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Breastfeeding Outside the Box

Nov 28, 2017

While using medications is a science, using herbs for increasing milk production doesn't seem quite as straightforward.  There are so many nuances to consider: 

  • ​How do I know if a particular herb is helpful for me?
  • What form of the herb should I take?
  • ​What about using herbs in combination with domperidone?
  • ​Can...


042 Getting Started with Inducing Lactation/ Relactation

Oct 25, 2017

 

 

Cathy, like so many other non-birthing parents wanting to induce lactation or relactate, is trying to unravel all of the varying information she has received.  So she emailed us for help.  When I suggested we might share her email on the podcast so that we could help others in her shoes, Cathy agreed.  This...


Oct 11, 2017

We are thrilled to re-visit an early podcast interview with Chrissy Fleishman who induced lactation for her baby born via surrogacy.  There are a couple of reasons why we are re-releasing it now.  One, we thought Chrissy gave a great interview.  She is well-informed and enthusiastic, and her experience has followed a...


Sep 27, 2017

We can't get enough of talking with Dr. Nice about medications for increasing milk production.  Domperidone is at the forefront of our discussion, as usual.  We delve a bit deeper into dosages and side effects of dom with Dr. Nice.   But we don't leave you there:  we know that domperidone is tricky business in the...


Sep 13, 2017

I first learned about Malunggay (a.k.a. Moringa) as an herb to help with milk production when I was writing Breastfeeding Without Birthing.  When Diana West, IBCLC, author of Making More Milk and internationally known expert on milk production, was reviewing a draft of my book she suggested adding this really helpful...