004: Dr. Frank Nice on Domperidone - Breastfeeding Outside the Box
Domperidone is a pharmaceutical medication that can help increase milk production. In this interview, Frank Nice gives us the scoop on "dom". He tells us who might benefit from domperidone and who...
View Article005: Supply Line Breastfeeding with Jo Lockhart - Breastfeeding Outside the Box
We are thrilled to have had the opportunity to interview Jo Lockhart, nursing mother, doula, and creator/moderator of the Supply Line Breastfeeding Awareness Project Facebook page. In this interview,...
View Article006: Diana West on Making More Milk, Safe Sleep and Nursing for the Trans...
We are so thrilled to have the wonderful Diana West on Breastfeeding Outside the Box. Through her writing, speaking, and individual work with breastfeeding families, Diana has opened the doors to...
View Article007 Finger-Feeding As Another Way to Nurse Your Baby - Breastfeeding Outside...
Hearing from Bridget and her husband Shawn will blow you away. This incredible couple shares their touching journey through a cancer diagnosis during pregnancy, cancer treatments that did not allow...
View Article008 Dee Kassing IBCLC on Flange Fitting - Breastfeeding Outside the Box
If there was a queen of breast pump flanges it would be Dee Kassing. I'm serious. Dee knows A LOT about breast pumps and their flanges. What is a breast pump flange? The flange is the clear plastic...
View Article009 Becca Shares Her Relactation Story - Breastfeeding Outside the Box
Becca didn't give up. When breastfeeding got off to a tough start and her milk production dwindled, she knew in her heart it wasn't too late. With time, hard work, and determination Becca brought her...
View Article011 Becca Part 2- Transitioning Her Older Baby Back to Breast - Breastfeeding...
Some babies seem to be born knowing exactly what to do at the breast. And for some others...well, latching comfortably and getting milk from the breast isn't so easy. Lots of times, mothers feel that...
View Article012 Breastfeeding in Adoption and Surrogacy with Alyssa Schnell, IBCLC -...
In this podcast, we catch up with Alyssa Schnell, co-host of the Breastfeeding Outside the Box podcast and author of Breastfeeding Without Birthing. We heard a bit about Alyssa's personal story in...
View Article013 Breastfeeding via Surrogacy- Our Chat With Intended Mother Chrissy -...
Chrissy is an intended mother, in other words she became a mother via surrogacy. She tells us of her inspirational journey to nursing her son, from the surprising way she discovered induced lactation...
View ArticleRachel Gazda, IBCLC, on Co-Nursing for Same-Sex Female Couples -...
How wonderful when a family includes a breastfeeding mother! Well how about if a family includes two of them? For same-sex female couples, both mothers can share in the nursing of their baby. This is...
View Article010 Bottle Feeding Techniques with Dee Kassing, IBCLC - Breastfeeding Outside...
What?! How can you have a "breastfeeding" podcast episode on bottle-feeding? Well pretty easily as it turns out. We at Breastfeeding Outside the Box understand that breastfeeding cannot always look...
View Article015 Rachel and Talana - Breastfeeding Outside the Box
You are in for a treat with this lovely same-sex female couple who shared the role of breastfeeding their daughter. Rachel and Talana explain that co-nursing has been a delicate balance but with many...
View Article017 Rosalie Kmiec IBCLC on Breastfeeding With IGT - Breastfeeding Outside the...
?It was a shock for Rosalie when it was determined postpartum that she had a condition called Insufficient Glandular Tissue, more commonly referred to as IGT. IGT is a breast condition that makes it...
View Article018 Low Milk Production and More with Kristin Cavuto IBCLC - Breastfeeding...
This podcast episode is so absolutely rich with information and ideas, no matter what your breastfeeding outside the box situation, you won't want to pass this one up. Starting with her own...
View Article019 Nursing in Public with Robin Kaplan, IBCLC - Breastfeeding Outside the Box
When I (Alyssa) began my nursing journey almost 20 years ago, nursing in public was a BIG DEAL. There would be criticism by others. There was the dilemma about how and whether to cover up. It made...
