All Things Breastfeeding Podcast

Feb 04 2025 100 ep. 26 mins 194

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The All Things Breastfeeding Podcast is a program for both new and experienced mothers alike. Barbara D. Robertson, IBCLC and Barbara Demske RN, BSN “The Barbs” share their thoughts and information on All Things Breastfeeding. From basics, resources, birth to weaning, working and pumping, and everything in between, there is no breastfeeding topic off limits including current events in the breastfeeding world.

Visit http://www.allthingsbreastfeeding.com for episode show notes.

To learn more about Barbara D. Robertson, IBCLC and The Breastfeeding Center of Ann Arbor visit http://www.bfcaa.com

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All Things Breastfeeding Episode 93: What’s the Deal with Infant Growth Spurts?

Feb 04 2025 16 mins

What’s the deal with infant growth spurts? The fact is we aren’t sure. One theory is that the babies are growing faster so needed more calories. The idea is the babies ate more frequently because they needed more food! However, a recent 2024 systematic lit review shows that this is most likely not true. It…

All Things Breastfeeding Episode 92: Menopause and Nursing

Jan 15 2025 11 mins

Nancy and Barbara discuss a new article that came out in 2024. The study was a large study (20,000 women) in Canada and it looked at the length of breastfeeding, overall years/months of breastfeeding and the onset of menopause. Breastfeeding and women are the terms used in the study so we will be using them…

All Things Breastfeeding Episode 91: 15 Years of BFCAA!

Jan 15 2025 44 mins

The Breastfeeding Center of Ann Arbor (BFCAA) has been operating for more than 15 years!! To celebrate this milestone Jessica and special guest Barb, the original co-host of the podcast, interviewed Barbara on the journey of starting, building, and growing the Center. From Barbara: “I opened the center in 2008 as a place for all…

All Things Breastfeeding Episode 90: Parent’s Stories with Jamie and Nikki

Jan 15 2025 36 mins

Barbara has been honored to work with many families over the past 20 years but Jamie and Nikki were some of her favorites. Barbara worked with Nikki when she had the family’s first baby a few years ago. The commitment to nursing was powerful! After a few bumps, things went really well. Fast forward and…

All Things Breastfeeding Episode 89: ABM 2022 Mastitis Protocol

Jan 15 2025 23 mins

Barbara and Nancy discuss the ABM 2022 Mastitis Protocol. Both Nancy and Barbara feel this Protocol is a step in the right direction! However, we don’t agree with everything and you can see others feel the same way. Listen and find out! The ABM (Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine) Mastitis #36 Protoco replaces Protocols #4, #20,…

All Things Breastfeeding Episode 88: Breastfeeding during Emergencies

Jan 15 2025 14 mins

Breastfeeding during emergencies used to be a topic about something that was happening somewhere else to someone else. However, now with the rise in tragedies that are happening everywhere in the world, breastfeeding during emergencies affects all of us. We know these emergency situations are increasing and will continue to do so as time goes…

All Things Breastfeeding Episode 87: Parental Leave

Jan 15 2025 18 mins

In this episode, Barbara Robertson and Nancy Mohrbacher review recommendations and outcomes of parental leave policies around the world. Paid parental leave varies by country, but the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM) has issued a new position statement for maternity leave guidelines, recommending at least 6 months of paid leave. Nancy and Barbara dive into…

All Things Breastfeeding Episode 86: Emily’s Returning to Work and Breastfeeding Story

In this parent interview episode, we focus on Emily‘s experience with returning to work and breastfeeding, specifically going back to work after maternity leave, pumping and continuing to breastfeed her baby. She worked as a hospital pharmacist in a fast-paced and high-pressure role, the type of job where taking a “break” to pump meant leaving extra…

All Things Breastfeeding Episode 85: Alicia’s Returning to Work, Travel and Breastfeeding Story

Sep 03 2024 33 mins

We have another parent interview episode! We were thrilled when Alicia reached out to us from across the country to offer to share different parts of her feeding journey with baby Grant, especially factors related to returning to work and breastfeeding. We discussed Grant’s week-long nursing strike soon after Alicia returned to work, the intense…

All Things Breastfeeding Episode 84: Jaundice and Infant Hypoglycemia

Aug 26 2024 18 mins

Jaundice and Hypoglycemia Did you know there are new guidelines for diagnosing and treating jaundice and infant hypoglycemia? In this episode, Barbara Robertson and Nancy Mohrbacher discuss updates to the clinical practice guidelines for safe bilirubin levels and when babies might need intervention. Nancy and Barbara review why bilirubin levels are important and some of…