Episode 140 Weird Things People Say About Breastfeeding Bodies

Did you have someone make comments about the size or shape of your breasts or nipples while breastfeeding? Have you heard the term elastic nipples? Do you think some people have “good equipment” for breastfeeding and some have “bad equipment” for breastfeeding? IBCLC Lo Nigrosh discusses the things people say to breastfeeding moms about their breasts that just aren’t helpful. On this episode you will hear: How breasts need to be brought into the movement to be appreciate body shapes and sizesThings Lo has actually heard from postpartum professionals about mutual clients’ breastsWhy making blanket statements about breasts or nipples can interfere with breastfeedingWhat can be said or relayed instead to provide useful information about the size and shape of nipples as it relates to breastfeedingTo get delicious home cooked meals delivered right to your door in Ma, CT, RI or NH go to the Feast and Fettle Website and use the code MILK for $30 off your first week! To book a lactation consultation with me, visit my website: www.quabbinbirthservices.com. In many cases I can bill your insurance, or create a superbill for you to submit for reimbursement. I offer virtual consults for clients outside of my service area! Make your voice heard on The Milk Making Community Group on Facebook!Want to read Dr. Jack Newman’s new book in collaboration with Andrea Polokova called What Doctors Don’t Know About Breastfeeding and benefit The Milk Making Minutes? Purchase here: https://bookshop.org/a/85294/9781946665560To purchase other books about breastfeeding, birth, or parenting that I love and help support the show, go here. Head to Apple Podcasts or Spotify for more Milk Making Minutes episodes!Listen to Episodes of The Milk Making Minutes on Amazon Music too!Follow me on IG https://www.instagram.com/lonigrosh_ibclc_podcast_host/ to laugh about baby feeding (so you don’t cry) and to see photos of guests. Follow me on TikTok to answer questions of the day and ponder systemic inequities together: htttps://www.tiktok.com/@lonigroshibclc Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/lo-s-lactation-lab--5834691/support.