Podcasts about feminism undermine breastfeeding

Have you been given the runaround trying to get insurance coverage for lactation support? Do you wonder why it is so difficult to get this covered?On this IBCLC Lo Nigrosh discusses: The law that requires insurance coverage of lactation supportHow insurance companies get out of paying for this supportWays you can get insurance coverage for lactation supportHow to advocate for more coverage for more peopleTo 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!To learn about modern influences that make breastfeeding challenging, purchase The Big Let Down How Medicine, Big Business and Feminism Undermine Breastfeeding from my Milk Making Minutes Bookshop here!To 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 This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5834691/advertisement

Imagine breastfeeding a four week old baby while founding a company, and doing the work of an intense accelerator program to get that company off the ground. And, this is not your first child, but your third. Emily of Mother of Fact shares her experiences breastfeeding her three children while working in the medical field and founding a business. On this episode you will hear:What it's like to be a lactation professional and receive care in the hospitalInsight into what nutritionists learn about breastfeedingDiscussions of meeting funders while bringing a breastfeeding babyLack of true pumping breaks while workingDoing your best when you have a drive to get something doneTo connect with Emily and learn more about Mother of Fact:https://www.instagram.com/motheroffactapp/https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-sylvester-ms-rd-ldn-ibclc/To get delicious home cooked meals delivered right to your door 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!To learn about modern influences that make breastfeeding challenging, purchase The Big Let Down How Medicine, Big Business and Feminism Undermine Breastfeeding from my Milk Making Minutes Bookshop here!To 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 This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5834691/advertisement

Being heard and understood by your care provider is critical to feeling successful when it comes to birth and breastfeeding. Doula and hypnobirthing instructor joins IBCLC Lo Nigrosh on this quick hit episode to discuss how she helps clients to feel understood during the perinatal period. To connect with Jen, you can go to her website:www.windandwaterdoula.com www.windandwaterdoula.com/hypnobirthinghttps://www.instagram.com/windandwaterdoula/https://www.instagram.com/jenniferhollyw/To get delicious home cooked meals delivered right to your door 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!To learn about modern influences that make breastfeeding challenging, purchase The Big Let Down How Medicine, Big Business and Feminism Undermine Breastfeeding from my Milk Making Minutes Bookshop here!To 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 This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5834691/advertisement

We all know that getting the right support in place for birth and breastfeeding is critical to feeling good in the postpartum period, regardless of how we end up birthing and feeding our babies. Jen Walts shares her experiences setting these supports up for herself at the height of Covid. On this episode you will hear: Jen's hopes for birth and breastfeeding and how she prepared Baby feeding in isolationFinding online supports during CovidDeciding to help empower others To connect with Lindsay, you can go to her website:www.windandwaterdoula.com www.windandwaterdoula.com/hypnobirthinghttps://www.instagram.com/windandwaterdoula/https://www.instagram.com/jenniferhollyw/To get delicious home cooked meals delivered right to your door 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!To learn about modern influences that make breastfeeding challenging, purchase The Big Let Down How Medicine, Big Business and Feminism Undermine Breastfeeding from my Milk Making Minutes Bookshop here!To 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 This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5834691/advertisement

Have you dealt with jaundice and wondered if the information you were given regarding your baby's care matched the evidence? Today on The Milk Making Minutes IBCLC Lo Nigrosh shares about the different types of jaundice and how breastmilk impacts the baby in those situations. On this episode you will learn: The clinical definition of pathological jaundiceThe clinical definition of physiological jaundice How to distinguish between suboptimal intake jaundice and prolonged jaundice associated with breast milk feedingVarious treatments for jaundiceTo read more about jaundice download the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine's Clinical Protocol #22: https://abm.memberclicks.net/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/22-jaundice-protocol-english.pdfTo get delicious home cooked meals delivered right to your door 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!To learn about modern influences that make breastfeeding challenging, purchase The Big Let Down How Medicine, Big Business and Feminism Undermine Breastfeeding from my Milk Making Minutes Bookshop here!To 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 This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5834691/advertisement

Do you see other people breastfeeding and interacting with their babies without extra worry and wish you could do that too? Lindsay is a breastfeeding mom of three who learned with each baby to trust her own intuition more, and to reach out for help to the right people when needed while still maintaining her own autonomy as a parent. On this episode you will hear:Lindsay's experience with hospital birthLindsay's experience with home birthDeciding to stay home with her children after her first day back from maternity leaveTrusting her own instincts when it comes to baby feedingTo connect with Lindsay, you can go to her website:https://www.instagram.com/lindsay.sser/https://www.tiktok.com/@lindsay.sserhttps://www.facebook.com/lchapin1https://youtube.com/linsay_sserhttps://linktr.ee/Mike_Linds_sserTo get delicious home cooked meals delivered right to your door 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!To learn about modern influences that make breastfeeding challenging, purchase The Big Let Down How Medicine, Big Business and Feminism Undermine Breastfeeding from my Milk Making Minutes Bookshop here!To 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 This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5834691/advertisement

