The U.S Breastfeeding Committee is a national coalition of over one hundred organizations that come together to protect, promote and support human milk feeding. My guests today are senior campaign and convening manager Camille Abbe and senior policy and communications manager Cheryl Lebedevitch. https://www.usbreastfeeding.org/ https://www.usbreastfeeding.org/the-pump-act-explained.html https://www.womenshealth.gov/supporting-nursing-moms-work https://www.momsrising.org/ https://www.nwica.org/

My guest today is staff attorney Juliana Franco at the Center for WorkLife Law. We discuss the support provided by the Center for employees and employers in relation to accommodating breast pumping at work. https://worklifelaw.org/ Free legal hotline: 415-703-8276 or hotline@worklifelaw.org Support Calla breast pump that mimics suckling: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/callabreastpump/calla-wearable-manual-breast-pump-that-mimics-suckling

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Breast pumps suck… Babies suckle… The questions in today’s episode are how these two things differ from each other and why it matters. This is a special episode for me personally because I share with you the findings of a project, I have led at NUIG. We looked at the physiology of suckling and laid down the foundations for a pump that mimics suckling. A crowdfunding campaign will be coming soon to bring this pump out to the market so don’t forget to like and subscribe for notifications.   Link to the baby suckling video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFNfDXcUauE Write to us: letdownpodcast@gmail.com  #breastfeeding #breastmilk #motherhood #breastfeedingmom #pregnant #pregnancy #momlife #newborn #normalizebreastfeeding #lactation #breastfeedingmama #breastfeedingjourney #breastpump #breastfeedingsupport #nursing

Today we sit down with the New Mexico Breastfeeding task force and discuss the wide range of care and support they provide for breastfeeding mothers, hospitals, clinics, employers and the wider community. My guests are executive director Monica Esparza and core team leader Siboney Rodriguez.  

Check out the website and register for the Annual Conference in March 2023.

 https://breastfeedingnm.org/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NMBFING 

Letdown Podcast email address: letdownpodcast@gmail.com

My guests today are Maria Armstrong and Shell Walker Luttrell who established the fundamentals of safe breastmilk sharing and run a platform called Eats on Feets where donors and recipients can meet and connect. 

 Check out Eats on Feets at: https://www.eatsonfeets.org/

My guest today is infant feeding coordinator Catriona MacLean from Inverclyde, Scotland. She is the brains and brawn behind the 40 feet tall mural of a breastfeeding mermaid, that helps normalize breastfeeding in Inverclyde. We talk about how they decided on the mural, why they chose a mermaid, and what are the positive effects across the community.   

The mural was painted by artist Sam Bates aka SMUG. You can check out his artworks at: https://www.instagram.com/smugone/?hl=en  

 Drone footage of the mural: https://www.facebook.com/BreastfeedingFriendlyInverclyde/videos/amazing-drone-footage-showing-the-mural-of-the-mermaid-looking-over-greenock-tow/520846476129520/ 

Other relevant links: 

Unicef Baby Friendly Initiative: https://www.unicef.org.uk/babyfriendly/

Study on breastfeeding in childhood leukemia: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15504444/

Unicef baby-friendly research: https://www.unicef.org.uk/babyfriendly/news-and-research/baby-friendly-research/

Today we have an end-of-year special episode: we review a segment of Bill Burr's podcast where he and his wife Nia Renée Hill discuss breastfeeding in public.   

Link to the full conversation: https://youtu.be/y9c3yUFzuj4 

Link to study about the public health cost of suboptimal breastfeeding rates: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22007819/ 

Letdown Podcast email address: letdownpodcast@gmail.com

My guest today is Dr. Katie Foss professor of Media Studies at MTSU. We discuss formula marketing and how it affects us.

My guests today are Catherine Newell & Dr. Ian Tyndall. In their study, they used images of a mother breastfeeding in public to show that familiarity with the sight increases positive attitudes toward it.

Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@letdownpodcast

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My guest today is Kim Chelf, community health educator. We talk about how a company can benefit from providing a lactation support programme, and how to implement it easily.  

Business Case for Breastfeeding – OWH: https://www.womenshealth.gov/breastfe...   

Lactation programme starter package: 

Lactation support policy - sample https://ks.childcareaware.org/wp-cont...  

Mobile lactation unit: https://www.nessel.com/lactation-space  

List of support organizations to help with breastfeeding: 

Breastfeeding USA https://breastfeedingusa.org/  La Leche League https://lllusa.org/  USLCA https://uslca.org/resources/find-an-i...  OWH Helpline (800-994-9662)

My guest today is Dr. Katie Foss, professor of Media Studies at MTSU. We talk about the role of media in the perception of breastfeeding in public and its influence on mothers' decisions to breastfeed.  

