birth can affect birth weight
- that the weight of a baby is only one factor of assessing health
- variables that can delay a baby's return to their birth weight
- how type of delivery can affect a baby's ability to breastfeed
- about the "breast crawl"
- why babies suck their hands, and how that helps them to learn to breastfeed
- how to manage mastitis, some of the causes
- why mastitis incidences spike over the Christmas period
- why causes nipple damage and how to help it to heal
- working with an oversupply of milk
- how to manage a fast letdown
- using human milk banks for babies in the NICU
- how low breastfeeding rates are a systemic issue
- expectations, and how they can affect breastfeeding issues
Justice can be found at www.breastmed.co.uk
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music by Shooglenifty with Dhun Dhora
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The Mother Podcast is produced by Garry Finlayson and Suzanne Maier