Do you see people turning their breastfeeding struggles into something that benefits those that come behind them? I found someone like that and wanted to talk to her! Alex from Milkdrop pumps struggled to breastfeed her baby at the height of the Covid-19 Pandemic in Australia and ended up exclusively pumping. As an engineer she wondered why pumping was so uncomfortable and produced so little milk, and put both her experience with pumping and her engineering brain together to create a product to try to make pumping better. On this episode you will hear: Alex's go-with-the flow attitude towards birth Giving birth and breastfeeding during intense lockdown in Australia Trying to get help, and not always getting the help she needed Coming to peace with exclusive pumpingComing to peace with ending her pumping journeyTo connect with Alex, you can go to her website:www.milkdroppumps.comhttps://www.instagram.com/milkdrop_pumps/To get delicious home cooked meals delivered right to your door 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!To learn about modern influences that make breastfeeding challenging, purchase The Big Let Down How Medicine, Big Business and Feminism Undermine Breastfeeding from my Milk Making Minutes Bookshop here!To 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 This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5834691/advertisement

Did your expectations of baby feeding and parenting match your reality? Do you feel the same about nursing babies now as you did when you were pregnant? If you have more than one baby, do you feel the same as you did after your first? Lex Beach shares with us how she evolved as both a breastfeeding mom and a parent as she had the opportunity to nurse 5 out of 7 of her children! On this episode you will hear: Stories of weaning How Lex learned to set boundaries about nursingLex's journey to becoming an IBCLC How her personal experiences have shaped her professional philosophyTo connect with Lex, you can go to her website:www.lexbeachibclc.comShe is also the instructor of this online course: www.mightymilk.coTo get delicious home cooked meals delivered right to your door 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!To learn about modern influences that make breastfeeding challenging, purchase The Big Let Down How Medicine, Big Business and Feminism Undermine Breastfeeding from my Milk Making Minutes Bookshop here!To 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 This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5834691/advertisement

Have you been told how frequently to nurse your baby? Did someone tell you to nurse every 2-3 hours for 15-20 minutes on each side? Is this what your baby actually does? On today's episode of The Milk Making Minutes IBCLC Lo NIgrosh talks about the difference between prescriptive breastfeeding plans and descriptive advice based on the averages of what babies tend to do, and how knowing the difference can ease your anxiety. On this episode you will hear: The typical advice given to families about breastfeeding frequency and durationHow this advice came to be What could be more helpful instead of relying on this adviceHow to have less anxiety if your baby isn't lining up with the averages To get delicious home cooked meals delivered right to your door 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!To learn about modern influences that make breastfeeding challenging, purchase The Big Let Down How Medicine, Big Business and Feminism Undermine Breastfeeding from my Milk Making Minutes Bookshop here!To 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 This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5834691/advertisement

Did the reality of breastfeeding and the postpartum period match your expectations? I don't know very many people who can say that this was true for them. Lex Beach shares her entry into motherhood by becoming pregnant with twins, and learning to breastfeed them despite facing a lot of difficulty and not feeling very sure of herself for many months. Lex is a mom of 7 children, so next week we will hear part 2 of her story where she discusses how she changed and evolved as a parent and a breastfeeding mom.On this episode you will hear: Lex's obsession with babies from the time she was a childThe impact of parents who came before her How Lex's goals changed over time When breastfeeding became more manageable for LexTo connect with Lex, you can go to her website:www.lexbeachibclc.comShe is also the instructor of this online course: www.mightymilk.coTo get delicious home cooked meals delivered right to your door 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! All the resources I mentioned:https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/breastfeeding-position-paper.htmlMake your voice heard on The Milk Making Community Group on Facebook!To learn about modern influences that make breastfeeding challenging, purchase The Big Let Down How Medicine, Big Business and Feminism Undermine Breastfeeding from my Milk Making Minutes Bookshop here!To 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 This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5834691/advertisement

