The Australian Breastfeeding Podcast

In this episdeo I teach you about what 'catching your letdown' means, the pros and cons, and whats products you may like to use.

In this episode I unpack the reasons why some babies feed more frequently than others.

In this new 10 part series Susie will choose 10 frequently asked questions from her listeners, every week for the next 10 weeks!

The question submitted was 

"Hi Susie. With my last two babies I have always got to 4 months and then felt that I did not have enough milk. I don't know whether this was true or whether it was a perceived low milk supply. it is normal to feel this way? I am pregnant with my third baby and don't want to feel like this again!'

Head to https://www.susieproutlactation.com for more support.

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In this episode Melbourne Lactation Consultant Emily Brittingham (IBCLC) shares with us her experience of her sons tongue tie. She candidly explains the diagnosis, treatmentm aftercare and how she felt throughout the whole process.

This episode is a must for all mums to be and new mums who are worried their baby may have a tongue tie, because there is so much that Emily explains for us!

You can find Emily on instagram @melbourne_lc or www.melbournelactationconsulting.com.au

In this episode; midwife Belinda shares her 2 breastfeeding journeys with us.

Belinda is readmitted to hospital with mastitis shortly after going home with her newborn. Her sons both have tongue ties and she utilised nipple shields to help her nipples heal and get baby back to the breast. Thank you Belinda - this is an uplifting, informative and wonderful listen.

Susie's Breastfeeding Success Membership is now open! Head to https://susie-prout-lactation.mykajabi.com/breastfeeding-success-membership to find out more.

Otherwise head on over to susie's instagram @susieproutlactation

If you would like to listen to my free breastfeeding success masterclass you can find this here https://susie-prout-lactation.mykajabi.com/breastfeeding-success-masterclass-the-replay

Ok so this beautiful breastfeeding story from Tess had me in happy tears!!!

Tess discusses her abundance of colostrum in pregnancy, antenatal expressing, a delay in milk coming in in that first week, to nipple shields and then the successful weaning from the shield straight to the breast! Thank you Tess!

** I am holding a free online breastfeeding success masterclass this Friday 9th April 11am Perth time, 1pm AEST (I can send you the replay if you cant make it). Here is the link to register! 

https://susie-prout-lactation.mykajabi.com/the-breastfeeding-success-masterclass-reg

To celebrate international women's day I decided to dedicate the next few episodes to my lovely followers. For them to record their breastfeeding journeys without me butting in and asking questions!!!

This is Rebecca. Rebecca lets us in on her breastfeeding journey - from difficulty attaching to the breast, to nipple shields, to attaching without. Through severe sleep deprivation, the mother and baby unit, until now where she is continuing to breastfeed her little boy, following his lead and doing what sets her soul on fire.

Its a beautiful listen. 

In this episode Susie interviews paediatric dietician Dr Kyla (@dr_kyla) on starting solids. Kyla delves into how breast or bottle feeding looks once we start solids and the transition from full milk feeds to learning about solids in that first year. Kyla also lets us in on her top tips for being ready to tackle solids and the equipment you do (and don't!) need.

In the early days with a new baby we are often tearing our hair out with what us normal and what is not!!! Why is my baby crying all the time? Are they in pain, hungry, sick, allergic to something... the list goes on. The googling becomes very frequent and we really just need to hear from someone experienced and formally educated in this field!!!

Deb Levy is a paediatrician. She lives in Sydney but is currently in Canada. She is also a mum of two little girls - she just GETS BABIES!!!

Deb goes through the reasons baby may be unsettled. We chat feeding, reflux, silent reflux, colic, intolerances and more!

You can find Deb over on instagram @drdeblevy

In this episode Susie discusses how to manage those distracted babies from about 4 months or so, who are on and off the breast, refusing breastfeeds and distracted with their surroundings when breastfeeding.

These steps are bound to improve the situation!

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In this episode your host Susie Prout will explain the reasons why your breastmilk might be a different colour or consistency than usual.

For more breast feeding tips and support follow Susie on instagram @susieproutlactation or www.susieproutlactation.com

In this episode I interview Bec Abraham. 

