Makes Milk with Emma Pickett: breastfeeding from the beginning to the end

Katie had a difficult route to pregnancy, going through two rounds of IVF and several transfers, as well as multiple surgeries to prepare her for conception. Her story is one of struggle, but also of ...

15 Jul 20241h 13min

Breastfeeding and perimenopause both suffer from a lack of research and investment. When you put the two together, mothers in their 40s and 50s are often met with a lack of understanding and no clear ...

8 Jul 20241h 19min

Few people who practise mostly child-led weaning know when their last feed is. Feeds tend to get few and far between until one day, you realise that it’s probably over. When that happened for today’s ...

1 Jul 202456min

This week it’s the return of your questions - this time on the topic of natural term breastfeeding. Questions answered - 2:28How does self weaning happen? 8:57Is there evidence of calories needed to...

24 Jun 20241h 8min

If you’ve been around breastfeeding support for any amount of time in the UK, you will have benefited from the work of my guest this week. There are few people who have made such an impact on the live...

17 Jun 20241h 5min

This week’s story from Chloe is about not just breastfeeding through pain and discomfort, but also a wound that seemingly would not heal. Chloe dealt with repeated bouts of mastitis, and an infection,...

10 Jun 202452min

I’m honoured this week to talk to Leanne Pearce about five of her paintings depicting human milk feeding, and her work in general. You can look at the paintings we focus on as you listen by going to L...

3 Jun 202455min

There are as many approaches to weaning as there are nurslings, so in this episode, I thought I’d get another perspective from an IBCLC across the pond. Katy Baker-Cohen works with the Nurse Family Pa...

27 Mai 20241h 9min