Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! This week on the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast, Abby is honored to interview Elisabeth, one of the winners of the Breastfeeding/Pumping in Public photo contest. Elisabeth is the badass behind One Ounce at a Time, and has donated more breast milk than we can even wrap our heads around. Check out her story!! Dianne and Abby want to thank all the mothers who sent in photos! We are thrilled at how many photos we received. They were all bea...
Jul 01, 2019•48 min•Season 1Ep. 97
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, our little guy seems to be a little fussy lately. And I have heard you mention that you don’t feel full like you did a few weeks ago. Do you think everything is going ok with feedings?” “Honey, I was worried too. But on this week’s episode of the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast, Dianne and Abby talk about changes that can happen after the first month. They said I wouldn’t feel as full and that the baby may have fussier times.” “T...
Jun 24, 2019•34 min•Season 1Ep. 96
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! This week on the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast, Dianne is honored to interview Courtney. Courtney is a breastfeeding mom, first responder and podcast listener with an amazing story about how she stayed motivated to pump during some difficult work situations. This is definitely motivating! You don’t want to miss this week’s episode! Thanks for all the reviews on iTunes! They really help us out. Please keep them coming!! Stay tuned becau...
Jun 17, 2019•34 min•Season 1Ep. 95
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “OUCH!!!!” “Honey, what’s wrong?” “Our little guy just bit me! This is awful! What should I do?” “Oh no. Honey, I was just listening to the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast the other day and they were talking about biting. I didn’t think it was something we would need to worry about already!” “Honey, I need to listen to that episode! I don’t want to stop breastfeeding our little guy! I need help!” This week on the Badass Breastfeeding Pod...
Jun 10, 2019•32 min•Season 1Ep. 94
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! This week on the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast, Abby is honored to interview Erika, one of the winners of the Breastfeeding/Pumping in Public photo contest. It is amazing to hear Erika’s story about what it is like to be a breastfeeding / pumping mother of twins. Dianne and Abby want to thank all the mothers who sent in photos! We are thrilled at how many photos we received. They were all beautiful. Thanks for all the reviews on iTunes...
Jun 03, 2019•48 min•Season 1Ep. 93
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, what’s wrong?” “It’s my mom. She keeps saying things about the baby. That he should be sleeping longer, that maybe I should consider giving him formula or solid foods, that I shouldn’t let him breastfeed as much as he does. I’m sure she means well and is just trying to help, but it’s so frustrating.” “I’m sorry honey. You are doing a great job with our little guy. Why don’t you talk to her about it?” “I might just do that. I w...
May 27, 2019•37 min•Season 1Ep. 92
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey I hate pumping. Lately I have tried to pump, but I am just not getting much milk at all. Sometimes I still feel full. Someone in my mothers’ group suggested hand expression, but I am not sure about that.” “Honey, I think you should try hand expressing! I was listening to Dianne and Abby talk about hand expression on the podcast this week. It sounds like it may be really helpful for you.” “Hmm. I will go listen to the podcast no...
May 20, 2019•27 min•Season 1Ep. 91
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, I have bad news. I got my period today.” “Honey!! That’s good news! We can start trying for a brother or sister for our little guy!” “But I am still breastfeeding! How can this happen? Do I have to stop?” “I don’t think you have to stop breastfeeding just because you got your period, do you?” “I don’t know. Let me check the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast. I think that is what this week’s episode is about. I’m sure they will set ...
May 13, 2019•33 min•Season 1Ep. 90
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! This week on the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast, Dianne and Abby are discussing bonding without a bottle. What ways can people in your life bond with your baby without feeding him or her a bottle? Thanks for all the reviews on iTunes! They really help us out. Please keep them coming!! Stay tuned because we will have another comment giveaway soon!! Dianne can be seen at DianneCassidyConsulting.com and Abby can be seen at thebadassbreastf...
May 06, 2019•34 min•Season 1Ep. 89
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, my friend at work had a baby. She said that he won’t sleep unless she is holding him, and he wants to eat all the time. I feel so bad for her! I am so glad our little guy wasn’t like that.” “Honey, our little guy WAS like that. You don’t remember? He always seemed like he was unhappy unless we were holding him, and you were breastfeeding A LOT.” “Wow! I must’ve forgot what it was like! So I guess it must be normal.” “Honey, Di...
