Best Lactationconsultant Podcasts (2025)

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It's time to say goodbye 1:07

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I am saying goodbye. Why? I started this podcast as at that time there wasn't really anyone in the podcast space focusing on the feeding stories. But now there is. Bigger podcasts have picked up on this important topic. Podcasts who had previously started and dropped off, have once again picked up and are telling these stories... AND I am so thrill…

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Nandi: midwife, doula, mother: what three births taught me about breastfeeding 58:32

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In this episode I’m joined by Nandi—a midwife, doula, and Hypnobirthing educator based in Sweden. But beyond her professional expertise Nandi is also a mother of three—an 18-year-old daughter and two sons, aged 10 and 6—all of whom were breastfed, though each journey looked very different. From struggling with painful latching and early formula sup…

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Bria: What if breastfeeding wasn’t just about nourishment, but about connection, resilience, and even defiance? 1:06:55

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Today, I’m joined by Bria—a mother of two, living in Grenada in the West Indies—who has embraced breastfeeding as more than just feeding. From her first-ever public feed on the London Underground to nursing a four-year-old despite outside opinions, Bria has navigated her journey with strength and conviction. She shares how witnessing women breastfe…

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Claire: Feeding twins, raising 5 & training as a midwife: The journey through NICU, sepsis & postpartum exhaustion and depression 1:02:22

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In this episode Claire joins me; a mum of five and midwife, whose feeding journeys have been anything but straightforward. After breastfeeding her first baby with ease for a year, she assumed it would be the same with the rest—but life had other plans. When her second baby needed surgery just days after birth, she found herself expressing around th…

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Mel - Many off putting messages, yet breastfeeding and bed sharing for 18 months as she trusted herself deeply 58:02

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I’m joined today by Mel, who takes us through how she navigated early struggles when her milk took almost a week to come in, and the overwhelming pressure from professionals to supplement with formula. A lactation consultant even told her she might never be able to breastfeed at all as her boobs were too small– so how did these seeds of doubt impac…

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Sophie Walker: Three Babies, Three Journeys: Breastfeeding, Sleep Deprivation & Trusting Yourself 43:04

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In today’s episode, I have a special guest—someone you probably already know and love. Sophie Walker, the incredible founder and host of Australian Birth Stories, joins me to share her personal breastfeeding journey. With a Master’s in Public Health, Sophie is passionate about helping pregnant women and their support teams actively prepare for birt…

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Hannah - Breastfeeding her second baby through critical illness and unimaginable loss. Feeling the love, hope and forever bond from being able to breastfeed. 1:06:11

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Content Warning: This episode of The Feeding Couch discusses baby loss and the emotional journey of grieving as a parent. While the conversation is filled with compassion, hope, and healing, it also touches on sensitive topics that may be difficult for some listeners. In this episode we’re delving into a topic that’s both deeply personal and profou…

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Farida - Navigating her son's heart surgery, learning perseverance, and grace 58:11

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I’m thrilled to introduce Farida; a proud Muslim Oromo Australian woman, a mother of four, a midwife, and a nurse who has dedicated her life to nurturing and caring for others. Her passion for meaningful, thought-provoking conversations shines through in everything she does. We’ll delve into her remarkable breastfeeding journey, which began at 19 a…

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Nadine - How the beginnings of our motherhood journeys can be incredibly transformative. Life lessons from a 20 year on perspective of motherhood. 57:47

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Welcome back to The Feeding Couch Season 2! I am thrilled to welcome Nadine Richardson—a visionary in childbirth education, a doula, yoga teacher, and founder of She Births®, the world’s first scientifically verified antenatal program. Nadine has empowered tens of thousands of new mums, dads and parents across the globe with her approach to birth p…

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Hannah - Two breastfeeding experiences - Milk protein allergy, a week in the NICU, latch issues & ties, bed sharing 37:20

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In this episode I have a conversation with Hannah, a wife to her high school sweetheart, a mother of two, and a passionate advocate for empowered childbirth and motherhood. After experiencing her own journey through birth trauma and healing, Hannah found her calling as a childbirth educator and doula, specializing in VBAC (vaginal birth after cesar…

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Raylea - Undeveloped breast tissue 12% Weight loss - Using donated breast milk - supply line breastfeeding - Anxiety choosing formula 1:17:26

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In this episode I’m joined by Raylea, a first-time mom to baby Ellie,who faced more challenges in her first week of motherhood than many of us can imagine. After a significant weight loss of 12% by day three, the stress began to mount. Ellie’s weight loss was compounded by jaundice and a diagnosis that would change Raylea’s feeding journey: known a…

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Anja - Three very different feeding experiences 1:03:53

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In this episode I’m joined by Anja; a mum of three living in Coventry UK with a passion to advocate for women’s mental health, particularly around pregnancy and childbirth. Anya studied biomedical science at University, but her true calling has been in the charitable sector, where she’s spent years fundraising and providing vital admin support for …

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Sarah - navigating breastfeeding through a neurodivergent lens - reflux - bed sharing - tandem feeding 53:27

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In this episode I am joined by Sarah; a mum of soon-to-be three little ones (at the time of recording). She serves as the Head of Research and Education at a leading UK breast cancer charity. And in this episode we're focusing on Sarah's personal journey, navigating the complexities of motherhood and breastfeeding as an autistic woman. We'll be exp…

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Orlanda - dealing with grief and loss during pregnancy, waiting 7 days for milk to come-in, succesfully breastfeeding, and self permission to mix feed 52:21

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Welcome to today's episode. I'm honoured to introduce my dear friend Orlanda, whom I've had the privilege of supporting with lactation and breastfeeding when her daughter, Cassia, was born almost five years ago. Orlanda joins us on the feeding couch to share her deeply personal story. She is the Co-Founder of Narcissus London Cosmetics Company, an …

