Episode 83 Breastfeeding When You Don't Feel Like Yourself and Then Finding the Right Supports With Megan

Was breastfeeding or chestfeeding made more difficult for you by a feeling of not being yourself after your birthing experience? Was your recovery made more difficult by an inability to rest due to extra doctor’s appointments that required you to shuffle around? Megan, a doula and childbirth educator shares her two breastfeeding experiences. The first experience was made more difficult due to a difficult birth experience. She described the second birth experience as redemptive, though not without difficulty.Megan discusses: Using research to be firm in her own decisions when discussing her wishes with providers Navigating pregnancy and birth with Type 1 diabetes The stress of breastfeeding a sleepy baby Feeling out of sorts for a full year after birth Needing pelvic floor therapy Fearing a second baby after a difficult first postpartum experience Her redemptive second birth and breastfeeding experienceFind all of Megan’s contact information here!Head to Apple Podcasts or Spotify for more Milk Making Minutes episodes!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!To buy books about pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and parenting, and to support the show while doing it, go to my bookshop!Follow me on IG @lonigrosh 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: @lonigroshibclcBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/lo-s-lactation-lab--5834691/support.