Apr 29, 2019•35 min•Season 1Ep. 8811
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, someone at work today mentioned that I should be weaning our little guy from breastfeeding pretty soon since he is almost a year. I don’t know if I want to wean him.” “Honey, why do you have to decide now?” “I guess I was just surprised. I haven’t thought much about it. It was so difficult to get into a good place with breastfeeding. I don’t think I am ready to stop. But should I?” “Honey, you will have to listen to the Badass...
Apr 22, 2019•35 min•Season 1Ep. 87
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! This week on the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast, Abby is honored to interview Lauren, one of the winners of the Breastfeeding/Pumping in Public photo contest. It is amazing to hear Lauren’s story about what it is like to be a breastfeeding / pumping mother while attending to her duties as a soldier in the U.S. Army. Dianne and Abby want to thank all the mothers who sent in photos! We are thrilled at how many photos we received. They wer...
Apr 15, 2019•33 min•Season 1Ep. 86
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, my friend at work thinks her baby girl might be tongue tied. I wish I could help but I am not sure how.” “Honey, what makes her think the baby is tongue tied?” “Hmm, I’m not sure. I guess just because she isn’t feeding well and she is having pain” “Honey, this week on the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast, Dianne and Abby are talking about why you should not jump into the assumption that your baby is tongue tied. Maybe you should s...
Apr 08, 2019•30 min•Season 1Ep. 85
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! This week on the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast, Abby interviews her husband, Josh, about breastfeeding in public, breastfeeding beyond infancy and the sexualization of female breasts! Thanks for all the reviews on iTunes! They really help us out. Please keep them coming!! Stay tuned because we will have another comment giveaway soon!! Dianne can be seen at DianneCassidyConsulting.com and Abby can be seen at thebadassbreastfeeder.com An...
Apr 01, 2019•26 min•Season 1Ep. 84
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, whenever I try to feed our little guy he just cries and won’t latch. What if he doesn’t want to breastfeed anymore? What if he weaned? I am devastated!” “Honey, our little guy loves breastfeeding. Try not to panic. Luckily, Dianne and Abby are talking about nursing strikes this week on the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast! It sounds like that’s what might be happening. Why don’t you listen and see if that helps?” “I will listen! T...
Mar 25, 2019•30 min•Season 1Ep. 83
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! This week on the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast, Abby talks with Dr. Tracy Cassels, the author at Evolutionary Parenting. You do not want to miss this amazing interview. Dr. Cassels will talk about how evolution plays a role in your baby’s behaviors, and why your baby does what they do as a newborn. This is such an eye opening learning experience! Sleep questions, behavior patterns…all of this and more. This episode is a little longer t...
Mar 18, 2019•55 min•Season 1Ep. 82
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, I am not pumping as much as I usually do. I am worried. What if my supply is decreasing? What will I do about milk for our little guy?” “Honey, I know you are used to seeing a specific amount of milk when you pump. But I don’t think that matters.” “How do you know?” “Honey, I listened to the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast this week! Dianne and Abby are talking about things that are NOT a sign of low milk supply and pumping outpu...
Mar 11, 2019•35 min•Season 1Ep. 81
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, I am worried. We were at the pediatrician today and our little guy didn’t gain as much weight as I thought he would have.” “Really honey? I am surprised. I thought he was eating well, and he is certainly busy and doing everything a little guy his age should be. What did the pediatrician say?” “Well, we have to go back again in about a week to check his weight, but I am nervous that I will have to give formula.” “Hmm, maybe we ...
Mar 04, 2019•34 min•Season 1Ep. 80
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, I know usually my mother’s group usually talks about breastfeeding stuff, but today we were talking about the sexualization of breasts.” “Dianne and Abby are talking about that on the podcast this week. It is so interesting! I never thought about it – but it really is true. Breasts are NOT sex organs and society treats it differently!” “Honey, I never thought about it either, and I would really like to hear more. I wonder if I...
Feb 25, 2019•32 min•Season 1Ep. 79
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, the pediatrician suggested we can start solid foods with our little guy. I am kind of excited! This is all new stuff for us!” “Honey, that is so great! Can we give him cookies?” “Honey, our little guy does not need cookies to be his first food. But you do have a good point – the pediatrician didn’t really specify how I should start or what kinds of foods I should start with. I don’t really even know how much I should give him!...
