Author: MilkMinute

An educational podcast brought to you by midwives and lactation professionals- Heather ONeal and Maureen Farrell. A witty, raw, educational program that engages ALL types of parents on lactation, relationships, body positivity, mental health, & more!

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Ep. 121 – Preparing to Return to Work

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Post date August 12, 2022

Parental leave is slowly ticking by and your return-to-work date is looming ahead! What now? Today on the Milk Minute Heather and Maureen talk about making plans for a successful transition for both you and baby. Pumping, bottle feeding, and storing milk is a lot to juggle when you’ve only just got the hang of having this new tiny human around. M&H break it down week by week with a manageable “To Do” list just for you!

Tags back to work, bottle feeding, breast milk, breast pumps, breastfeeding, daycare, maternity leave, parental leave, postpartum, pregnancy, pumping, working mom

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Ep 120. – The Power of Postpartum Yoga- Interview with Deb Flashenberg

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Post date August 5, 2022

Mom and her baby practicing to crawl in mother and child course learning together

Yoga gets thrown around as a lifestyle ‘cure-all’ for a lot of pregnancy and breastfeeding issues, but can it really help? Today Maureen and Heather interview Deb Flashenberg, founder and director of the Prenatal Yoga Center in NYC and host of the podcast Yoga | Birth | Babies. Join the Milk Minute to learn all about postpartum healing through the practice of yoga!

Tags breast milk, breastfeeding, breastfeeding support, chest feeding, exercise, postnatal yoga, postpartum, pregnancy, prenatal yoga, yoga

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Ep. 106- Our Journey to the Milk Minute and each other!

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Post date April 29, 2022

Show Notes: Our journey is the word this week! Real talk, sometimes we have so much to say about lactation that we don’t make time for ourselves. We don’t get to catch up or tell funny stories because we want to prioritize education! This week we decided that we would kick back and chew the […]

Tags birth, breastfeeding, education, funny, journey, lactation, origin, podcast, priority, reflect, stories

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Ep.105- Breastfeeding While Incarcerated: An Interview with Moira Tannenbaum

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Post date April 22, 2022

incarcerated pregnant woman, studio shot on a blue background

Show Notes: Did you know that between 3-4% of incarcerated women are pregnant? Have you ever wondered about their access to appropriate healthcare prenatally and in the postpartum? Join your favorite hosts for a heart wrenching interview with Moira Tannenbaum, CNM, MSN, IBCLC. Moira is an experienced nurse midwife who has done extensive work with […]

Tags breastfeeding, correctional facilities, healthcare, incarcerated, inspiring, interview, lactation, Moira Tannenbaum, passionate, postpartum, pregnant, prenatal, prison, women

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Ep. 104- Breast Pump Accessories: alternative flanges, inserts, and more!

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Post date April 15, 2022

Bottle sterilizer next to an electric breast pump and bottles for breast milk in a wicker basket on a wooden table

Show Notes With so many aftermarket accessories for pumps today, deciding what you need can be confusing. Thankfully your favorite podcast hosts are here to help! Today, Maureen introduces Heather to the concept of building your own Franken-pump with alternative flanges, inserts, cushions, and more! Maureen gives honest reviews of products and discusses why you […]

Tags accessories, aftermarket, cushions, flanges, honest, inserts, products, pump, pumps

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Ep. 103- Breast Storage Capacity

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Post date April 8, 2022

Stock of breast milk frozen in storage bags and a pump bottle for a new baby of family and pink heart with love in the freezer of refrigerator.

Show Notes: Have you ever wondered why you pump 2 ounces and someone else can pump 6? Or why some people pump every 2 hours and others pump every 4? Today, Heather and Maureen tackle the big question of breast storage capacity and refill rates. Essentially, how much milk you can actually hold at one […]

Tags breast, expectations, feeding, milk, pumping, schedules, storage, supply

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Ep. 102- Marijuana and Breastfeeding

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Post date April 1, 2022

african american woman opening bottle of legal marijuana from dispensary close up

Show Notes: Have you ever wondered if it’s safe to smoke marijuana while lactating? Today your fearless cohosts tackle the big one: using cannabis while breastfeeding. In this episode, Heather and Maureen do an overview of what we know to date: risks, benefits, statistics, assumptions, bias, and more! Join them to think critically about the […]

Tags assumptions, benefits, bias, breastfeeding, cannabis, health, lactating, lactation, pot, recommendations, risks, safety, smoke, statistics

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Ep. 101- Breastfeeding as a Pro-Athlete: Interview with Sonya Looney

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Post date March 25, 2022

Mom exercising with her baby before breastfeeding.

Show Notes: Getting back to exercise after pregnancy and while breastfeeding can feel very daunting. This week, Heather and Maureen welcome special guest, Sonya Looney. Sonya is a world champion professional athlete, a health and performance coach and the host of the Sonya Looney Show podcast. Pregnancy and postpartum is a time when everything about the body […]

Tags body, breastfeeding, change, empowering, exercise, health, journey, nursing, performance, personal, physical function, postpartum, pregnancy, strengthen

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Ep. 100- Look How Far We’ve Come! A Look Back at Terrible Breastfeeding Recommendations- AKA: Bad Advice from White Guys

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Post date March 18, 2022
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Young beautiful mother, breastfeeding her newborn baby boy at night, dim light. Mom breastfeeding infant

Show Notes On this episode of the Milk Minute, Heather and Maureen take time to celebrate their growth and take a look at how far they’ve come in 100 episodes! They also take time to reflect on some of the terrible breastfeeding recommendations from old white guys! So if you want to get a little […]

Tags advice, breastfeeding, growth, progress, recommendations, reflection

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Ep. 99- Breastfeeding and Adding in Solids – How To!

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Post date March 11, 2022

Feeding. Adorable baby child eating with a spoon in high chair. Baby's first solid food

Show Notes: Tune in this week as your favorite podcast hosts get into one of the most questioned topics surrounding breastfeeding journeys – when to add in solids! So many factors come into play when considering adding in solids: timing being one of the biggest! It’s something we all go through … listen in as […]

Tags adding solids, baby, breastfeeding, changes, growing, how to, solids

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