Caity Robertson @Living.the.abundant.way, is a mum to an almost two-year-old little boy who was diagnosed with a cleft lip at the 20 week scan and was born with a double cleft palates and left cleft lip. Because of this birth defect, she was unable to breastfeed her son. Her story is about a whole other world of breastfeeding grief and disappointment and her successful 12 month pumping journey.

In this episode:

She gets raw and real about the diagnosis and what it meant for feeding her baby. And reveals the moment of disappointment at birth knowing her breastfeeding journey was over before it began.

Caity talks about her pumping declaration and the online support crew she surrounded herself with as a pumping mum.

Why she highly recommends antenatal expressing, and why she has a problem with ‘fed is best.’

What it’s like being a mum to a baby with a cleft palate and the surgeries that followed for her little boy.

And we finish on a heartfelt story about donating her milk that had us both in tears!

To reach out to Caity for pumping tips she’s happy to receive your DM’s on Instagram at @Living.The.Abundant.Way

Caity Robertson @Living.the.abundant.way, is a mum to an almost two-year-old little boy who was diagnosed with a cleft lip at the 20 week scan and was born with a double cleft palates and left cleft lip. Because of this birth defect, she was unable to breastfeed her son. Her story is about a whole other world of breastfeeding grief and disappointment and her successful 12 month pumping journey.
In this episode:
She gets raw and real about the diagnosis and what it meant for feeding her baby. And reveals the moment of disappointment at birth knowing her breastfeeding journey was over before it began.
Caity talks about her pumping declaration and the online support crew she surrounded herself with as a pumping mum.
Why she highly recommends antenatal expressing, and why she has a problem with &lsquo;fed is best.&rsquo;
What it&rsquo;s like being a mum to a baby with a cleft palate and the surgeries that followed for her little boy.
And we finish on a heartfelt story about donating her milk that had us both in tears!
To reach out to Caity for pumping tips she&rsquo;s happy to receive your DM&rsquo;s on Instagram at @Living.The.Abundant.Way

The Boobing Podcast - From breastfeeding disaster to exclusively boobing it. The Boobing Podcast is your zero-filter account of breastfeeding woes, triumphs, and more. I am your host, Melissa Wait, a mum who has been there and overcome just about every obstacle thrown at me while breastfeeding, I went onto breastfeed for almost two years. Every episode welcomes an expert to explain the medical and emotional nitty gritty of why things go wrong and what we can do about it. 88% of Australian mums face challenges breastfeeding – that is a crazy stat! The Boobing Podcast wants to normalise talking about and working through breastfeeding issues. If 88% of us are having trouble, we need real help, guidance, and sometimes a hug, laugh, or a shoulder to cry on!

The Boobing Podcast - From breastfeeding disaster to exclusively boobing it. The Boobing Podcast is your zero-filter account of breastfeeding woes, triumphs, and more. I am your host, Melissa Wait, a mum who has been there and overcome just about every obstacle thrown at me while breastfeeding, I went onto breastfeed for almost two years. Every episode welcomes an expert to explain the medical and emotional nitty gritty of why things go wrong and what we can do about it. 88% of Australian mums face challenges breastfeeding &ndash; that is a crazy stat! The Boobing Podcast wants to normalise talking about and working through breastfeeding issues. If 88% of us are having trouble, we need real help, guidance, and sometimes a hug, laugh, or a shoulder to cry on!

The Boobing Podcast

The Boobing Podcast - From breastfeeding disaster to exclusively boobing it. 

The Boobing Podcast is your zero-filter account of breastfeeding woes, triumphs, and more. I am your host, Melissa Wait, a mum who has been there and overcome just about every obstacle thrown at me while breastfeeding. Every episode welcomes an expert to explain the medical and emotional nitty gritty of why things go wrong and what we can do about it. 88% of Australian mums face challenges breastfeeding – that is a crazy stat! The Boobing Podcast wants to normalise talking about and working through breastfeeding issues. If 88% of us are having trouble, we need real help, guidance, and sometimes a hug, laugh, or a shoulder to cry on!

