[Birth Story] How She Was Surprised by Both Birth and Postpartum, but in Opposite Ways!

Birth Stories, Podcast, Postpartum Stories, TBPodcast

Ivy Tumlinson shares with Adriana the overwhelming challenges of her postpartum experience after being overjoyed by her fast and furious unmedicated hospital birth. She explains the lactation issues that lead her to exclusively pump and the difficulties in healing her...

[Best of Birthful] Why Using Their Mouths Correctly Is Vital for Babies

Best of Birthful, Breastfeeding, newborn, Podcast, TBPodcast

Welcome to the Best of Birthful. Creator and host Adriana Lozada curated and edited each selection in this playlist of the show’s most popular episodes. It’s a tailored introduction to the expansive catalog she amassed over the first five years of...

Why Optimal Baby Oral Function Matters

Breastfeeding, newborn, Podcast, TBPodcast

Does your baby sleep with an open mouth? Do they make noise when breathing? Are they copious droolers? Do they have lip blisters? Do they hate tummy time, or have a lot of reflux? These are signs that oral function may need to be evaluated, but why does optimal oral...

[Breastfeeding] Breastfeeding After Breast Reduction, with Claire Labrosa

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...

Coming to Terms With a Fussy Baby, Rachael Svendsen

Birth Stories, Podcast, Postpartum Stories, Stories, TBPodcast

Rachael Svendsen’s birth was what she would call a perfect birth. The postpartum period? Not so much. Dealing with tongue and lip ties, along with a baby that needed her all the time, was much harder than she imagined. So what got her through all that? Let’s find out....