Hi, welcome to the badass breastfeeding podcast.

This is your lactation consultant, Diane.

And I'm Abby, the badass breastfeater.

And today's episode is brought to you by Milkies.

Milkies makes handcrafted keepsakes from your breast milk, a lock of hair, or umbilical cord.

And we'll hear more about milkies later, but Diane has our review of the week.

I do.

And it is by OU 6969.

I'm sure that means something, but I have no idea what it is.

So what she says is no more mama drama. I am a full-time mom who has been breastfeeding for the past three months.

When I was pregnant, thinking about how my son would eat hardly ever crossed my mind.

I thought, if breastfeeding works, it works.

If not, I'll be okay.

What did I know?

Luckily, my little dude latched on, no problem has been going strong ever since.

When I first brought him home from the hospital, my mom was staying with us to help us, my first

mistake.

She would tell me things like, why don't you just try formula?

Or you really don't need to breastfeed him for six weeks.

Then he has gotten everything he needs to get from you.

Mind you, my mother didn't breastfeed any of her three children. She couldn't ask

for the pill to dry her milk up quick enough post-delivery. You all have given me confidence to whip

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