Breastfeeding Is Hard—Here’s How to Actually Make It Work | Therese Dansby, RN, IBCLC
Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
Turning Point USA
5 • 9.5K Ratings
🗓️ 6 June 2025
⏱️ 81 minutes
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Summary
Is breastfeeding harder than you expected? You’re not alone.
I’m joined by Therese Dansby, a former NICU nurse and holistic lactation consultant, for a real, no-fluff convo on nursing struggles, nipple changes, tandem feeding, and how your cycle might mess with letdown.
Raw, honest, and full of support—this is the breastfeeding chat every mom deserves 🍼
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Our Guest:
Therese Dansby, RN, IBCLC
Therese's Links:
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Do nipples permanently change after breastfeeding, |
| 0:03.6 | like never go back to what they looked like |
| 0:05.3 | before you had kids? |
| 0:06.6 | Yeah. Oh boy. |
| 0:07.7 | Why do some babies just seem not interested |
| 0:10.5 | in breastfeeding right out the gate? |
| 0:12.6 | There are 5 to 15% of women that can't breastfeed. |
| 0:15.9 | 87% of women want to breastfeed. |
| 0:18.0 | Why are so few of them making it to the finish line? |
| 0:20.7 | When you're in your third trimester and you're like, okay, I'm just waiting for this baby to come out. |
| 0:24.6 | That's the time to world of breastfeeding. |
| 0:58.4 | Or maybe you're like me and you're not a mom yet, but you have a lot of questions about what to expect. |
| 1:03.0 | I'm joined today by Terese Dansby, a former NICU nurse turned holistically minded lactation consultant, |
| 1:09.2 | who brings equal parts science, soul, and strategy |
| 1:12.5 | to supporting women on their nursing journeys. We're talking nipple changes. Are they permanent? |
| 1:17.8 | Why breastfeeding feels impossible for some babies? The ins and outs of tandem feeding, |
| 1:22.6 | and even how your menstrual cycle might be messing with your letdown. Terese brings wisdom, warmth, and a refreshingly honest take on what it really means to breastfeed |
| 1:31.8 | in today's world. |
| 1:33.3 | Watch this episode on the real Alex Clark YouTube channel or Culture Apothecary on Spotify, |
| 1:37.3 | and make sure to pause really quick. |
| 1:38.9 | Just right now, leave a five-star review on Apple or Spotify so you don't forget. |
| 1:42.7 | Did you know that there is a Facebook |
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