#350 | Breastfeeding Q&A: Nursing Boundaries with Toddlers; Breast Milkshake; Strong Let-Downs; Fast Flow; Oversupply; Vasospasm

Down to Birth

Cynthia Overgard & Trisha Ludwig

Pregnancy, Childbirth, Postpartum, Midwives, Alternative Health, Home Birth, Society & Culture, Newborn, Documentary, Hypnobirthing, Kids & Family, Health & Fitness, Breastfeeding, Pregnant, Birth, Maternity, Motherhood

4.8 • 586 Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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In today’s breastfeeding Q&A, we take calls from mothers facing the challenges that often arise well beyond the newborn phase. We begin with a question about nursing an eighteen-month-old who lifts his mother’s shirt the moment she sits down, and what healthy boundaries can look like when a toddler is still deeply attached to nursing. From there, we address concerns about forceful letdowns, oversupply, pumping routines, and the role of pacifiers when feeding becomes overstimulating for th...

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0:00.0	My question for you guys is I have a nearly 18-month-old who loves to nurse.
0:08.2	But I'm curious if you have any advice on or give any boundaries to nursing toddlers.
0:15.7	He likes to let me shirt as soon as I sit down or lay down.
0:20.0	The main thing that affects women is their awareness of the judgment of the people around
0:25.1	them.
0:26.4	Yeah.
0:26.6	So that's where you set those kind of soft but consistent boundaries where you, the toddler can
0:30.8	understand we don't have milk time here.
0:34.1	Hi, ladies.
0:35.0	I have a question about possible oversupply. That's toned back a bit,
0:40.3	but I still have this crazy letdown that kind of floods him out. Okay, so keep your eye out
0:45.7	for a quick poll over there on our Instagram page to find out who is giving their husband their
0:51.1	breast milk. We want to know all the details. I don't want all the details.
0:57.0	Oh, yes, you do. Come on me. I'm Cynthia Overgard, birth educator, advocate for informed consent,
1:03.8	and postpartum support specialist. And I'm Tresha Ludwig, certified nurse midwife and international
1:09.7	board certified lactation consultant.
1:11.9	And this is the Down to Birth Show.
1:15.7	Childbirth is something we're made to do.
1:18.2	But how do we have our safest and most satisfying experience in today's medical culture?
1:22.8	Let's dispel the myths and get down to birth.
1:32.1	Thank you. bell the midst and get down to birth. I got it.
1:33.5	I got it.
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