I'm Dr. Mona and this is the follow-up, where we revisit past episodes in less time than it

takes to explain to your judgmental mother-in-law or friend that your milk supply isn't low because

you're not trying hard enough, but because, well, physiology exists. I'm re-releasing this episode

in honor of National Breastfeeding Month and especially

World Breastfeeding Week, which runs August 1st to the 7th, to remind all of us that no feeding

journey looks the same. Even within breastfeeding, comparison can quietly chip away at confidence,

especially when we're not talking about realities like true low milk supply.

In this episode, I'm joined by Kaya Lacey, a certified lactation counselor, partner of the

Low Milk Supply Foundation and Mom of 2.

We break down the difference between primary and secondary low milk supply, how misconceptions

around breastfeeding can harm parents, and why combo feeding can be a valid,

supported choice and not a fallback. If this episode resonates, hit subscribe and download

and download all of your favorite episodes because that is one small way we can push back

against shame and help real stories from this podcast reach more parents who need them the most.

Let's get into it.

I hear so many times. I wish that I had learned about this before the baby or someone had

told me so much earlier. I didn't even know that combo feeding

existed. And in reality, it is actually more common for families to be combo feeding in those

six to 12 months than to not be combo feeding. So this is kind of, I like to say it's like the

breastfeeders skeleton in the closet. Like a lot of people are doing it, but we're pretending that it doesn't happen.

And when we don't have those conversations, like, yes, as you well know, as I know, a lot of the

brunt of that then falls on parents to try and DIY their experience to kind of figure it out.

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