Dr. Foss's book is available at: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Breastfeeding-Media-Exploring-Conflicting-Discourses-ebook/dp/B0721W55FT

Letdown Podcast contact details: letdownpodcast@gmail.com

My guest today is Vanessa Simmons founder of the Normalize Breastfeeding movement. We talk about what has been achieved in the last 8 years and what is still ahead of us.

Normalize Breastfeeding - https://www.normalizebreastfeeding.org/vanessa-simmons 

The Purpose Passport Course and upcoming book - https://bit.ly/vanessaasimmons

Letdown Podcast contact details: letdownpodcast@gmail.com

Lactation is not part of the standard medical training for nurses, and physicians, despite the fact that they are often the first port of call when a mother or a baby needs help with breastfeeding. My guest is Dr. Anne Eglash, the president of IABLE. We talk about the training and resource materials available specifically for medical professionals, and how impactful a 16-hour training can be to improve breastfeeding support. IABLE website: https://lacted.org/ Letdown Podcast email: letdownpodcast@gmail.com #breastfeeding #breastmilk #motherhood #breastfeedingmom #pregnant #pregnancy #momlife #newborn #normalizebreastfeeding #lactation #breastfeedingmama #breastfeedingjourney #breastpump #breastfeedingsupport #nursing #newmom #breastfedbaby #milkbooster #liquidgold #workingmom

What can we as a society do to help mothers reach the 6 months exclusive breastfeeding milestone? I sit down with experts to discuss how we can create circumstances where breastfeeding is not only a choice but an actual possibility.

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My guest today is Melissa Bartick, M.D., assistant professor of medicine at Harward Medical School. She conducted an in-depth analysis of the health outcomes and costs of suboptimal breastfeeding in the US. Disclaimer: Dr. Bartick doesn't have any affiliation with the Calla suckling breast pump, which is a side project of the Letdown Podcast. She has not received any compensation for her participation in this podcast. We came together with the shared intention to help promote breastfeeding. Check out breastfeeding resources here: https://www.bfmed.org/resources Letdown Podcast email: letdownpodcast@gmail.com

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Today my guest is Harumi Reis-Reilly, Lead Program Analyst at NACCHO. We are discussing the Continuity of Care in Breastfeeding Support Blueprint, which is a guideline for local organizations on how to establish accessible, continuous and coordinated support for breastfeeding mothers. Check out all about the Blueprint here: https://www.breastfeedingcontinuityofcare.org/home Letdown podcast email: letdownpodcast@gmail.com

Today my guest is Christi Gross, International Dev Lead for LactApp. This app provides free support for breastfeeding mothers, and let's face it, we need all the help we can get! The app is developed by a very established and credible group of lactation consultants. Download the app here: https://play.google.com/store/search?... Check out the company here: https://lactapp.com/ Letdown Podcast email: letdownpodcast@gmail.com

Today my guest is Anna Gavine, a lecturer in the field of health sciences at the University of Dundee, UK. She completed an extensive Cochrane review to evaluate the effectiveness of current breastfeeding support. Link to Cochrane review: https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD001141.pub6/full Letdown Podcast email: letdownpodcast@gmail.com #breastfeeding #breastmilk #motherhood #breastfeedingmom #pregnant #pregnancy #momlife #newborn #normalizebreastfeeding #lactation #breastfeedingmama #breastfeedingjourney #breastpump #breastfeedingsupport #nursing #newmom #breastfedbaby #milkbooster #liquidgold #workingmom

My guest today is Kinzie Weiss, a pediatric occupational therapist who specializes in lactation. She will walk us through the many ways OT can help breastfeeding mothers and their babies. Kinzie Weiss’s website: https://www.motherhoodmethodtherapy.com/ Letdownpodcast email: letdownpodcast@gmail.com

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Technology allows us to turn our breast milk into breast milk powder. The process is called freeze-drying. My guest today is Kym Kish, founder of Made By Mum, a company offering this very service to mothers. Made By Mum: https://www.madebymum.net/

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Today my guest is Professor Sarah Jewell from the University of Reading in the UK. We talk about her onging study that focuses on maternal well-being in relation to the conflict many mothers experience between infant feeding choices and the motivations to return to work. 

 Sign up for the study mailing list here: https://research.reading.ac.uk/accommodating-diversity-in-the-workplace/current-projects/maternal-well-being-infant-feeding-and-return-to-paid-work-decisions/for-parents/ 

Join the study Facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086584955947