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Leah - successful breastfeeding with a tricky start; breathing difficulties, forced formula and bottle refusal 51:59

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Leah is a first time mum who prepared extensively for labour, birth and breastfeeding through her pregnancy. She was dreaming of the first breastfeed in the birth suite and having the ‘golden hour’ together. However, when her daughter Hazel was born she had breathing difficulties and was taken to the special care nursery within 5 minutes of being b…

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Julia - Jaundice, high needs feeding, milk coming in after the loss of a baby, antenatal milk expression 1:18:09

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Julia Neale is a mum of three, with two living children, and originally from the suburbs of Toronto, Canada. She now calls Switzerland, home. She is a former international primary school teacher, and is now a prenatal educator. Julia’s takes me through her three experiences with breast milk and feeding. Her first baby was born at 36 weeks, hospital…

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Susanne- using ritual & ceremony to say goodbye to her breastfeding journey 53:50

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Susanne really enjoyed breastfeeding her two children. She had made up her mind that she wanted to stop breastfeeding when her youngest was turning two, but she found herself with a difficult internal struggle. Susanne saw this as an opportunity for personal growth and she worked with a coach to dive deeper into all these mixed emotions. The coach …

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Kate - the journey of re-lactation, diagnosis of thyroid cancer whilst pregnant with baby no 3, and incredibly different breasfeeding journeys 1:05:06

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Kate is an endorsed midwife and IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultant) based in Australia. She is passionate about a no bull-s**t approach to feeding and motherhood, and ultimately supporting families to have their most empowered experience as they transition into parenthood. Kate has honestly shared her own feeding and motherho…

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Ana- Two beautiful but different breastfeeding journeys 39:26

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Ana is a 34 year old mama of two. Originally from Portugal, currently living in Austria with her German husband and their 2 kids: a fierce 4 year old girl and a 6 month old baby boy. Ana breastfed her eldest for 2.5 years, something she didn't expect to do when she was pregnant. Ana works in marketing in the tech industry but is using her maternity…

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Johanna - Two feeding journeys; low milk supply, supply-line feeding, guilt, trauma and sadness; ultimately becoming a successful Lactation Consultant 1:00:03

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Born and raised in Perth, Australia, Johanna unexpectedly made Switzerland her home in 2010. Johanna has studied biomedical science, occupational therapy, English literature, philosophy and education… and yet tells me how nothing prepared her for the tumultuous early years of motherhood. Johanna shares with me her experiences of feeding her two boy…

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Zoe - Posterior tongue tie, nipple shields, milk blebs, toddler feeding, to setting up a postpartum support hub 53:34

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In this episode Zoe discusses with me how she had her first baby at 22 and really struggled with feeding. How she had to hand express for the first week and use nipple shields for first few months. She tells her story of how no one listened when she was saying how painful breastfeeding was, despite having purple nipples and a baby who fed constantl…

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Claire - Breastfeeding and expressing for her baby born at 29 weeks 59:53

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Claire Summers joins me in this episode. Claire is the voice behind Claire’s Itchy Feet and Claire Summers Speaks. A seasoned travel influencer, yoga teacher, and a passionate advocate for conscious parenting and wellness. With over a decade of experience as a content creator, Claire blends her journey through motherhood, wellness practices, and ad…

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Nicole - Breastfeeding past the first year - growth spurts - biting - taboos of public feeding 39:31

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In this episode I talk to Nicole, who is currently breastfeeding her 16 month old daughter. Amber is Nicole’s miracle rainbow baby after losses and fertility struggles. Nicole shares with me so many insightful and real aspects of ‘normal’ breastfeeding. Even when everything on paper seems ‘perfect’ it still comes with it’s challenges. We discuss: G…

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Maayan - From "yuk" to fircely loving breastfeeding - oversupply - releasing a tongue tie - life changing experience 51:05

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Maayan describes herself as a first time mum who knew nothing about pregnancy or birth but after fighting to have a vaginal birth for her first baby who was breech for most of her pregnancy, she has found the entire process to be life changing beyond imagination; not just literally & physically but spiritually, mentally, emotionally and socially. I…

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Heather O'Shea - challenging start to breastfeeding, baby in SCBU for a few days, early formula top ups and triple feeding and dealing with low milk supply. 47:16

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Heather had a career as a playwright before becoming a Midwife. Approaching 40, gay and single, she decided to have a baby with her best friend Adam, and they co-parent harmoniously together. In this episode we discuss trying to establish breastfeeding when her baby was in the special care nursery for the first few days, how formula tops up led to …

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Vanessa and Kim - breast refusal, pumping to increase milk supply, dealing with the rollercoaster of early days anxiety to breastfeeding a toddler. 45:15

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Vanessa, Kim and their daughter Alina are Australian family who were living in Switzerland when their daughter was born. Vanessa’s background is as a researcher in the breastfeeding field. Her work has been pertinent to all of us in the lactation world and changed our way of thinking about how babies suck during breastfeeding in particular. It is a…

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Ros Ginn - three babies, three tongue ties and three very different feeding experiences! 51:21

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Ros Ginn is mum to three children, whose experiences of pregnancy, birth and postnatal care has led to her becoming a hypnobirthing instructor and doula. Ros is a strong advocate of sharing good and accurate information, so that people are able to make the right choices for themselves - whether that’s about birth, breastfeeding, or parenting in gen…

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The Feeding Couch with Katie James - Season Trailer 0:50

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Welcome to The Feeding Couch podcast with me, Katie James. I am a midwife and Lactation Consultant and over the years of working with many families I’ve seen such a variety of feeding journeys and I can tell you that not one of them is the same. In our worId of perfect portrals of postpartum on social media I feel its time to shine a light on the r…