Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! I t’s Black Breastfeeding Week! Join us for an amazing interview with Miesha, The Nurse Milk! You will learn so much about the history behind Black Breastfeeding. Don’t miss this! If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you. Please consider leaving us a review on itunes or sending us an email with your suggestions and comments to badassbreastfeedingpodcast@gmail.com Things we talked about: Who is the Nursemilk? [5:28] Ho...
Aug 24, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 157
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! IT’S WORLD BREASTFEEDING MONTH! Have you become so frustrated with nighttime breastfeeding that you want to night wean? Have you wondered about night weaning, but you’re just too tired to figure it out? Are you interested in setting up some breastfeeding boundaries with your baby/child? Well mamas, this is it. If the answer isn’t in this episode, we can tell you where to find the answer (also in this episode). If you are a new listene...
Aug 17, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 156
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! IT’S WORLD BREASTFEEDING MONTH! Did you know that the second week of World Breastfeeding Month is Native Breastfeeding Week? Native Breastfeeding Week was started in 2019. Abby had the pleasure of talking to Jasha Lyons Echo-Hawk, the driving force behind Native Breastfeeding Week. DO NOT miss this eye-opening, informational interview! If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you. Please consider leaving us a review on it...
Aug 10, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 155
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! IT’S WORLD BREASTFEEDING WEEK! Every year, August 1-7 is deemed World Breastfeeding Week. The month of August is World Breastfeeding Month. Stay tuned all month for educational and empowering information about breastfeeding from all over the globe. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you. Please consider leaving us a review on itunes or sending us an email with your suggestions and comments to badassbreastfeedingpodc...
Aug 03, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 154
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Did you worry about your milk supply when your baby was newborn? Is your baby over 6 months and you STILL worry? Do you feel less full? Wake up during the night only to pump? If the answer is YES, PLEASE listen to this episode. You will feel much better. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you. Please consider leaving us a review on itunes or sending us an email with your suggestions and comments to badassbreastfeedi...
Jul 27, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 153
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Is or was your newborn really sleepy? Did you think your baby was defective because of how sleepy he was? Did you ever wonder what is normal, when should your baby be more awake? If your baby was sleepy after he/she was born, you should listen to this episode. And that is probably everyone. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you. Please consider leaving us a review on itunes or sending us an email with your suggesti...
Jul 20, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 152
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Did you have your baby during the pandemic? Are you about to have a baby during the pandemic? Are you concerned about the mixed messages surrounding breastfeeding and social distancing with a new baby? Everyone has questions about what to do during the Covid-19 pandemic. Listen to the reality. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you. Please consider leaving us a review on itunes or sending us an email with your sugge...
Jul 13, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 151
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Did you and your baby experience the 4 month sleep regression? Is your baby under 4 months but your friends are scaring you about the 4 month sleep regression? Do you want to know they truth about ALL sleep regressions? You sure do. Listen to this episode. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you. Please consider leaving us a review on itunes or sending us an email with your suggestions and comments to badassbreastfee...
Jul 06, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 150
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! How do you feel about breastmilk substitutes? How do you feel about support for breastfeeding mothers in our society? How would you feel if we tell you that there’s a new product being created to replace breastfeeding? That’s right. Get ready to be pissed off. f you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you. Please consider leaving us a review on itunes or sending us an email with your suggestions and comments to badassbreast...
Jun 29, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 149
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Did you have an idea in your head about how motherhood was going to be? Were you resentful or upset when it did not turn out that way? Do you wonder where these ideas even come from? You must be saying yes to at least one of these questions, because expectations are everywhere. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you. Please consider leaving us a review on itunes or sending us an email with your suggestions and comme...
Jun 22, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 148
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Have you ever worried about your milk supply? Have you ever wondered what can actually impact your supply? Do you need reassurance that your supply is GREAT? You definitely need to listen to this week’s episode. Milk supply is always a hot topic. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you. Please consider leaving us a review on itunes or sending us an email with your suggestions and comments to badassbreastfeedingpodcas...
Jun 15, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 147
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Instagram accounts of Black lactation consultants, doulas, midwives and advocates - Donate to your favorite accounts! Just ask for their cash app! @blackgirlsbreastfeedingclub @bstereo @mommasvillagefay @mochamamasmilk @theblackcourse @blkbfingweek @jamiimidwife @exbreastyourself @blackwomendobreastfeed @bfma @whatthe.boob @Support_rose @blackmomsbreastfeed @blackmomsblog @doula.vanessa @birthnerds @that_breastfeedingdoula_ny @thelact...
Jun 08, 2020•1 min•Season 1Ep. 146
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Get ready for an amazing interview between Abby and Kimberly Seals Allers. Kimberly is instrumental in the field of maternal child health and breastfeeding within the black community and among women of color. Do not miss this inspiring and eye-opening interview! If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you. Please consider leaving us a review on itunes or sending us an email with your suggestions and comments to badassbre...
Jun 01, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 145
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Have you ever had thrush? Are you afraid of getting thrush? Is this the first time you’ve ever heard of thrush, and now you are afraid? If you answered yes to any of these questions, this is your podcast. Let’s go learn about thrush! If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you. Please consider leaving us a review on itunes or sending us an email with your suggestions and comments to badassbreastfeedingpodcast@gmail.com T...