Feb 18, 2019•30 min•Season 1Ep. 78
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! This week on the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast, Abby is interviewing Sarah, a breastfeeding mother who works full time in a demanding, fast paced job. Sarah is going to tell us how she deals with pumping at work, and how breastfeeding has impacted her and her family through the past few months. Stay tuned for a future episode where Dianne will be interviewing a first responder, mother, breastfeeder. She will tell us what it’s like to r...
Feb 11, 2019•30 min•Season 1Ep. 77
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, I was talking about breastfeeding today with a co-worker when someone else we work with asked how long I planned to breastfeed. He said that his wife breastfed and he was supportive of breastfeeding, but that he didn’t see the value after six months and asked how YOU felt about it and if YOU support continued breastfeeding past 6 months.” “Honey, that’s so strange! I have never even considered that breastfeeding doesn’t have v...
Feb 04, 2019•27 min•Season 1Ep. 76
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, I feel like we have received some pretty decent breastfeeding advice over the last couple of months, don’t you?” “Well honey, I DID feel like that. Then I listened to the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast this week. Dianne and Abby are talking about breastfeeding myths that people tell you. Honey, they were all things that our friends, family and doctor have said to us at one time or another!” “Well, I guess I haven’t been listenin...
Jan 28, 2019•31 min•Season 1Ep. 75
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, we were talking about sleep in my mom’s group. One of the mamas was saying that her baby has not fed during the night in months. I am still feeding our little guy during the night. Do you think there is something wrong? They said maybe he isn’t getting enough milk and that’s why he is still waking.” “Honey, I’m not sure. However, I would think that it is different for all babies, right?” “Hmmm, maybe. I’m going to go listen to...
Jan 21, 2019•29 min•Season 1Ep. 74
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey!! Quick!! Get me a burp cloth. Our little guy just spit up all over!” “Honey, what’s wrong with our little guy? Maybe you should call the doctor. Should we be concerned about him spitting up?” “Well, at first I was. But then I listened to the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast this week, and Dianne and Abby talked all about it. If you are worried, you should listen too!” This week, Dianne and Abby talk about breastfed babies spitting...
Jan 14, 2019•27 min•Season 1Ep. 73
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, as our little guy gets older, he is doing some weird things while he’s nursing” “Like what, honey?” “Well, I was feeding him this afternoon and he reached his hand in to grab the nipple he wasn’t nursing from. I kept trying to redirect him, but it wasn’t working. I’m not sure if this is normal?” “Oh honey, that’s what Dianne and Abby call ‘twiddling’! They are talking about it this week on the podcast. It seems like it’s a pre...
Jan 07, 2019•26 min•Season 1Ep. 72
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, how much milk did you give our little guy today when you gave him a bottle?” “Well honey, you left me 2 ounces, but he seemed hungry still so I gave him 2 more. And then an hour later he was still fussy so I gave him another ounce. Then he fell asleep.” “GAH!! That’s too much milk! Honey, you have to listen to the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast this week. Dianne and Abby are talking all about how babies get too much milk when th...
Dec 31, 2018•28 min•Season 1Ep. 71
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Hey honey, I was at the pediatrician today and the nurse told me that I shouldn’t let our little guy nurse and fall asleep. She said that will start bad habits and I should put him to sleep while he is still awake so he can learn to go to sleep on his own. I feel awful! I have been doing it wrong all this time. Do you think I have ruined everything?” “Honey. No!! Please listen to the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast this week. Dianne and...
Dec 24, 2018•35 min•Season 1Ep. 70
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, what if someone said something to me while I was breastfeeding our little guy in public? What should I do?” “Honey, why would you be worried about that? You can feed the baby wherever you want!” “I know, but this week on the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast, Dianne and Abby are talking about a situation that happened in Dianne’s town. A dentist shamed a mother for breastfeeding! I don’t know what I would do if that happened to me!...
Dec 17, 2018•37 min•Season 1Ep. 69
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! “Honey, my friend in my moms group is thinking about weaning her little guy. She was asking for advice. I never really thought about weaning. It made me think about how all of that happens. I wonder what she will need to do?” “Honey, tell her to listen to the Badass Breastfeeding Podcast this week. Dianne and Abby are talking about all of that stuff. Actually, she should already be listening to the podcast! All breastfeeding mothers s...
Dec 10, 2018•34 min•Season 1Ep. 68
