Podcast

Breastfeeding + BLW: How to Succeed at Both Simultaneously with Heather Dvorak, IBCLC

How to succeed at breastfeeding when your baby starts baby-led weaning...and as a mom of 4 kids with food allergies (plus food allergies herself!) Heather has a wealth of information about continuing to breastfeed even if BLW is hard for you too!
The natural progression to producing and providing less breastmilk during the weaning process as your baby starts to derive more nutrition from solid foods
Strategies for parents who are breastfeeding/chestfeeding and want to continue doing so past the baby's first year

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In this episode, my guest Heather Dvorak, IBCLC and I discuss:

How to succeed at breastfeeding when your baby starts baby-led weaning...and as a mom of 4 kids with food allergies (plus food allergies herself!) Heather has a wealth of information about continuing to breastfeed even if BLW is hard for you too!
The natural progression to producing and providing less breastmilk during the weaning process as your baby starts to derive more nutrition from solid foods
Strategies for parents who are breastfeeding/chestfeeding and want to continue doing so past the baby’s first year

Heather Dvorak, IBCLC’s website A Baby Place: Birth, Breastfeeding and Beyond can be found here
La Leche League Joint Statement on Use of Term Chestfeeding is here
What is an IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultant) informational statement from the IBCLE is here

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