Episode 36: Dr. Amy Brown on Breastfeeding and Infant Feeding

Episode Summary

Dr. Amy Brown joins us for a conversation about infant feeding that goes well past the talking points. Amy is a researcher and writer who has spent years on the realities of breastfeeding, infant feeding decisions, and the emotional terrain families actually carry.

We talk about how to work with families around infant feeding choices in a way that respects what they are walking through, the underdiscussed reality of breastfeeding grief, and why what is on the public health poster is not the same as what shows up in a postpartum home. Amy is generous with both the evidence and the empathy.

Useful for postpartum doulas, lactation supporters, childbirth educators, and any provider whose families bring infant feeding questions to them.

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