EP11: Breastmilk and Formula: My Journey, The Research, and The Struggles, with Renee Reina
The Mom Room
Renee Reina & Podcast Nation
4.8 • 602 Ratings
🗓️ 11 August 2020
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
EP11. In this episode Renee tells you all about her breastfeeding and formula-feeding journey. She dives into what higher quality research shows when it comes to the benefits of breastmilk. And finally, she reads shares some listener experiences with breastfeeding and/or formula-feeding.
The goal of this episode is to empower women to be confident in choosing how they want to feed their baby. Breastfeeding is amazing for women and babies who are happy breastfeeding. Formula-feeding is amazing for women and babies who are happy formula-feeding. Support for moms, regardless of their feeding method, is best!
Resources mentioned in this episode:
· Cribsheet by Emily Oster
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| 1:36.8 | Welcome to the mom room podcast. My name is Renee Rina and I am definitely the mom friend you have always wanted. |
| 1:45.3 | I had put out a poll on Instagram to see what you guys wanted to hear about this week, whether that be breastfeeding and formula feeding and my journey with that or our experience with sleep and sleep training and crying it out |
| 1:52.2 | and all that glorious stuff that comes with having a baby. But given that it is world breastfeeding |
| 2:00.0 | week, I thought it made sense for me to talk about |
| 2:02.8 | breastfeeding, formula feeding, my experience with both of those things, and talk about some of |
| 2:09.7 | the common struggles that women face while breastfeeding and also formula feeding. |
| 2:15.6 | And what the research actually tells us about breastfeeding. |
| 2:20.6 | And of course in there, I'm going to give my own thoughts, my own experiences that have shaped |
| 2:25.1 | these thoughts and maybe go on a couple of rants because that's what I do. |
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