The Boobing Podcast - From breastfeeding disaster to exclusively boobing it.&nbsp;
The Boobing Podcast is your zero-filter account of breastfeeding woes, triumphs, and more. I am your host, Melissa Wait, a mum who has been there and overcome just about every obstacle thrown at me while breastfeeding. Every episode welcomes an expert to explain the medical and emotional nitty gritty of why things go wrong and what we can do about it. 88% of Australian mums face challenges breastfeeding &ndash; that is a crazy stat! The Boobing Podcast wants to normalise talking about and working through breastfeeding issues. If 88% of us are having trouble, we need real help, guidance, and sometimes a hug, laugh, or a shoulder to cry on!

The Boobing Podcast – Ep 9 – Caity Robertson – Breastfeeding and cleft palates

Heidi Anderson, absolute PR queen and coach, mum to Memphis and all-around fearless female, she is also one of the creators behind the My Mothers Group Instagram, an amazing platform for mums needing a support network during the pandemic. She teaches women on the daily to be memorable in their marketing while also being their true and authentic selves, to live their lives with ‘champagne confidence.’

In this episode:
Heidi Anderson gets raw with her personal breastfeeding journey. When her son Memphis was born via emergency C-section she reveals what it was like visiting him in neo-natal and how her breastfeeding got off to a rocky start.
She relives her resistance to doctors wanting to put her newborn on formula and how she felt about being separated from her baby in the hospital.
How breastfeeding challenges lead to really butting heads with her partner
How breastfeeding is one of the hardest things she’s ever done – she wants mums to know it can be a wild ride and to reach out for help during what can be a lonely time.
The beautiful connection she shared with her son Memphis while breastfeeding and how devastated she was when he self-weaned.
AND TWO personal announcements are dropped by me in this episode, including my unconventional weaning approach AND another little surprise.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_heidianderson

Heidi Anderson, absolute PR queen and coach, mum to Memphis and all-around fearless female, she is also one of the creators behind the My Mothers Group Instagram, an amazing platform for mums needing a support network during the pandemic. She teaches women on the daily to be memorable in their marketing while also being their true and authentic selves, to live their lives with &lsquo;champagne confidence.&rsquo;
In this episode:
<ul>
<li>Heidi Anderson gets raw with her personal breastfeeding journey. When her son Memphis was born via emergency C-section she reveals what it was like visiting him in neo-natal and how her breastfeeding got off to a rocky start.</li>
<li>She relives her resistance to doctors wanting to put her newborn on formula and how she felt about being separated from her baby in the hospital.</li>
<li>How breastfeeding challenges lead to really butting heads with her partner</li>
<li>How breastfeeding is one of the hardest things she&rsquo;s ever done &ndash; she wants mums to know it can be a wild ride and to reach out for help during what can be a lonely time.</li>
<li>The beautiful connection she shared with her son Memphis while breastfeeding and how devastated she was when he self-weaned.</li>
<li>AND TWO personal announcements are dropped by me in this episode, including my unconventional weaning approach AND another little surprise.</li>
</ul>
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_heidianderson

The Boobing Podcast – Ep 8 – Heidi Anderson

In this episode, we dive into what it’s like for breastfeeding (or pumping) mothers returning to work.

We are joined by Larissa Waters, Queensland's first Greens Senator and co-deputy leader of the Australian Greens party. Larissa made Australian history in 2017 by being the first woman to breastfeed on the floor of Federal Parliament, all while making a motion! (The very definition of multi tasking!) Her daughter, Alia, was only two months old at the time. 

In this episode: 

-What it was like for Larissa to juggle breastfeeding and work 

-What a workplace can do to support breastfeeding (or pumping) mums 

-The pushback Larissa encountered whilst breastfeeding at work 

-The commodification of women's bodies 

-Larissa’s advice for women looking to get in Parliament (and why she thinks it’s so important that they do) 

Larissa Waters is the Greens Senator for Queensland. Larissa is passionate about acting on global warming, job-rich clean energy, protecting our environment, creating a fairer society and achieving gender equality. To learn more, you can check out her website.  And to see her history making breastfeed, click here. 

