Hello and welcome back to episode 2 of the Breastfeeding 101 series!

I really hoped you enjoyed the first episode in this series where we discussed the basic 101 of what you need to know to set up a successful and confident breastfeeding relationship.

For those of you who missed episode 1 in this series I strongly recommend you go back and listen to this first as it will give you the foundational knowledge you’ll need to understand today’s episode and future epodes well.

And for those who just want to jump straight into the entire breastfeeding series, it is up now inside my online program The Pregnancy Posse. This entire breastfeeding series plus a bonus episode on pumping, hand expressing demonstrations and baby latch demonstrations is now live for all Posse members to enjoy. You can find out more about the Pregnancy Posse and trial it for 7 days by visiting thepregnancyposse.com

In today’s episode Amberley, our breastfeeding expert, and I discuss the breast crawl. This is honesty a concept I knew very little about but it has now inspired me to try the breast crawl for my next baby as it sounds like such a physiological and magical experience.

We discuss:

• The importance of the breast crawl and how to facilitate it straight after birth
• Reasonable time frames to expect it to happen
• When to ask for help
• Breast crawl after a C-section
• The importance of skin to skin and building up oxytocin after a C-section
• Amberley’s personal experience with a C section birth versus a VBAC birth and whether she noticed any difference in her breastfeeding journey’s after such different birth experiences.

I know you’re going to love this episode! Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast on your favourite podcast player so you don’t miss our upcoming episodes in this series.

In the next few episodes in this series we will be discussing antenatal expressing and the importance of collecting colostrum before birth, breastfeeding troubleshooting - so when things don’t go to plan ie. mastitis, nipple pain and damage and supply issues as well as busting through lot’s of super common breastfeeding myths!

But for now… let’s learn all about this magical breast crawl!

To learn more about the wonderful Amberley you can find her @maternalinstinctsbyamberley

To jump straight in and watch this entire series straight away, it is now live up inside my online pregnancy program The Pregnancy Posse. Click the link to find out more and trial the program for 7 days.

Or come and chat to me over @physiolaura and tell me if you feel inspired to try the breast crawl now!