Midwife Emma Ireland

This episode is all about initiating that first feed and why skin to skin is the ultimate breastfeeding reset for you and your baby.

Emma Ireland is a midwife of nine years, has delivered hundreds of babies at the Lyell McEwin Hospital in South Australia. She is also a close friend after we formed part of an online mother’s group when COVID-19 hit early on during our maternity leave.

In this episode:

Who a midwife goes to when they need help with breastfeeding

Why the first hour of skin to skin is so important, and how Dad can also get involved

How long on average it takes for a baby to attach to the breast for the first feed

How to set yourself up for good milk supply in the first 36-48 hours

All the benefits of breastfeeding

Why every woman who gives birth is a warrior

Midwife Emma Ireland
This episode is all about initiating that first feed and why skin to skin is the ultimate breastfeeding reset for you and your baby.
Emma Ireland is a midwife of nine years, has delivered hundreds of babies at the Lyell McEwin Hospital in South Australia. She is also a close friend after we formed part of an online mother&rsquo;s group when COVID-19 hit early on during our maternity leave.
In this episode:
Who a midwife goes to when they need help with breastfeeding
Why the first hour of skin to skin is so important, and how Dad can also get involved
How long on average it takes for a baby to attach to the breast for the first feed
How to set yourself up for good milk supply in the first 36-48 hours
All the benefits of breastfeeding
Why every woman who gives birth is a warrior

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!

This episode is all about initiating that first feed and why skin to skin is the ultimate breastfeeding reset for you and your baby.

The Boobing Podcast - Episode 3 - Midwife Emma Ireland

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 – 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>

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