May 25, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 144
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Did you get stuff for your baby shower that you still haven’t used? Do you wonder why you have 4 different baby seats and 3 different places for your baby to sleep? Do you feel overwhelmed when you step into a baby store? You have to listen to this episode. If nothing else, for solidarity. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you. Please consider leaving us a review on itunes or sending us an email with your suggestio...
May 18, 2020•40 min•Season 1Ep. 143
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Have you struggled with lack of sleep because of your new baby? Were you told that bed sharing would lead to the death of your baby? Did you know that there are very specific risk factors linked to unsafe bedsharing? If you ever wondered about any of these things, you definitely need this episode. You will probably not get this information anywhere else. And it’s important. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you. Pl...
May 11, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 142
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Have you ever been worried that your baby is being overfed while you are gone? Did you ever have someone watch your baby and tell you how hungry your baby was? Were you ever worried that you couldn’t keep up with the demand for milk after returning to work? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then get ready to be empowered. It’s all over now. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you. Please consider leaving...
May 04, 2020•38 min•Season 1Ep. 141
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Do you feel like your routine has totally changed? Does it seem like your baby or kids are regressing? Do you feel really stressed out with everything happening in the world right now? If you said yes, tune in to today’s podcast. We will be your new best friends. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you. Please consider leaving us a review on itunes or sending us an email with your suggestions and comments to badassbr...
Apr 27, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 140
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Have you spent time worrying about milk supply? Did you question your milk supply when your baby was feeding every 2 hours but your best friends baby feeds every 4 hours? Are you freaked out because you only pump an ounce of milk? Well stay put and listen and learn all about storage capacity. You will be amazed. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you. Please consider leaving us a review on itunes or sending us an em...
Apr 20, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 139
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Did you ever feel like you were being pressured into making decisions about breastfeeding and parenting? As if what you are doing is wrong? Do you ever feel like the relationship with your providers is more like an authoritative relationship instead of a partnership? If yes, you should be listening to this episode. And then send us a message about your experiences. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you. Please cons...
Apr 13, 2020•48 min•Season 1Ep. 138
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...
Apr 06, 2020•55 min
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Are you worried about COVID 19 and how this may impact breastfeeding? Are you trying to figure out how to homeschool your child and breastfeed your baby? Were you wondering if we would do a COVID episode and what we would possibly have to say? Wait no longer. Here you go. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you. Please consider leaving us a review on itunes or sending us an email with your suggestions and comments to...
Mar 30, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 136
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Badass Breastfeeding Podcast Have you ever wondered what you could do with breastmilk besides feed your baby? Have you ever thought someone was nuts when they used their breastmilk to heal a cut? Have you ever used your breastmilk for something other than feeding your baby? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you have to listen to this episode. If you have been waiting to tell someone about all the things you use breastmilk...
Mar 23, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 135
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! As a breastfeeding mother, have you ever wondered about medications? Have you ever been told that you cannot take a specific medication? Did you ever suffer with pain or illness because someone who is NOT a lactation consultant told you not to take a medication? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you should be listening to this episode. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you. Please consider leaving...
Mar 16, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 134
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Have you ever experienced “mom guilt”? You know, that feeling of guilt you carry over everything as soon as you pee on the pregnancy test stick? Well, guilt seems to show it’s green, ugly head as soon as anything that has to do with breastfeeding comes up. Wanna talk about it? Tune in for this episode. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you. Please consider leaving us a review on itunes or sending us an email with y...
Mar 09, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 133
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Have you ever been told that you should wean because your baby will get cavities from your breastmilk? Are you convinced you should night wean because your sugary night-time milk is a toothache waiting to happen? Well get ready. We are about to punch that theory in the teeth. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you. Please consider leaving us a review on itunes or sending us an email with your suggestions and comment...
Mar 02, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 132
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Have you ever been told something about breastfeeding that may not be true? Do you feel like you may have received breastfeeding information from someone who is not a lactation professional? Was this non-lactation professional your pediatrician? Dentist? Pharmacist? Well, you are not alone. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you. Please consider leaving us a review on itunes or sending us an email with your suggesti...
Feb 24, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 131
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Have you ever had a plugged duct? Have you ever wondered what the heck a plugged duct is? Have you ever wanted to put your tit in a teacup? Worried about mastitis? Well, have we got a podcast for you. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you. Please consider leaving us a review on itunes or sending us an email with your suggestions and comments to badassbreastfeedingpodcast@gmail.com Things we talked about: Plugged or...
Feb 17, 2020•34 min
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Are you getting ready to start solids and you are freaking out because you aren’t sure how to do it? Were you given very little guidance about starting solids? Are you questioning how to balance solid foods and breastfeeding? If so, we are glad you’re listening. We may not be that helpful, be we are here for you. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you. Please consider leaving us a review on itunes or sending us an e...
Feb 10, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 129
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Badass Breastfeeding Podcast Does your baby prefer to nurse on one side, leaving you with lopsided shitty titties? Have you wondered what will happen to your body once you are no longer breastfeeding? This week’s episode comes from a listener email who is concerned about her lopsided breasts. Do you think it’s possible for Dianne and Abby to blame society for this? Yes, yes they can. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear fr...
Feb 03, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 128