Did you come to parenthood and baby feeding wanting to either do things exactly like your parents or completely differently? My guest Alida felt the weight of her mom's difficult birth and breastfeeding experience and carried that weight her entire life. She was determined to do things differently. As she entered motherhood, birth and breastfeeding did work out differently, but she also learned to recognize the strength and wisdom her mother contributed to her. On this episode you will hear: Alida's reflections of growing up in Peru and how that impacted her views of breastfeedingThe impact Alida's ancestors have had on her parenthood journeyAlida's struggle with oversupplyThe difficulty of returning to a demanding jobTo Connect with Alida and learn more about the work she does to help families: www.ayamama.orghttps://www.facebook.com/ayamamaalidahttps://www.instagram.com/ayamama_alida/To get delicious home cooked meals delivered right to your door 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!To learn about modern influences that make breastfeeding challenging, purchase The Big Let Down How Medicine, Big Business and Feminism Undermine Breastfeeding from my Milk Making Minutes Bookshop here!To 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 This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5834691/advertisement

What do you think makes the biggest difference in whether or not someone has the baby feeding experience they hoped for? Is it research? Is it having a certain kind of birth? Mel briefly mentions what made the difference for her as she described her blissful breastfeeding experience, and she hit the nail on the head. This is what the data tells us to. Listen to discover what it could be. On this episode you will hear: Mel's preparation for birth and breastfeedingMel's traumatic first few days at home and how she used herbs to calm her babyMel's experiences helping her sleepy baby get nutritionMel's confidence that she would breastfeed her babyThe impact of a supportive communityTo Connect with Mel and learn more about herbs from her:www.Theherbalistspath.comhttps://www.instagram.com/theherbalistspath/https://www.tiktok.com/@theherbalistspathMake your voice heard on The Milk Making Community Group on Facebook!To learn about modern influences that make breastfeeding challenging, purchase The Big Let Down How Medicine, Big Business and Feminism Undermine Breastfeeding from my Milk Making Minutes Bookshop here!To 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!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! 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 This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5834691/advertisement

Do you ever wonder why feeding babies from our own bodies is so hard? We are mammals, so when and how did it become challenging? Today, I take a dip into some evolutionary and anthropological research that helps answer these questions that are always top of mind for me as a breastfeeding mother and an IBCLC. On this episode you will hear: Evolutionary factors that influence breastfeedingSocietal factors that influence breastfeedingHow humans have evolved to make breastfeeding workChallenges that arise in other primates in terms of feeding their youngRecommendations made to policy makers, healthcare professionals and researchers based on the anthropological research To learn about modern influences that make breastfeeding challenging, purchase The Big Let Down How Medicine, Big Business and Feminism Undermine Breastfeeding from my Milk Making Minutes Bookshop here!To purchase other books about breastfeeding, birth, or parenting that I love and help support the show, go here. Resources: https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-019-1473-8https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8623900/Make your voice heard on The Milk Making Community Group on Facebook!Head to Apple Podcasts or Spotify for more Milk Making Minutes episodes!Listen to Episodes of The Milk Making Minutes on Amazon Music too!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! 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 This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5834691/advertisement

Content Warning: In this episode, we will be talking about maternal mortality, infant mortality, and the impact of racism on maternal health. 60% of all maternal deaths are fully preventable, and the complications women experience are not inherent to black or brown bodies. Yet Black and Brown women have been blamed for their "bad outcomes" instead of recognizing that these deaths all too often have to do with failures in the obstetric system. In the US today, a Black woman is 12 times more likely to die of childbirth than a white woman, despite socioeconomic factors. Today on the On Health podcast, I am having a very real and much-needed discussion on the racial disparities in the business of birth, the demand for change, how we can better celebrate Black birthing people, and more, with Kimberly Seals Allers. She is an award-winning journalist, five-time author, international speaker, strategist, and advocate for maternal and infant health. A former senior editor at ESSENCE and writer at FORTUNE magazine, she is also a leading voice on the racial and socio-cultural complexities of birth, breastfeeding, and motherhood. Additionally, she is the founder of Irth, a new "Yelp-like" app for Black and Brown parents to address bias and racism in maternity and infant care. Kimberly also created Birthright, a podcast about joy and healing in Black birth that centres on positive Black birth stories. In this episode, we discuss: How weathering - the phenomenon of being exposed to ongoing racism - impacts Black pregnant and birthing women  Kimberly's journey into breastfeeding and birth activism - and how it's a family affair for her  The Irth app and how Kimberly is challenging medical bias and shining a light on much needed provider and birth space accountability  Black birthing joy and how it is possible to hold both the reality of these statistics and the celebration for Black birthing people  How we can push for change despite generations of struggle  And so much more!  Tune in for an incredibly raw conversation and a very real look into a black woman's reality as an expecting mother and beyond. Your eyes will be further opened to the injustice that continues to exist in this country and you will feel more inspired than ever to do what you can to take action as an advocate. Thank you so much for taking the time to tune in to your body, yourself, and this podcast! Please share the love by sending this to someone in your life who could benefit from the kinds of things we talk about in this space. Make sure to follow your host on Instagram @dr.avivaromm and go to avivaromm.com to join the conversation. Follow Kimberly @iamksealsallers, get your copy of The Big Letdown: How Medicine, Big Business, and Feminism Undermine Breastfeeding, listen to the Birthright Podcast and check out the Irth App at www.kimberlysealsallers.com

