The Next Feed: A Breastfeeding Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Can you take those antibiotics? What about antihistamines to manage your hay fever symptoms? And x-rays - are they safe for you if you’re breastfeeding? Trying to feed your baby whilst looking after your own health can sometimes feel like a struggle, but luckily The Drugs in Breastmilk Service can help you with information about a lot of different medications, treatments and procedures, so you can make the decision that's best for you and your family. It's completely free to access, and run by the charity The Breastfeeding Network. On this episode we hear from Amanda Da Costa, the service's Clinical Supervisor. She shares with us what they do - and how we can access their support should or when we need it.

Find all the Drugs in Breastmilk Service factsheets here
Drugs in Breastmilk Service Facebook page
You can also email them if you have a question: druginformation@breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk

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A breastfeeding book you can dip in and out of as you please? Something to read if you're a mum-to-be or establishing breastfeeding with a newborn?
IBCLC and midwife Olivia Hinge joins us this episode to talk about becoming an author as she publishes her book A Judgement–Free Guide to Feeding Your Baby: Boob, Bottle, and All.
It looks at everything from how breastfeeding works, common feeding challenges, to what to do if you need to introduce a bottle.
The book is published by Yellow Kite (RRP £16.99) and can be purchased from Bookshop.org

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Join us for the second part of our conversation with Professor Amy Brown. We talk about the ways the UK could drive up its breastfeeding rates, media coverage of  breastfeeding stories, and her interest in donor milk. We also look to the future - how much optimism does she have about the future?

Amy Brown is Professor of Maternal and Child Public Health at Swansea University. She is author of:
The Positive Breastfeeding Book
Breastfeeding Uncovered
Why Breastfeeding Grief And Trauma Matter
Informed Is Best
Covid Babies

You can find out more about Amy by heading to her website:
www.professoramybrown.co.uk

* This is the second part in a 2-part conversation with Prof Amy Brown*

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The first part of our conversation with Amy Brown, Professor of Maternal and Child Public Health at Swansea University (and author of many many books which you'll find listed below!)

We look at how Amy came to be working in breastfeeding research,  why she regularly speaks up for those experiencing breastfeeding grief and trauma, and how it doesn’t help anybody to be pitting formula against breastmilk. We also get into her very long list of frustrations on the lack of effort going into improving breastfeeding rates by those that have the power to about bring real change.

The Positive Breastfeeding Book
Breastfeeding Uncovered
Why Breastfeeding Grief And Trauma Matter
Informed Is Best
Covid Babies

* This is the first part in a 2-part conversation with Prof Amy Brown*

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Melissa from A Whole New Build is known for her very colourful home interiors which she shares on her popular social media accounts, but not many people know how much she struggled seven years ago when she had her baby. Despite doing lots of preparation on how breastfeeding works she found there was a lack of support at the time she needed it most. She joins us on the episode to share her maternity and breastfeeding story.

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Facebook
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Have you ever been to a breastfeeding cafe or drop-in? We chat with Rebecca from The Nest, a fabulous parenting venue in West Yorkshire. She talks us through what we can expect if we're hesitant about going for the first time, the lactation support on offer, and her own experience of nursing her daughter until she was 4 years old.

Huddersfield Bosom Buddies Facebook Group

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Struggling with breastfeeding? Do you know where to turn to for support? In this week's episode we welcome CEO of The Breastfeeding Network, Catherine Hine. She talks about how the charity supports mothers and breastfeeding parents at any point of their journey - whether that's during the newborn period, through toddlerhood, or when preparing to feed for the last time.

The charity is celebrating 25 years this year - and has grown a network of over 600 volunteers.  They provide support in hospitals, at community drop-ins, on facebook and through the National Breastfeeding Helpline. They also have a team of volunteer pharmacists who run the Drugs in Breastmilk Service which is used not only by parents, but health professionals too. 

The Breastfeeding Network Website

National Breastfeeding Helpline - 0300 100 0212 (9.30am to 9.30pm)

Facebook page for The Breastfeeding Network

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When a mother doesn't get to breastfeed in the way she set out to, who let her down? IBCLC Lucy Ruddle joins the podcast to talk about why breastfeeding can be complicated for some parents.

We talk about:
Why breastfeeding matters
Pain, cracked nipples, and why it shouldn't be normalised
Low milk supply
Cluster Feeding
Skin to skin
Importance of finding good breastfeeding support
Breastfeeding myths

You can find out more about Lucy on her website

Lucy’s Books: 

• Mixed Up: Combination Feeding by Choice or Necessity
• Breastfeeding Myths: Busting the Misinformation Harming You, Your Baby, and Society
• Relactation: A Guide to Rebuilding Your Milk Supply

* Note: Commissions may be earned from the links above, which all goes in to making the podcast

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No one really talks about breastfeeding, but if they did would that make things easier for parents? Is our reluctance to talk about the realities of nursing our babies actually HARMING our chances of meeting our breastfeeding goals?  And should we be clued up on cluster feeding BEFORE our babies are even born? In this first episode of The Next Feed we kick things off with mums Kate and Faye. They stopped breastfeeding a few years ago, but they tell us how much they remember about cracked nipples and expressing breastmilk around the clock.

For free breastfeeding support contact National Breastfeeding Helpline (they're open every day of the year 9.30am to 9.30pm)
Call 0300 100 0212 to speak with one of their volunteer breastfeeding supporters.
www.nationalbreastfeedinghelpline.org.uk

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Why do we need to talk about Breastfeeding? Isn’t it simply something you choose to do, or you don’t? The Next Feed is the breastfeeding podcast for you if you're nursing, expressing, mixed feeding, or thinking about the day when you'll stop providing breastmilk for your little one. Join journalist and host Manpreet Pinder as she interviews experts in lactation, explores common breastfeeding myths, and hears from you about your breastfeeding experiences. 

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