Bec runs the instagram account @belliesandbeyond 

She is a mum of 4 little girls and lives in Bondi.

We discuss what the fourth trimester is REALLY like. With special emphasis on how to manage that newborn time when you also have older children to tend to. 

Bec honestly lets us in on her daily internal struggle of breastfeeding and what she is doing that is working for her. Bec wondered if she would breastfeed this time around but here she is taking it day by day and looking at the journey holistically. 

We both discuss what we would have done DIFFERENTLY in those early days with our first children....

In this episode Susie discusses the current breastfeeding education that is mainstream in Australia - and why it is failing new mums. Our breastfeeding statistics are not rising!!!

Susie has created a revolutionary new program called Susie's Breastfeeding Success Program - which is coming out today, but only for a very limited time and there are limited spots!

You can find out more by clicking this link https://susie-prout-lactation.mykajabi.com/susie-s-breastfeeding-success-course

Otherwise Susie's instagram is @susieproutlactation

email- susie@susieproutlactation.com

In this episode I had the privilege of chatting with Beth Ryan from Birth with Beth. Beth is an experienced Registered Midwife and birth educator in Melbourne and has spent many hospital shifts helping women who have just had a caesarean section learn to breastfeed.

We often imagine skin to skin and those first few days of newborn bubble after a vaginal birth - however it can look quite different after a caesarean section. 

Beth takes a through what this will look like for you and lots of tips and tricks on succeeding with your breastfeeding journey!

You can find Beth on instagram @birthwithbeth

In this episode Susie pulls apart (pun intended haha) the lactation cookie debate.

If you have been wondering what all the hype is, should you buy into them, do they work - and more importantly thoughts about them from a lactation consultants point of view - then have a listen.

Follow Susie on instagram @susieproutlactation

In this episode I interview Tammi. Tammi is a mum of two little girls, having breastfed them both, and is also the founder and owner of The Milk Boutique, which is an online store selling amazing breastfeeding friendly activewear - its revolutionary, its not daggy!

In the episode Tammi candidly discusses her breastfeeding experiences. From thoughts about breastfeeding before she had her girls, to going back to work, expressing and mixed feeding, all the way through to now exclusively breastfeeding from one side only with her second little girl! We also discuss her current thoughts about weaning Savannah.

You can find Tammi on instagram @tammi.tmb and @themilkboutique

In this episode your host Susie Prout unpacks breast pumping to understand WHY you are doing it. Pumping or expressing your breasts is a wonderful tool to have, and  it certainly has its place, however we often fall in to the trap of pumping for the sake of pumping. 

Storing huge amounts of milk in the freezer for a rainy day usually ends up with the rainy day never arriving, and the many hours spent attached to the pump ends in expired breastmilk in the freezer!

A very interesting episode with many AHA moments!

You can find Susie Prout over on instagram @susieproutlactation

Midwife and mama of 4 Ell Anderson was pregnant with her first child when she received a complex medical diagnosis for her unborn son. Ell then goes on to have three more children and her other little boy has the same diagnosis. 

In this episode Ell so kindly lets us into her world and her experience of learning of this diagnosis before her first son was born and then received the same diagnosis while her fourth child was a newborn - we go through the pregnancy, birth, hospital stay, neonatal intensive care unit,  breastfeeding and ongoing experience with two children with a chronic illness. 

You can find Ell over on instagram @ellianderson_

I cant thank Ell enough for chatting about this with me so openly.

In this episode I chat to mother of 4 and midwife El Anderson. El has dealt with tongue ties with 3 out of 4 of her children, and each experience is unique.

We go through her journey from first suspecting a tongue tie, through to diagnosis, treatment and recovery. She discusses the emotions she went through and how she felt afterwards.

This is a fantastic episode for anyone wondering about the whole 'tongue tie thing.!

You can find El at @ellianderson_ on instagram.

Does having food or drinks with caffeine in them go through to the breast milk? And does it affect your baby?

Susie will unpack this topic so that by the end of the episode you have everything you need to know about caffeine and breast milk.