(Interview starts at 2.28) Welcome back to the Untaming Podcast! It is currently the Full Waking Moon Moon here in the Southern Hemisphere. Each episode of this third season will be released on the New and Full Moons. A 10 Questions in 10 Minutes episode will be released to coincide with the First & Last Quarter Moons. Kimberly Seals Allers is an award-winning journalist, author of five books and a nationally recognized media commentator, consultant and advocate for women and infant health. A frequent contributor to The New York Times, Washington Post, Slate and HuffPost, Kimberly was named one of “21 Leaders for the 21st Century” for 2018 by Women's eNews. Kimberly's fifth book, The Big Let Down — How Medicine, Big Business and Feminism Undermine Breastfeeding was published by St. Martin's Press in January 2017. Kimberly Seals Allers is the founder and executive director of Narrative Nation, a non-profit organisation that campaigns to tackle racial disparities in health. She recently created and launched a new app called Irth (birth, with the “B” for bias removed) to publicly collect and share experiences of bias in maternity and infant care. Further Information: Birthright Podcast: https://birthrightpodcast.com/ Irth App: https://irthapp.com/ Narrative Nation: https://wewriteus.org/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberlysealsallers IG: @iamksealsallers FB: @iamKSealsAllers Book: The Big Let Down: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/26114282-the-big-letdown Untaming Contact: FB: https://www.facebook.com/Untaming-396582437559159/ IG: @untaming_podcast Twitter: @UntamingP Email: untaming.podcast@gmail.com https://anchor.fm/emily033

Giving birth is the most vulnerable time in a woman's and baby's lives. Women want to feel safe and in control of their birthing experience, but too many women don't, especially black and brown women. Kimberly Seals Allers has done something to change that. She's the founder of the Irth app, and what she's doing for families is nothing short of incredible Resources talked about in this episode: Guest podcast - Birthright Guest app - Irth app Guest website - Kimberly Seals Allers Guest social media - IG/Facebook: @iamksealsallers, @theirthapp Twitter: @iamksealsallers, @irthapp Guest book - The Big Letdown--How Medicine, Big Business and Feminism Undermine Breastfeeding  

On today’s podcast, I'm excited to talk with Kimberly Seals Allers. Kimberly is an award-winning journalist, five-time author, international speaker, strategist, and advocate for maternal and infant health. A former senior editor at Essence, and a writer at Fortune Magazine, Kimberly is a leading voice on the socio-cultural complexities of motherhood. Kimberly is also the founder of Irth, a new app to address bias in maternity and infant care. We talk about how Kimberly’s new app, Irth, which addresses biased maternal care and cultural competency when serving marginalized communities. We also talk about the challenges Kimberly overcame after launching Irth.   **Content Warning: We discuss racism/racial violence, Black maternal mortality, and infant mortality.** Learn more about Kimberly Seals Allers and the Irth app here (https://birthwithoutbias.com/who-we-are). Follow Kimberly Seals Allers on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/iamKSealsAllers/) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/iamksealsallers/?hl=en). Learn about Narrative Nation, Inc here (https://wewriteus.org/). Learn more about Kimberly’s books, “Mocha Manual to a Fabulous Pregnancy” here (https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-mocha-manual-to-a-fabulous-pregnancy-kimberly-seals-allers) and “The Big Letdown: How Medicine, Big Business, and Feminism Undermine Breastfeeding” here (https://www.amazon.com/Big-Letdown-Medicine-Undermine-Breastfeeding/dp/1250026962).  Learn more about Dr. Fleda Mask Jackson here (https://drfledamjackson.com/).  Learn more about Cristen Pascucci and Birth Monopoly here (https://birthmonopoly.com/). Follow Birth Monopoly on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/birthmonopoly/) and on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/birthmonopoly/?hl=en). Learn more about the California Healthcare Foundation here (https://www.chcf.org/). Follow the California Healthcare Foundation on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/chcfnews/) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/chcfnews). Learn more about the Tower Health Foundation here (https://www.towerhealth.org/reading-hospital-foundation).  Learn more about the Grove Foundation here (https://www.thegrovefoundation.org/).  Learn more about the Kellogg Foundation here (https://www.wkkf.org/). Follow the Kellogg Foundation on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/KelloggFoundation), Twitter (https://twitter.com/wk_kellogg_fdn), and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kelloggfoundation/). For more information and news about Evidence Based Birth®, visit www.ebbirth.com. Find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EvidenceBasedBirth/), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/ebbirth/), and Pinterest (https://www.pinterest.com/ebbirth/). Ready to get involved? Check out our Professional membership (including scholarship options) (https://evidencebasedbirth.com/become-pro-member/). Find an EBB Instructor here (https://evidencebasedbirth.com/find-an-instructor-parents/), and click here (https://evidencebasedbirth.com/childbirth-class/) to learn more about the Evidence Based Birth® Childbirth Class.

