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The Breastfeeding Diaries is a podcast sharing real stories from moms who’ve overcome challenges to breastfeed their babies. From NICU stays and tongue ties, to low supply and emotional hurdles, each episode features one mother’s journey - proving that even when the beginning is tough, breastfeeding for a year or more is possible. Hosted by Haley Laurence, this show is a space for encouragement and hope for moms at any stage of their breastfeeding journey.
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Episode 9: Pregnancy after loss and breastfeeding after the NICU with Brittany Suell
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With her 4th baby, Brittany Suell suffered a stillborn loss at 40 weeks, despite having an otherwise healthy pregnancy. She entered her 5th pregnancy with new fears, focused on having a living baby no matter what. At 29 weeks, she found herself back in the ER waiting for the doctors to tell her if the baby was OK. She was rushed to an emergency c-s…
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Episode 8: Surprise babies, body image, and donating milk with Jane Howell
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With her first two babies, Jane Howell barely made it to 12 months of pumping and nursing - both times finding out she was pregnant and having to stop suddenly and use up her freezer stash. On top of that, her weight loss goals also took a hit to her milk supply. But with Baby Girl #3, she was able to continue long past 12 months, nursing at home, …
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Episode 7: Twins, tandem feeding, and nutrition with Allegra Gast
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As a lactation consultant and nutritionist, Allegra Gast of Aloha Nutrition assumed breastfeeding would come naturally and easily. But with her first baby, latching and tongue tie struggles threatened to cut her journey short. She persisted, and once she got in her rhythm, she went on to nurse throughout toddlerhood, even while pregnant with her 2n…
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Episode 6: Nursing a preemie after the NICU with Haley Laurence
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The Breastfeeding Diaries host, Haley Laurence, shares her experience having her baby at 32 weeks via c-section and how she exclusively pumped while he was in the NICU for 4 weeks. Despite pump challenges and a low supply, she didn't give up, and, after he got out of the NICU, she went on to transition him to exclusively nursing. She returned to wo…
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Episode 5: Breastfeeding as a physical therapist and mom of teenagers with Miranda Harvey
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When her 2nd baby was 10 months old, Miranda Harvey had to abruptly stop breastfeeding so she could get her thyroid removed due to thyroid cancer. Years went by, and it seemed she would never get another chance to have another baby or breastfeed. But almost 15 years later, she discovered she was pregnant unexpectedly! She was successfully able to b…
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Episode 4: Entrepreneurship and oversupply struggles with Maggie Awalt
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Maggie Awalt is an entrepreneur and coffee-shop owner who had to reshape her business and her identity when becoming a mom. She shares how she navigated the demands of the business while wrestling with oversupply and mastitis. What does it mean to find balance as a working mom in the early days of motherhood? How do you prioritize your baby and you…
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Episode 3: Breastfeeding through sepsis hospitalization with Shera Evans
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Breastfeeding seemed to be going smooth for Shera Evans - until she was hospitalized with a severe infection for 7 days. Separated from her baby and waiting for a surgery in the hospital, no one would have blamed her if she had given up. Breastfeeding seemed pointless when she was even having to pump and dump her milk down the hospital sink. But sh…
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Episode 2: Exclusive pumping to exclusive nursing with Kara Blessing
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Kara is a full-time mom, and part-time doula, so birth and babies are a huge part of her world. If you saw her nursing her toddler until she was almost 2 years old, you would never have guessed that her breastfeeding journey had a rough start. Despite having a beautiful, unmedicated birth at a birth center, her baby was found to have mouth and tong…
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Episode 1: Persevering through low supply with Casie Britt
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Casie Britt faced an under supply, but through determination, she was still able to continue pumping and providing her baby milk all the way until almost 12 months. After losing her milk supply at 6 months with her first baby, Casie had hoped to go farther with her second. But after returning to work and finding her milk supply wasn't meeting her b…
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