Resources on breastfeeding and returning to work: 

Australian Breastfeeding Association

Raising Children, The Australian Parenting Website 

In this episode, we dive into what it&rsquo;s like for breastfeeding (or pumping) mothers returning to work.
We are joined by Larissa Waters, Queensland's first Greens Senator and co-deputy leader of the Australian Greens party. Larissa made Australian history in 2017 by being the first woman to breastfeed on the floor of Federal Parliament, all while making a motion! (The very definition of multi tasking!) Her daughter, Alia, was only two months old at the time.&nbsp;
In this episode:&nbsp;
-What it was like for Larissa to juggle breastfeeding and work&nbsp;
-What a workplace can do to support breastfeeding (or pumping) mums&nbsp;
-The pushback Larissa encountered whilst breastfeeding at work&nbsp;
-The commodification of women's bodies&nbsp;
-Larissa&rsquo;s advice for women looking to get in Parliament (and why she thinks it&rsquo;s so important that they do)&nbsp;
Larissa Waters is the Greens Senator for Queensland. Larissa is passionate about acting on global warming, job-rich clean energy, protecting our environment, creating a fairer society and achieving gender equality. To learn more, you can check out her <a href="https://larissa-waters.greensmps.org.au/about-larissa">website</a>.&nbsp; And to see her history making breastfeed, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/video/2017/jun/22/australian-senator-larissa-waters-breastfeeds-while-addressing-parliament-video">click here</a>.&nbsp;
Resources on breastfeeding and returning to work:&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.breastfeeding.asn.au/workplace/working-mothers">Australian Breastfeeding Association</a>
<a href="https://raisingchildren.net.au/newborns/breastfeeding-bottle-feeding/expressing-working-travelling/breastfeeding-returning-to-work#:~:text=Breastfeeding%20and%20your%20rights&amp;text=According%20to%20the%20Federal%20Sex,your%20milk%20while%20at%20work.">Raising Children, The Australian Parenting Website&nbsp;</a>

The Boobing Podcast - Ep 7 - Larissa Waters

In this episode, we get into the real and painful world of nipple trauma (also known as nipple damage) that many women experience while breastfeeding.  I’m joined by midwife (and friend) Georgina Smelt of @NurturedByMidwifery. We get into what can cause it, how to cope, and ways you can heal. It’s a must listen for all breastfeeding mums and mums-to-be who are considering breastfeeding! 

 

In this episode:
What is a tongue tie and how can it impact breastfeeding 
What can cause nipple pain, trauma or damage 
Why a good attachment is key (and what can happen without it) 
How stress and hormones impact breastfeeding 
Nipple first aid: what steps you can take to help your nipples recover if you experience trauma (hint: it includes some liquid gold) 
The pros and cons of nipple shields 
The one hugely important thing you can do to help prevent nipple trauma 

Georgina Smelt is a Registered/Endorsed Midwife who has been practicing midwifery for nine years. She has practiced across the entire continuum of midwifery, including three years in a midwifery group practice model of care. She is also a wife and mum to a toddler, with twins on the way! Follow her on instagram @nuturedbymidwifery to learn more about her private midwife offering. 

Resources mentioned:

Australian Breastfeeding Association https://www.breastfeeding.asn.au(1800 686 268)

In this episode, we get into the real and painful world of nipple trauma (also known as nipple damage) that many women experience while breastfeeding.&nbsp; I&rsquo;m joined by midwife (and friend) Georgina Smelt of @NurturedByMidwifery. We get into what can cause it, how to cope, and ways you can heal. It&rsquo;s a must listen for all breastfeeding mums and mums-to-be who are considering breastfeeding!&nbsp;
&nbsp;
In this episode:
<ul>
<li>What is a tongue tie and how can it impact breastfeeding&nbsp;</li>
<li>What can cause nipple pain, trauma or damage&nbsp;</li>
<li>Why a good attachment is key (and what can happen without it)&nbsp;</li>
<li>How stress and hormones impact breastfeeding&nbsp;</li>
<li>Nipple first aid: what steps you can take to help your nipples recover if you experience trauma (hint: it includes some liquid gold)&nbsp;</li>
<li>The pros and cons of nipple shields&nbsp;</li>
<li>The one hugely important thing you can do to help prevent nipple trauma&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Georgina Smelt is a Registered/Endorsed Midwife who has been practicing midwifery for nine years. She has practiced across the entire continuum of midwifery, including three years in a midwifery group practice model of care. She is also a wife and mum to a toddler, with twins on the way! Follow her on instagram @nuturedbymidwifery to learn more about her private midwife offering.&nbsp;
Resources mentioned:
Australian Breastfeeding Association <a href="https://www.breastfeeding.asn.au">https://www.breastfeeding.asn.au</a> (1800 686 268)

The Boobing Podcast – Ep 9 – Caity Robertson – Breastfeeding and cleft palates

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