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After struggling with latching since birth Brooklyn was very skeptical about introducing a bottle to her 7 month old daughter, Raine, but after one use of our bottle she latched immediately! Thinking it was just one lucky incident, Brooklyn waited several days before giving it to her daughter again. A week later, she was pleasantly surprised! Raine latched onto our bottle perfectly each and every time it was re-introduced to her. Our nipples make it possible to gain your autonomy back while also nourishing your baby!

Join us today with Trish Ware, a labor and delivery nurse of 17 years to explain the five most important things to know before labor! 

Over the past 17 years, Trish has developed a reputation for making laboring mamas feel empowered and confident — even if she’s not in the labor room with them. She has spent many years analyzing the literature & her own experiences in the labor room to prepare and educate mothers for a confident labor! 

An astounding 96% of parents feel as if they didn't have support from their community or healthcare providers, so what can we do to stay connected & informed? Join us this week with Leah Wrisley, a mother & co-host of the momversation podcast, we will discuss the unknowing truths of motherhood & five things every mom should know before giving birth!

Join our Q&A this week with Heather Mott, a Chemist & Skin Care Specialist, to identify what skin care products to use during pregnancy! While we know to always apply sunscreen, with pregnancy comes hormonal changes that can affect your skin in different ways & we’re here to help!

Lauren Wright, a microbiome clinical specialist, identifies how targeting your gut microbiome health improves the overall health of you and your child! Through her research she discovered the first 3 years of life is the critical window for shaping babys’ signature biome. You’ll learn how to optimize and harness good bacteria to improve neurological, immune & endocrine function. In this episode she characterizes what you can do as a mother to promote healthy gut function along with describing our process here at the Natural Nipple on how we provide personalized help!

In this episode we discuss Body Positivity & Breastfeeding, and cover all topics 'taboo' in the journey of a woman now dealing with the constant demand of a newborn, accepting a new body, and struggling for autonomy and reintroduction to her sexuality. 

As a lactation consultant and mother of three, Ana founded Power to Prevail in 2015 to create a conversation about the doubts she was having surrounding her new body after birth which rapidly transformed to a global collective. Between all of these roles she was also running a chapter of TIE global- a non-profit dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship. In trying to create balance and enjoy a weekend with her babies at the beach, she realized swimwear was not breastfeeding accessible or adoring of postpartum bodies. She then founded Orolait to empower women to embrace this journey with their body and their infant, while making breastfeeding and enjoying the things you love easier!

Today's session was a meeting of the minds!  Lauren, a microbiome research expert, and primary care provider, and Dr. Trill, a food allergy and breastfeeding scientist, discuss infant health from top to bottom (literally!).  By connecting what goes in with what comes out, we can approach infant health and nutrition as a whole while educating parents and those who support them.

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There are so many opinions out there and the internet is full of different “sources of truth” that it can feel overwhelming. This episode we talk with Melanie Silverman, long time Lactation Consultant, and Chief Clinical Officer at Pacify about what can be expected during your breastfeeding journey, and how to surround yourself with people who give you encouragement and not criticism. 

What is the Microbiome and How Does it Affect Your Baby's Health?

During residency, Dr. Shrestha witnessed infant malnutrition and the introduction of solid foods at two months of age. He began seeing the relationship of this practice to long term negative health outcomes and became passionate about educating his patients, who often could not afford the resulting follow on care, on the preventative benefits of breastfeeding...

About a year ago, when conducting ‘Barriers to Breastfeeding’ research across the United States, I became intrigued by The Global Breastfeeding Scorecard statistics, demonstrating that Nepal was the most successful country in the world to support women in the WHO recommendation of breastfeeding for two years. Initially, I hypothesized that these rates were likely correlated to Gross Domestic Profit (GDP), with the poorest nations perhaps having increased breastfeeding rates out of necessity: lack of access to formula or bottles.

That’s right! Our founder and CEO, Lauren, is heading to Nepal to do customer and product research, and also to learn about their techniques and culture around breastfeeding. 

So, why? Nepal is one of the countries that has been very successful in implementing the Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes, and it’s currently estimated that around 66% of babies under 6 months are breastfed, and the rate of children still breastfeeding at 2 years is around 89% (reported by the World Health Organization (WHO)). 

The recommendation by WHO is currently to have at least 6-months of exclusive breastfeeding. And we will emphasise the at least part. They say that it is ideal to provide breastmilk for up to 2 years since it can still provide the crucial nutrients and energy they need during this time.