Kimberly Seals Allers is an award-winning journalist turned speaker and advocate focused on advocating for equity in maternal and infant health. For the past seven years, she has ran on-the-ground community-partnered projects in Birmingham, AL, New Orleans, LA, Detroit and Philadelphia, to name a few, to better understand the lived experiences of birth and breastfeeding in low-income communities of color. Kimberly was recently named one of “21 Leaders for the 21st Century” for 2018 by Women’s eNews for her media advocacy work. Her fifth book, The Big Let Down—How Medicine, Big Business and Feminism Undermine Breastfeeding was published by St. Martin’s Press in January 2017. Kimberly has appeared on Good Morning America, CNN, Anderson Cooper, the Tom Joyner Morning Show, Fox News and has been featured in various international and national media outlets, including The Guardian (U.K.), U.S. News & World Report, Essence, Black Enterprise, Pregnancy and in various online media properties. Kimberly is a graduate of New York University and Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. We discussed black maternal health, disparities in maternal health, dismantling biases for all women's health and the intersection of policy & health. Check out Irth at birthwithoutbias.com Rate, Review & Subscribe!

In this episode, I speak with award-winning journalist, author and an internationally-recognized speaker, strategist and advocate for maternal and infant health, Kimberly Seals Allers.A former senior editor at ESSENCE and writer at FORTUNE magazine, Kimberly is a leading voice on the socio-cultural and racial complexities of birth, breastfeeding and motherhood. She is the director of the Maternal and Child Health Communication Collective, a national consortium of over 80 organizations working collectively to shift the narrative of maternal and infant health issues, funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.Kimberly was recently named one of “21 Leaders for the 21st Century” for 2018 by Women’s eNews for her decades of media advocacy work. A frequent contributor to The New York Times , Washington Post, Slate and others, her online commentaries received over 10 million page views last year. Kimberly’s fifth book, The Big Let Down—How Medicine, Big Business and Feminism Undermine Breastfeeding was published by St. Martin’s Press in January 2017. In 2018, she founded Narrative Nation, a non-profit that creates community-centered media and technology to eradicate health disparities.A graduate of New York University and Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Kimberly is a divorced mother of two who lives in New York City.

EP48: Kimberly Seals Allers on How Medicine, Big Business and Feminism Undermine Breastfeeding What She Shares: How her book, The Big Letdown, explores the connections between medicine, big business and feminism and their effects on breastfeeding women today. How the environment we are currently in sets us up for failure. The importance of using our power as consumers to start dialogues with our care providers about breastfeeding and lactation. Taking morality and guilt out of the current debate on breastfeeding and birth. The ways feminism has let mothers down. The importance of re-centering mothers in the fight for reproductive justice and freedom.  What You’ll Hear: How the field of pediatric medicine arose in conjunction with the development of infant formula. How this original alliance has shaped the pediatric field and its relationship to breastfeeding. Breastfeeding and lactating management are not taught in medical school. The lack of holistic care for women after birth: “Women are broken down into the sum of their parts.” How we only deal with the body when it’s diseased, while there’s very little support for its normal biological functions. These natural functions are embodied and unable to be monetized. What’s the economic incentive to support them? Our increasingly isolated lives contribute to this loss and to the stress that negatively impacts a woman’s milk supply. There are some cultures where this disruption never happens. We have to examine the systems we’re living in and how they set us up for failure. The importance of creating a dialogue with pediatricians and holding them accountable for having training that comes from an unbiased source. What is “Choice Feminism”? Parsing out the moral language in the current debate over what is natural in birth and breastfeeding. “The guilt is not about you. It’s the system that let you down.” How this “blame and shame” conversation divides and distracts people from the larger issues. Cultural acceptance, public support, and encouragement from pediatricians can help women overcome obstacles to breastfeeding. The high cost of our feminist inheritance of “doing it all” and being “equal” to men. We have to see the work of mothering as just as or even more important than our productive work. Play the long game: investing in your health at this time can benefit you for the rest of your life. We can’t evaluate our individual actions without also considering the systems in place around us. The importance of including motherhood in the conversation around reproductive rights. Kimberly Seals Aller’s upcoming webinar offerings. Free: Upcoming webinar on Ethics and Supporting African-American Communities with Breastfeeding http://www.kimberlysealsallers.com/getting-it-right-ethics-engaging-african-american-communities-for-breastfeeding-support-live-webinar-on-october-23rd/  