View Article017 Rosalie Kmiec, IBCLC on IGT - Breastfeeding Outside the Box
?It was a shock for Rosalie when it was determined postpartum that she had a condition called Insufficient Glandular Tissue, more commonly referred to as IGT. IGT is a breast condition that makes it...
View ArticleCo-Nursing and Trans Feminine Nursing with Bethy and Sparrow - Breastfeeding...
"They say to marry your best friend, but what about your breast friend? Our story of laughter, tears, and endless pumping proves that that a couple who breeds together can feed together!" - Bethy Annsa...
View Article021 Low Milk Production and Milk Sharing with Amber Duncan - Breastfeeding...
"Calm Down. It's about relationship" That is what Amber Duncan ultimately learned about breastfeeding. Breastfeeding isn't only about feeding a baby - it is also about the connection nursing...
View Article022: #22: Alyssa talks with Kristin Cavuto, IBCLC, about Low Milk Production...
Last time we talked with Kristin on the podcast, she briefly mentioned a condition called "insulin resistance" that could cause low milk production. This was new to us! We wanted to learn more, and...
View Article023 Adoptive Breastfeeding with Sally Parrott, IBCLC - Breastfeeding Outside...
Sally is an adoptive mom gone lactation consultant, and she uses her personal experiences to guide her professional role with abundant wisdom and compassion. In this interview, Sally does a beautiful...
View Article024 Adoptive Breastfeeding Choices with Courtney Eckelberry - Breastfeeding...
We have interviewed several adoptive mothers on the podcast, but Courtney is the first to have actually produced a surplus of milk. Whereas most mothers who induce lactation need to supplement their...
View Article025 Modifications to the SNS with Mari Wantanabe - Breastfeeding Outside the Box
Mari is a scientist and an innovator ... and an intended mother through surrogacy who nursed her babies. So when the Medela Supplemental Nursing System - more commonly known as the SNS - wasn't...
View Article026 Top Factors That Determine How Much Milk You'll Make - Breastfeeding...
What do parents most want to know about inducing lactation? One of the things they most want to know is whether they will be able produce enough milk to meet all their baby's nutritional needs - what...
View Article027 Trans Masculine Nursing, Co-Nursing and Inducing Lactation -...
This is a heartwarming interview not only about nursing and parenting under uncommon and in some ways unexpected circumstances, it is also about how parenting can challenge and grow the relationship...
View Article028 Adoptive Breastfeeding and Relactation with Deziray Click, PA -...
What an opportunity to hear from a medical professional who has brought in milk for her adopted baby. Deziray's expertise as a physician's assistant gave her added confidence in using a medical...
View Article029 Our Biggest Breastfeeding Mistakes - Breastfeeding Outside the Box
I (Alyssa) have had a guilty conscience for a long time. On this podcast, in my private practice, in my book, and when I speak at conferences, I share breastfeeding guidance that I myself did not take...
View Article030 Supplementing Breastfeeding for Lower Producing Parents - Breastfeeding...
What do adoption, surrogacy, partnering with a birthing parent, breast/chest surgery, and insufficient glandular tissue (IGT) have in common? Parents who CAN and DO breastfeed. In most of these...
View Article031 Tongue- and Lip-Tie with Dr. Catherine Sledge - Breastfeeding Outside the...
Ah tongue- and lip-ties! We've heard A LOT about them from our podcast interviewees. Hope and I both have children who've had them. So, while not outside-the-box per se, tongue- and lip-ties affect...
View Article032 Ask Dr. Nice: Medications for Increasing Milk Production - Breastfeeding...
In this episode, Dr. Frank Nice debuts his first special episode on our podcast! He gives some updates about Domperidone as well as talks about the use of Reglan for parents who want to use these...
View Article033 Queer Birth Project - Breastfeeding Outside the Box
Because it is our mission at Breastfeeding Outside the Box to support non-traditional families - growing families who have historically not received the information and support they need and deserve -...
