Breast Milk production is not "easy" for everyone

The PedsDocTalk Podcast: Child Health, Development & Parenting—From a Pediatrician Mom

Dr. Mona Amin

Kids & Family, Parenting, Medicine, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 2 August 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

There is a misconception that breastfeeding comes easy to everyone who wants to do it. As an IBCLC, I know this is not the truth. I welcome Kaia Lacy, a certified lactation counselor, partner of The Low Milk Supply Foundation, and mother of two to normalize low milk supply in breastfeeding. We discuss: The difference between primary and secondary low milk supply Misconceptions about breastfeeding that can negatively impact a feeding journey How combo-feeding can be helpful to many For more watch Dr. Mona's "The Worst Breast-Feeding Tip" video on YouTube. Junobie If you're a breastfeeding mom, you know how vital it is to store your liquid gold safely and efficiently. Junobie's reusable silicone bags are BPA-free, leak-proof, and freezer safe – designed with you and your baby in mind - it's easy to pump on the go without worrying about spills or wasted milk. Visit junobie.com and use promo code PEDSDOCTALK10 for 10% off your first order. Kaia Lacy Find out more about Kaia and sign up to her workshops about Breastfeeding, Mindful Weaning and Combo-Feeding at lowsupplymom.com Check out my weekly videos on child health & development by ⁠subscribing to PedsDocTalk on YouTube⁠. Get trusted pediatric advice, relatable parenting insights, and evidence-based tips delivered straight to your inbox—join thousands of parents who rely on the PDT newsletter to stay informed, supported, and confident. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠! And don’t forget to follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠@pedsdoctalkpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram—our new space just for parents looking for real talk and real support. We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on the ⁠⁠PedsDocTalk Podcast Sponsorships⁠⁠ page of the website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Success and how I viewed success was really influential and what I didn't learn
0:06.8	until my daughter Nora was that success is self-defined. You know we hold the
0:12.2	autonomy to define our own success and it does mean self-efficacy and that
0:16.7	self-efficacy is not to say you know whether I can ebf or not but it's
0:22.5	having the tools to navigate breastfeeding from an empowered perspective. Hey
0:27.4	everyone welcome back to the show I continue to get to talk to the most
0:31.1	amazing guests on this podcast to have conversations about parenthood mom
0:35.7	live child help development and so much more so thank you for tuning in for
0:40.8	being here today and for all of your reviews the reviews are how people learn
0:44.9	about the Pete Stocktalk podcast so thank you so much. Today's guest is Kaya
0:49.8	who is a certified lactation counselor partner to the Low Milk Supply
0:54.4	Foundation mother of two and educates so many parents on Instagram as low
1:00.3	supply mom and we're talking about how breast milk production is not easy for
1:05.7	everyone and how we want to normalize this. Thank you so much for joining me
1:09.4	today Kaya. Yeah thank you so much for having me it's really really wonderful to
1:14.0	be here. Well I'm excited because I am an IBCLC so I'm a lactation consultant
1:18.4	and this is something that's really important to me to discuss because I really
1:21.9	want to normalize that not all people who breastfeed are going to have it
1:26.5	very easy some have a lot of difficulty with production and so I know we're
1:30.4	gonna talk about that but before we get began tell me more about yourself and
1:34.6	why this topic is important to you. Yeah thank you this is probably the most
1:38.9	important to me you know this really came about from my own personal
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