You are listening to the pregnancy podcast with Vanessa Merton.

Hello, thank you for tuning into the pregnancy podcast.

August is National Breastfeeding Month in the United States,

so there's a few episodes on breastfeeding that are going to prepare you with everything you need to know.

Your newborn is hardwired to breastfeed.

So they're born with instincts that will help them latch right away after birth.

But even with those instincts,

breastfeeding doesn't always come naturally

or go perfectly right from the start.

And in reality, breastfeeding takes practice

and patience as you and your baby are navigating

your nursing relationship. There's a lot of issues that can come up during

breastfeeding in those first few days and even months down the road.

The more you know about the small speed bumps that you can run into,

the more likely you are to be able to get over those

and correct minor issues before they become significant problems.

Breastfeeding issues that can come up include symptoms in your breasts like

leaking, sore nipples, needing to use nipple shields, pain during breastfeeding or pumping,

vassospasms, blebs, plug ducts, mastitis, and engorgement.

There's also things that can come up in your baby like jaundice, tongue tie, yeast infections,

thrush, food allergies or sensitivities, nursing strikes, a baby that's too sleepy to nurse, cluster feeding gross births, and

spitting up.

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