For the Love of Milk
For the Love of Milk, hosted by two holistic International Board Certified Lactation Consultants, is the show to help you feel empowered and less alone in your breastfeeding journey. Each week, we explore our experience as clinicians and share the stories of mothers navigating the highs and lows of breastfeeding. This is the perfect show for mothers and mothers-to-be that lack a tribe breastfeeding women around them, are facing breastfeeding challenges, or are feeling isolated in their breastfeeding journeys. For the Love of Milk promises to uplift you and empower you to embrace your internal mothering voice.
Episodes
51 episodes
How can I help my baby get a better latch?
Amanda and discuss how to improve your baby's latch. They discuss the importance of activating your baby's feeding reflexes, the importance of skin-to-skin, pros and cons of different nursing positions, and common mistakes when latching your ba...
Is my baby's latch too shallow?
Anna discusses what a "bad latch" looks like. Do any of these sound like your baby? Tap follow for tips on overcoming these common latch challenges!
Does my baby have a good latch?
Anna discusses how to know if your baby's latch is "good." It all comes down to what it looks like, what it feels like, and what it does. Listen for more!
Ask an IBCLC: what's going on with my milk supply?
Amanda and Anna discuss listener questions all about milk supply!
How can I boost my milk supply?
Amanda and Anna discuss unconventional advice for boosting milk supply, what actually increases your milk supply, what foods and herbs increase milk supply, fenugreek, whether you need to eat or drink more while you're breastfeeding, the value ...
When will my milk come in?
Anna and Amanda discuss how breastmilk is made, when your milk will transition from colostrum to mature milk, what it means for your supply to "regulate," whether you need to pump after feeds, why you may have a sudden drop in milk supply, how ...
Do I have enough milk?
Amanda and Anna answer the most basic of breastfeeding questions - do I have enough milk to feed my baby? They discuss signs your baby is getting enough and signs that your milk supply may need a little boost.
Preparing for your lactation home visit
Anna and Amanda discuss how to prepare for your in-home lactation consultation!
Help! I forgot my breast pump!
Anna and Amanda how to survive a long term separation from your nursling without a breast pump! This episode marks the conclusion of the first season of For the Love of Milk. Fresh bite-sized episodes returning in the fall of 2025!
Greatest Hits: Anna's story of missing milk and breastfeeding redemption
In this replay episode, Amanda and Anna discuss Anna's third breastfeeding experience, which includes overcoming low supply, tongue ties, and finding peace.
Greatest Hits: Amanda's stories of teenage pregnancy
Get to know Amanda and Anna all over again with this replay of one of their first episodes. Amanda describes confronting birth and breastfeeding as a teen, and the unique challenges that come with that.
Ask an IBCLC: growth chart percentages and lopsided breasts
Amanda and Anna discuss common breastfeeding concerns, including dropping weight percentiles (2:00), skipping pumping sessions (7:30), and lopsided breasts (9:50).
Syringes, bottles and tubes at the breast for your breastfed baby
Anna and Amanda discuss alternative feeding tools and when they are or are not appropriate. They discuss syringe feeding (1:30), bottle feeding (5:00), and using a tube at the breast to supplement a baby (12:00).
Breastfeeding positions for getting a deep latch
Amanda and Anna discuss how to improve your baby's latch through proper positioning. They discuss what makes a baby's latch "good," the laid back nursing position (4:00), the cradle position (7:30), sidelying (9:30), the football hold (12:00), ...
Overcoming mental health challenges when breastfeeding
Anna and Amanda chat with Megan, a mother and therapist, about overcoming mental health challenges when breastfeeding. They discuss induction (3:00), the first few days after birth (6:00), a baby that couldn't take a bottle (8:00), brain fog of...
Eczema and allergies in breastfed babies
Amanda and Anna chat with Mallory, one of Amanda's prior clients, about healing her baby's eczema and discovering food allergies. They dive into the challenges of identifying food triggers, and offer insight for parents working to heal their ba...
Getting comfortable breastfeeding in public
Anna and Amanda discuss the dynamics of breastfeeding in public! They share funny breastfeeding "bloopers" and discuss how modest moms can get comfortable breastfeeding around others.
Build your team: infant chiropractor
Amanda and Anna chat with guest Lauren Jetton about how an infant chiropractor can help you reach your breastfeeding goals. They discuss what an infant chiropractor does (4:00), who can benefit from chiropractic care (6:30), preconceived notion...
Greatest Hits: Low milk supply with Claire
Amanda and Anna revisit Claire's story of triumph over low milk supply. This is a must-listen for anyone needing a hopeful vision for their breastfeeding journey.
Build your team: postpartum doula
Anna and Amanda chat with guest Nina Simmons, a certified postpartum doula, on the value of having a postpartum doula on your postpartum support team. They discuss what is a postpartum doula (4:00), what kinds of tasks postpartum doulas take on...
How to get your breastfed baby to take a bottle
Anna and Amanda discuss how to encourage your breastfed baby to take a bottle. Listen for tips and tricks!
Breastfeeding gear: must-haves and must nots!
Anna and Amanda discuss common breastfeeding tools and gear, when you may need them, and when you may not! They discuss breast pads (3:20), leaky breasts (4:00), nipple shields (7:00), hakka (11:00), silverettes (15:40), wearable breast pumps (...
Ask an IBCLC: combination feeding, clogged ducts, babies that won't latch & football hold
Amanda and Anna take on common breastfeeding concerns. They discuss combination feeding (1:30), downregulating milk supply (5:00), meeting mothers where they are (7:30), clogged ducts (10:00), when babies wont latch (18:00), and the football po...
Ask an IBCLC: nipple pain, foremilk and hindmilk, and latching babies in the hospital
Anna and Amanda discuss common breastfeeding questions. They discuss whether breastfeeding pain is ever normal (1:00), foremilk and hindmilk imbalance (9:20), block feeding (11:20), and the challenge of lactation support in hospital settings (1...