Welcome to the First Anniversary of She's Got Drive Podcast and this week I take you back to our first episode recorded live at the Apollo in May 21017. I am so proud of hosting this podcast and am grateful to  all my guests and you for listening and supporting She's Got Drive. I hope you enjoy listening to this again or for many of you it will be for the first time. In this episode, five wonderful women with five different professions join my panel at Women of the World Festival at the Historic  Apollo in Harlem NY to have a conversation about their own experiences of success.   They share their personal stories and talk powerfully about how: you can create your success as your life changes and that you are the architect of your life  being motivated by their upbringing  and family commitments  to meet a new version of yourself  Negative motivators can be a positive motivator  your access to success is to keep moving  success can also be a burden  knowing can be an obstacle  life is about learning lessons  important is self-care     Information of the Panelist and Social Media information    Malene Barnett  Studio B - Award winning Interior designer    Malene is Founder and Design Director of Malene B, a company specializing in handcrafted custom carpets, inspired wallcoverings and artisan tiles. Her luxe creations have enlivened premier hotels, iconic office buildings, and sophisticated private spaces. , She has been featured in Huffington Post and Design Sponge columns, in both national and international press.    instagram https://www.instagram.com/malenebatelier/ website : https://www.maleneb.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maleneblifestyle/ twitter: https://twitter.com/maleneblife    Dr. Shalei Simms, Assistant VP of Academic Affairs at Suny College at Old Westbury. Her work has been featured in such publications as Group Decisions and Negotiations journal andInternational Perspectives of Social Entrepreneurship Research. She sits of the Board of Managers on the Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA. She was also a member of the Supervisory Committee of the Teachers Federal Credit Union one of the largest credit unions in the country.   Kimberly Seals Allers, Award winning Journalist, Author,  Speaker and communications consultant advocate for breastfeeding and infant health. A former senior editor at ESSENCE and writer at FORTUNE magazine. Last year  She published her fifth book, The Big Let Down—How Medicine, Big Business and Feminism Undermine Breastfeeding.  She is the author of The Mocha Manual series.  The Mocha Manual to a Fabulous Pregnancy was nominated for a NAACP Image Award. The Mocha Manual to Turning Your Passion into Profit and The Mocha Manual to Military Life.    instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/iamksealsallers/ website:  http://www.kimberlysealsallers.com twitter : https://twitter.com/iamKSealsAllers   Tanique Blair,  - VP of  Business Operations and Planning at Nickelodeon.  Tanique is a 17 year Nickelodeon veteran, has overseen the Preschool Toy, Amusement, and Musical Instrument businesses, working on mega hits like Dora the Explorer, SpongeBob SquarePants and The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; and managed relationships with top industry leaders including, Mattel, Fisher Price, Matchbox and Power Wheels.    Regina Fleming - Award winning Photographer, CEO of Regina Fleming Photography  Regina is a former model and actress, a motivational speaker, and a marathon runner. Over a 20 year span, she has appeared in hundreds of publications including, O Magazine, Good Housekeeping, Forbes and Essence. Regina was first place at the Wedding and Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) Awards of Excellence Print Competition for both her wedding and portrait photography. She is a graduate of the distinguished Tory Burch Foundation and Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Program.   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamreginafleming/   Website: http://www.reginafleming.com   Connect with  Shirley    She’s Got Drive is produced by Cassandra Voltolina and music by Blonde. Artwork by Natasha Merrifield  Listen on iTunes, Podbean, Stitcher and Google Play and SoundCloud  Join the She's Got Drive Tribe on Facebook Community Page Connect with me on Instagram :@shirleymcalpine To go to the She's Got Drive Facebook page      

