Breastfeeding Stories, Labor & Birth, Podcast, Postpartum, TBPodcast
Melissa Statler had a quick and mostly flowing birth. Feeling elated, she placed her newborn to her breast, only to be met with excruciating pain and instant damage to her nipples. As her confidence drained, she was informed that because her baby was large for...
Breastfeeding Stories, Podcast, TBPodcast
Today’s breastfeeding stories start when Claire Labrosa had breast reductions at age 17. Claire shares how she was able to breastfeed – and even tandem feed- her three kids, but not without her share of obstacles. Many of them having nothing to do with her...
Breastfeeding Stories, Interventions, Podcast, Postpartum Stories, TBPodcast
After her first birth Julia experienced undiagnosed postpartum depression along with major breastfeeding struggles. Second time around, she was dreading her baby’s arrival rather than excitedly awaiting it, so she did something about it. Julia shares how proactively...
Birth Choices, Breastfeeding Stories, golden hour, Podcast, Stories, TBPodcast
The Birthful Podcast: Breastfeeding Stories #1 Birth stories are shared relatively often. Breastfeeding stories less so. Maybe because they unfold in a matter of weeks and months, instead of hours and days. Maybe because they are ongoing. Ever changing. Sometimes...