In this episode, Dr. Amaka Nnamani celebrates the 1 year anniversary of her children's book Ziora's Quest: Mommy's Milk Rocks! for the 11th anniversary of Black Breastfeeding Week. We also discuss the importance of educating both new moms and healthcare professionals about breastfeeding.

Get a signed copy of Ziora's Quest: Mommy's Milk Rocks! 

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Pauline Sakamoto RN, MS and Uyen Tran, IBCLC, CEIM, talk to Samantha about supporting the 90+ cultures represented by the abbreviation AANHPI. We discuss why it's important for healthcare providers to listen to families and not dismiss traditional practices as "unscientific."

Contact the AANHPI Breastfeeding Collaborative.
Learn more about Uyen's lactation consultant and infant massage services at Marigold Lactation.
Read Uyen's article about traditional foods for postpartum healing and lactogenesis.

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Kim Moore-Salas, IBCLC and Camie Goldhammer, MSW, IBCLC join Samantha to discuss the origins of Indigenous Milk Medicine Week. Plus, you get to hear what the theme for IMM Week 2023 means (spoiler alert: It gave me goosebumps).

Do you need lactation support from someone specializing in cultural breastfeeding and clinical education, or are you an Indigenous person wanting to increase support, equity, and resources for Native first food experiences? Contact the Indigenous Lactation Counselor training group (including Kim and Camie) through this link.

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This week, we talk all about the reasons why we breastfeed, from our personal reasons (hello baby snuggles!) to Public Health.

Not 100% confident in your breastfeeding skills yet? Be sure to check out Breastfeeding 101, our free guide to recognizing baby's hunger cues, knowing baby is eating enough, tracking diaper output, and more.

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This week, we talk to Jenn Campbell all about the perspective you gain after parenting 18 (yes, really!) kids and then watching those kids become parents themselves. Learn what she did to support herself, how she thinks parenting is different now than it was when her own children were little, and how taking your little one's perspective can be so beneficial.

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Want to share your story with Jenn? Schedule here.

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In this episode, we welcome Lourdes Santabella, IBCLC, co-founder of Alimentación Segura Infantil, an intergenerational organization based in Puerto Rico focused on increasing breastfeeding, leadership and training and gender equity in traditionally marginalized communities, with a focus on disaster preparedness, response, and recovery and against binary and colonialist backlash.

We discuss what it's like to nurse young children past toddlerhood, why it's important to be prepared to feed your child in case of an emergency, and how feminism and supporting LGBTQ+ families is critical in breastfeeding/chestfeeding support.

Listen to Lourdes's podcast, Teta y Pecho: Lactancia Interseccional

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This episode is sponsored by Storkpump, an insurance covered breast pump program.

Melissa Portunato, IBCLC, shares with us how to pump milk effectively and painlessly.

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Sophia Ruan Gushée is author of several detox books and founder of Ruan Living. Sophia first began researching environmental toxins almost 16 years ago, after the birth of her first daughter. She was shocked to learn that the ingredients in so many of our household products & diet could be harmful — and that no one was talking about it! Now a busy NYC mom of three, she uses her extensive research to help empower others to reduce our toxic exposures from what we buy, own, and do, while maintaining the beauty, joy, and ease of modern life.

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