Kimberly Seals Allers is an award-winning journalist, author and a nationally recognized advocate for breastfeeding and infant health. A former senior editor at ESSENCE and writer at FORTUNE magazine, Kimberly’s fifth book, The Big Let Down—How Medicine, Big Business and Feminism Undermine Breastfeeding https://www.youtube.com/c/LoriIsenstadt Are you looking for help with breastfeeding? http://bit.ly/1LJEtFU Grab your Ebook which gives you all the tips you need to prepare for a smooth transition from pregnancy to postpartum http://bit.ly/2rGdnvM Subscribe on itunes the All About Breastfeeding show HERE: https://apple.co/2FJGwsV Listen to the All About Breastfeeding show HERE: http://bit.ly/1MOl4lb Like us on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/2dNPlsC Follow us on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/2BfEIJ2 @breastfeedingaz Follow us on Pinterest HERE: https://www.pinterest.com/lorijisenstadt/ Follow us on Instagram HERE: https://www.instagram.com/lorij.isenstadt/

Do you know the difference between an OB/GYN, midwife, and doula? This weekend we chat with student midwife Joi Barnett to discuss midwifery, motherhood, and breastfeeding. In this episode, she unpacks several reasons expectant mothers are conditioned to choose certain care providers and don’t readily consider breastfeeding. Most importantly, we talked about the benefits of sex during pregnancy and negotiating lovemaking while breastfeeding.A few of the resources mentioned in this episode were:* "Breast Feeding and Sex!" (https://www.indianablackbreastfeedingcoalition.com/copy-of-testimonials) by Joi Barnett (article)* "Breastfeeding Disparities in African American Women" (https://nimhd.blogs.govdelivery.com/2017/08/08/breastfeeding-disparities-in-african-american-women/) Regina Smith James, M.D. (article)* The Big Letdown: How Medicine, Big Business, and Feminism Undermine Breastfeeding by Kimberly Seals Allers (book)IG: Ladies Night Podcast (http://www.instagram.com/ladies_night_podcast)WEB: Ladies Night Podcast (https://www.shavonne.co/ladiesnightpodcast/)EMAIL: ladiesnightpodcast@shavonne.co (mailto:ladiesnightpodcast@shavonne.co)[Music: "Good Times" by Manon Voice (https://soundcloud.com/newvoice-4/good-times), 2015]

Do you know the difference between an OB/GYN, midwife, and doula? This weekend we chat with student midwife Joi Barnett to discuss midwifery, motherhood, and breastfeeding. In this episode, she unpacks several reasons expectant mothers are conditioned to choose certain care providers and don’t readily consider breastfeeding. Most importantly, we talked about the benefits of sex during pregnancy and negotiating lovemaking while breastfeeding.A few of the resources mentioned in this episode were: "Breast Feeding and Sex!" by Joi Barnett (article) "Breastfeeding Disparities in African American Women" Regina Smith James, M.D. (article) The Big Letdown: How Medicine, Big Business, and Feminism Undermine Breastfeeding by Kimberly Seals Allers (book) IG: Ladies Night Podcast WEB: Ladies Night Podcast EMAIL: ladiesnightpodcast@shavonne.co [Music: "Good Times" by Manon Voice, 2015]

