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. 200 – Celebrate 200 Episodes with the Milk Minute

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Post date February 9, 2024

Welcome to the 200th Milk Minute episode! It’s been 3 years of sharing all things lactation, body positivity, relationships, and mental health. Your favorite midwife and lactation professional hosts sit down to both acknowledge and celebrate their accomplishments with this podcast and in life. Heather and Maureen reflect on who they were and who they’ve become through this incredible journey they’ve had the pleasure of recording week after week.

Join us as we celebrate this Milk Minute milestone!

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Ep. 199- Breastfeeding in The First 3 Days Postpartum

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Post date February 2, 2024

Breastfeeding in the first 3 days postpartum can be both challenging and magical. It’s normal for mothers to face difficulties in the initial days, but important to recognize and appreciate the progress you’re making in your breastfeeding journey. Even when you’re doing everything right it can feel like it’s not working or it’s going wrong. Maureen and Heather are here to make you feel better and give you some guidelines and key indicators that you are in fact…crushing it. Send this to a friend who’s pregnant so they know what to expect the first three days postpartum!

Tags birth, breast milk, breastfeeding, breastfeeding podcast, breastfeeding support, encouragement, first three days postpartum, homebirth, lactation, milk minute podcast, motherhood, newborn, postpartum, pregnancy, skin to skin

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Ep. 198 – Come Together and Create Lasting Sexual Connections (even after a baby)-Interview with Emily Nagoski, PhD

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Post date January 26, 2024

Get ready for some real talk on The Milk Minute Podcast! Today Maureen and Heather welcome their new friend, favorite author, and podcast guest, Emily Nagoski! Emily is the award-winning author of the New York Times best selling, “Come As You Are” and the “Come As You Are Workbook,” and coauthor, with her sister, Amelia, of New York Times bestseller “Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle.” Her next book, “Come Together: The Science (and Art!) of Creating Lasting Sexual Connections” will be out in just 4 days and it is nothing short of incredible.

Tags breastfeeding podcast, come together, emily nagoski, interview, lactation consultants, long term relationship, marriage, midwives, milk minute podcast, motherhood, postpartum, relationship advice, relationships, sex, sex after babies, sexual relationship

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Ep. 197 – Welcome Back! What I Learned from Birth #3

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Post date January 19, 2024

Welcome back to the Milk Minute! Maureen and Heather are back from their hiatus and finally finished with holiday madness. Today we recap Heather’s birth and postpartum experience for those of you who don’t also listen to Beyond the Boob. We also chat about the way Heather has changed as a clinician after her recent trouble breastfeeding baby Martie.

Tags beyond the boob, breast milk, breastfeeding, breastfeeding issues, breastfeeding podcast, breastfeeding support, homebirth, lactation, lactation consultants, lactation support, milk minute podcast, motherhood, postpartum, pregnancy

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Ep. 196 – Encore: Let’s Talk Nipple Shields

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Post date January 12, 2024

Ahh… nipple shields! Some call them friends, some call them foes. This episode covers it all! Listen in as Maureen and Heather talk through nipple shields, what they are, how and when to properly use them and how to help wean baby off of the shield once they are able to get a great latch without it. Don’t miss this one!

Tags breastfeed, breastfeeding, breastfeeding podcast, help, intervention, interventions, lactation support, latch, latching, milk minute podcast, motherhood, nipple, nipple shield, postpartum, shield

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Ep. 195 – Encore: Rice Cereal: A cautionary tale

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Post date January 5, 2024

You’ve probably heard news articles about infant food safety and heavy metal contamination. Today’s episode of the Milk Minute focuses on the safety and use of infant rice cereal. Your favorite hosts pull together a timeline of historical infant feeding, mass baby food production, and agricultural practices into a cohesive narrative that brings us to the present day. They answer questions of nutrition, safety, and more!

Tags arsenic, baby food, baby safety, breast milk, breastfeeding, breastfeeding support, infant cereal, parenting, postpartum, pregnancy, rice cereal

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Ep. 194- Encore: New Mastitis Protocol: Part 2

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Post date December 29, 2023

Did you hear about all the major changes with mastitis? We have made some serious progress in our understanding of why and how clogged ducts and milk blebs happen and we now have much better methods to treat them. Tune into the Milk Minute and let your favorite cohosts give you the low down on the updates.

This information is crucial to both self care and healthcare provider management of these conditions, so don’t miss it!

Tags ABM protocol, bleb, breast milk, breastfeeding, breastfeeding support, clogged ducts, mastitis, milk bleb, Milk ducts, postpartum, pregnancy

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Ep. 193: Encore: New Mastitis Protocol: Part 1

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Post date December 22, 2023

Got mastitis? Learn all about the new protocol to help you get through this holiday season while breastfeeding. When you’re traveling and you and your baby are eating and sleeping differently, it’s easy for mastitis to come along.

Tags ABM protocol, bleb, breast milk, breastfeeding, breastfeeding support, clogged ducts, mastitis, milk bleb, Milk ducts, postpartum, pregnancy

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Ep. 192 – Encore: Caffeine and Breastfeeding

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Post date December 15, 2023

Let’s talk about caffeine! Every parents’ BFF is their morning coffee, but is it safe during lactation? Join Heather & Maureen as they share what we know and what the guidelines say now.

Tags breastfeeding, breastfeeding podcast, breastmilk, caffeine, caffeine and breastfeeding, coffee and breastfeeding, lactation, lactation support, midwives, motherhood, parenting, postpartum, pregnancy, weaning

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Ep. 191- Encore: Popping On and Off the Breast

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Post date December 8, 2023

One of the most common breastfeeding problems is when baby just won’t stay latched! Popping on and off through feeds is frustrating for both parent and baby. Today we chat about how we manage this issue in consultation and what some possible causes and solutions are. This problem is complex, but your friends at the Milk Minute are here to help!

Tags breast milk, breastfeeding, breastfeeding podcast, lactation consultant, lactation support, latch, latch issues, latch problems, midwives, motherhood, parenthood, postpartum, pregnancy

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