View Article034 A Mother and Daughter's Adoptive Breastfeeding Story with Jennifer...
We've talked with other adoptive mothers before, but this one is different! Jennifer brought her daughter home as an older baby and when she finally began nursing, her daughter was 2 years old....
View Article035: ADN: Using herbs and foods for increasing milk production -...
Dr. Nice is back, and he answers questions about the other half of the galactogogue equation: herbs and foods that may be used to support milk production. (Last time we interviewed Dr. Nice, we...
View Article036 Co-Nursing, Tandem Nursing, and Nursing Triplets with Cliona and Sue -...
Introducing the winners of the 2017 World Breastfeeding Triathlon! Okay, I just made that up. But if there was one, this couple would certainly have been a top contender. Together they have...
View Article037 ADN Safety of Alcohol, Marijuana, and other Medications while...
A little something new with Dr. Nice! We've talked with in the past with Dr. Nice mostly about galactogogues: medications, herbs, and foods for promoting milk production. This time we pick his brain...
View Article038 I AM: Breastfeeding. Supporting Breastfeeding in Urban Communities -...
I had a blast talking with SonJoria Sydnor and Denecia Harrell about support for breastfeeding families of color in the St. Louis area and beyond. They talked about the needs around breastfeeding for...
View Article039 Malunggay for Milk Production with Angela Veloso from Go-Lacta -...
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...
View ArticleADN: More On Medications for Increasing Milk Production - Breastfeeding...
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...
View Article041 Inducing Lactation using Depo-Provera with Chrissy Fleishman, intended...
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,...
View Article043 Ask Dr. Nice: More on Herbs for Increasing Milk Production -...
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...
View Article044 Self-Care for New Parents during the Holidays and Beyond - Breastfeeding...
Alyssa and Hope get real! Being a new parent isn't always the blissful joy we might see on holiday cards. It can be really tough times, as well as wonderful times. We suggest that the balance lies...
View Article045 Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex with Alia Macrina Heise, IBCLC -...
Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex, more commonly known as D-MER, is one of the most severe breastfeeding challenges yet also one of the least known or understood. D-MER is a feeling of dysphoria caused...
View Article046: Katie and NC share their adventures in inducing lactation and co-nursing...
about their co-nursing experience, and with Katie about inducing lactation! It has been a joy-filled road for them with a few bumps along the way ... including concerns with safety of medications, not...
View Article047: Ask Dr. Nice: Safety and Side Effects of Domperidone - Breastfeeding...
In the US, it is natural that we have a lot of concerns about the safety and side effects of domperidone. Our Food & Drug Administration has not yet approved this medication (see episode #4 for...
View Article048: Ask Dr. Nice: Safety of Medications While Breastfeeding - Breastfeeding...
For breastfeeding parents, safely taking medications - whether they are for the parent's health or for increasing milk production - can be complex. It is a delicate balance between the parent's...
View Article#49: Ditching the Dom - Inducing Lactation or Relactating without Domperidone...
With the FDA warning against domperidone, we have noticed an increasing number of U.S. parents who choose to induce lactation or relactate without using the pharmaceutical medication domperidone....
View Article050 Stephanie Wagner, IBCLC, on chestfeeding and supporting the LGBTQIA...
As it turns out, breastfeeding is not just "A Womanly Art." Steph shares an incredible story about a same-sex male couple she worked with who both nursed their baby, exclusively providing human milk...
View Article#51: Ask Dr. Nice: A Case Study on the Impact of Parent's Medications on Milk...
It's a case study! Something a little bit different in our discussion with Dr. Nice, our pharmacist expert. Alyssa had connected with a mom-to-be Courtni who was inducing lactation with very quick...
View Article052: At-Breast/Chest Supplementation Tips and More - Breastfeeding Outside...
For as long as I've known my podcast co-host Hope Lien, she has been my go-to person for questions about at-breast/chest supplementation. When nursing her daughter by adoption (pictured here),...
View Article042 Getting Started with Inducing Lactation/ Relactation - Breastfeeding...
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...
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