In this episode of Yoga | Birth | Babies, I speak with journalist and author of the book, The Big Let Down– How Medicine, Big Business and Feminism Undermine Breastfeeding.  Kimberly and I discus the role of big pharmaceutical companies and the push for baby formula in doctor’s offices and hospitals and how they undermine a woman’s confidence in her ability to breastfeed.  She also reveals shocking information like who really backs research studies and is formula FDA approved? Discussed in this episode: What inspired Kimberley to write this bookSome of the most surprising facts or experiences she came across will researching and writing this bookThe relationship of growth charts and infant formula.What is the subliminal roll of Infant formula in dr offices and hospitalsThe role the pharma campanies with offering free stuff to the doctors and nurses and funded studies to support their product.The lack of education OBs and pediatricians receive on breastfeedingMarketing to women even before they gave birth and the problems and fear formula companies are creatingIs baby formula FDA approved?Insurance companies covering the cost breast pumps and the opposition that was met along the way to this successThe disparity in breastfeeding among different racial and socioeconomic groupsPlaces women can not find le leche support or baby friendly hospitals and suggestions for resources for these women to turn toThe power of the celebrityOverly sexual message of breasts and the impact on public breastfeeding.Where people can find Kimberley and and what she is up to now About Kimberly: Kimberly Seals Allers is an award-winning journalist, author and a nationally recognized media commentator, consultant and advocate for breastfeeding and infant health. A former senior editor at ESSENCE and writer at FORTUNE magazine, Kimberly is widely considered a leading voice in the counterculture movement in infant feeding. Last year, her online commentaries on the social, structural and racial complexities of maternal and child health issues received over 10 million page views. Kimberly’s fifth book, The Big Let Down—How Medicine, Big Business and Feminism Undermine Breastfeeding, published by St. Martin’s Press, is available everywhere starting January 24th, 2017. Connect with Kimberly: Instagram & Twitter: @iamksealsallers website: http://www.kimberlysealsallers.com If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe, rate, and review us!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 In this episode, five wonderful women with five different professions join a panel at WOW Apollo to have a conversation about their own experiences of success.   They share their personal stories and talk powerfully about how: you can create your success as your life changes and that you are the architect of your life  being motivated by their upbringing  and family commitments  to meet a new version of yourself  Negative motivators can be a positive motivator  your access to success is to keep moving  success can also be a burden  knowing can be an obstacle  life is about learning lessons  important is self-care     Information of the Panelist and Social Media information    Malene Barnett  Studio B - Award winning Interior designer    Malene is Founder and Design Director of Malene B, a company specializing in handcrafted custom carpets, inspired wallcoverings and artisan tiles. Her luxe creations have enlivened premier hotels, iconic office buildings, and sophisticated private spaces. , She has been featured in Huffington Post and Design Sponge columns, in both national and international press.    instagram https://www.instagram.com/maleneblifestyle/ website : https://www.maleneb.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maleneblifestyle/ twitter: https://twitter.com/maleneblife    Dr. Shalei Simms, Assistant VP of Academic Affairs at Suny College at Old Westbury. Her work has been featured in such publications as Group Decisions and Negotiations journal andInternational Perspectives of Social Entrepreneurship Research. She sits of the Board of Managers on the Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA. She was also a member of the Supervisory Committee of the Teachers Federal Credit Union one of the largest credit unions in the country.   Kimberly Seals Allers, Award winning Journalist, Author,  Speaker and communications consultant advocate for breastfeeding and infant health. A former senior editor at ESSENCE and writer at FORTUNE magazine.  She has just published her fifth book, The Big Let Down—How Medicine, Big Business and Feminism Undermine Breastfeeding.  She is the author of The Mocha Manual series.  The Mocha Manual to a Fabulous Pregnancy was nominated for a NAACP Image Award. The Mocha Manual to Turning Your Passion into Profit and The Mocha Manual to Military Life.    instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/iamksealsallers/ website:  http://www.kimberlysealsallers.com twitter : https://twitter.com/iamKSealsAllers   Tanique Blair,  - VP of  Business Operations and Planning at Nickelodeon.  Tanique is a 17 year Nickelodeon veteran, has overseen the Preschool Toy, Amusement, and Musical Instrument businesses, working on mega hits like Dora the Explorer, SpongeBob SquarePants and The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; and managed relationships with top industry leaders including, Mattel, Fisher Price, Matchbox and Power Wheels.    Regina Fleming - Award winning Photographer, CEO of Regina Fleming Photography   Regina is a former model and actress, a motivational speaker, and a marathon runner. Over a 20 year span, she has appeared in hundreds of publications including, O Magazine, Good Housekeeping, Forbes and Essence. Regina was first place at the Wedding and Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) Awards of Excellence Print Competition for both her wedding and portrait photography. She is a graduate of the distinguished Tory Burch Foundation and Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Program.   Instagram  @reginafleming photography  Website WWW.REGINAFLEMINGPHOTOGRAPHY.COM     She's Got Drive is produced by Cassandra Voltolina and music by Blonde. Artwork by Natasha Merrifield   Listen on iTunes, Podbean, Stitcher and Google Play and SoundCloud    You're invited to visit shirleymcalpine.com  for a free download of ebook ‘3 Top Tips on How to be a Woman with Drive'   To connect with me and the She's Got Drive community  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleymcalpineconsulting/ She's Got Drive Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/shesgotdrive/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel @shirleymcalpine on Twitter:https://twitter.com/shirleymcalpine #shesgotdrivepodcast   

“When it comes to breastfeeding the ideal of choice verses the illusion of choice are two very different things,” argues Kimberly Seals Allers when talking about her new book, “The Big Let Down: How Medicine, Big Business and Feminism Undermine Breastfeeding.” In this edition of The Secret Ingredient Allers makes the distinction between choices and […]

“When it comes to breastfeeding the ideal of choice verses the illusion of choice are two very different things,” argues Kimberly Seals Allers when talking about her new book, “The Big Let Down: How Medicine, Big Business and Feminism Undermine Breastfeeding.” In this edition of The Secret Ingredient Allers makes the distinction between choices and...

“When it comes to breastfeeding the ideal of choice verses the illusion of choice are two very different things,” argues Kimberly Seals Allers when talking about her new book, “The Big Let Down: How Medicine, Big Business and Feminism Undermine Breastfeeding.” In this edition of The Secret Ingredient Allers makes the distinction between choices and...