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Mommy Labor Nurse

Preparing to Breastfeed and Lactation in the NICU with IBCLC, Erica Campbell

Mommy Labor Nurse

Liesel Teen

Parenting, Kids & Family

51.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

This week on The Mommy Labor Nurse Podcast, I had the opportunity to interview Erica Campbell, who is a mom of two, registered nurse, and international board-certified lactation consultant! Erica is also the face behind the growing Instagram platform @themilkmanual, where she aims to make lactation education chill and attainable for all.

In the episode, you’ll learn more about Erica and her platform, find out what she recommends for breastfeeding prep during pregnancy, learn about the benefits of hand expression during pregnancy, and then we’ll get into lactation and the NICU!

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Transcript

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0:00.0

And then another big thing that happens at this point is pumping.

0:03.1

And this is another reason why I think it's important to get your pump as soon as you

0:06.5

possibly can, even if you don't think you're going to use it, like even if you end up not

0:11.2

meeting it, it's still just good to go ahead and have on hand just in case, because I've

0:16.0

been in a lot of situations where people, you know, they were like, well, I'm an exclusively

0:20.0

breastfeed, so I didn't buy a pump and then their baby goes to the NICU and they get discharged

0:24.4

before their baby gets discharged, which is also really difficult on you emotionally and

0:28.9

to stress up at all.

0:39.7

You're listening to the Mommy Labyriners podcast where you'll gain the knowledge and confidence

0:44.4

you need to erase the unknowns of pregnancy and birth and rock the newborn days like a

0:49.8

boss.

0:50.8

My name is Lizel Team.

0:51.8

I'm a fellow mom, labor and deliver nurse, and your host.

0:56.0

Next week on this podcast, you'll hear a mix of birth stories, expert interviews, and

1:00.3

other fun, pregnancy and birth related content.

1:03.8

As a reminder, anything you hear in this podcast is not medical advice.

1:07.8

Please see mommielaborneurs.com slash disclaimer for more details.

1:12.0

And now let's get into this week's episode.

1:14.9

This week on the Mommy Labyriners podcast, I had the opportunity to interview Erica Campbell,

1:20.0

who is a mom of two registered nurse and international board certified lactation consultant.

1:26.3

Erica is also the face behind the growing Instagram platform at the milk manual.

1:32.2

This is where she aims to make lactation education chill and attainable for all.

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