The boobingit podcast

Jun 06 2024 49 ep. 31 mins 9
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Hello and welcome to the boobingit podcast where we lift the lid on breastfeeding and tell you what it’s really like! Your host is Ruth, boobingit.com founder and mama of two. She'll be chatting to people about their breastfeeding journey in the hopes their stories will help and inspire you. From time-to-time, she'll also have a special guest on to talk about an important breastfeeding topic. We're always on the look-out for new guests and topics to explore so if you have any suggestions please get in touch! We'd love to hear from you.

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Ep. 49: Understanding breastfeeding grief with Lucy Ruddle IBCLC

Jun 06 2024 21 mins  
In this episode we speak with Lucy Ruddle IBCLC about breastfeeding grief, and what that can look like for different people. As a Lactation Consultant, speaker and author, Lucy has helped thousands of families breastfeed successfully. In this episode Lucy talks to us about what breastfeeding grief is, and how Professor Amy Brown helped open up the conversation about this difficult

Ep. 48: How to create a breastfeeding legacy, with Petrina O'Halloran

Apr 23 2024 34 mins  
We're kicking off the 2024 series of the boobingit podcast looking at how we can create a breastfeeding legacy. Our special guest is mama of two and business owner Petrina O'Halloran. Petrina lives in County Clare, Ireland with her husband and two daughters. Her breastfeeding experiences inspired her to start her own business Mamas Boobie Box in 2021, which seen her create

Ep. 47: Drinking alcohol and breastfeeding

Dec 21 2023 21 mins  
In this Christmas special, we speak with Dr Afif El-Khuffash about everything you need to know about drinking alcohol whilst breastfeeding – during the festive season and beyond. Afif is a neonatologist, paediatrician and a lactation consultant working at the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin, Ireland. He co-hosts the The Baby Tribe podcast and is also a talented artist whose paintings

Ep. 46: Melissa Suffield talks about exclusively pumping

Dec 18 2023 44 mins  
Content creator and actress Melissa Suffield is our special guest on the boobingit podcast this week. Mother of one Melissa regular shares her family life and motherhood journey on her hugely successful social media page The Confident Mama. In this episode Melissa talks to us about exclusively pumping milk for her son for the first year of his life and what led her to do this. Duri

Ep. 45: Youtuber Melanie Murphy talks about her breastfeeding journey

Dec 07 2023 56 mins  
Mama of two and Youtuber Melanie Murphy is our special guest on the boobingit podcast this week. Melanie lives in Ireland with her family and has been documenting her life on her hugely popular Youtube channel for over ten years. Melanie talks to us about how her views on breastfeeding completely changed when she had her first baby and how she became a passionate breastfeeding advo

Ep. 44: How to recognise low milk supply

Nov 23 2023 42 mins  
Infant feeding specialist Alice Lucken joins us to talk about how to recognise low milk supply. As an IBCLC Alice supports families with unsettled babies and infant feeding challenges. In this episode on low milk supply Alice talks us through the common causes for low milk supply, the signs to look out for and ways in which you can help boost your milk supply for the successful con

Ep. 43: Why mixed feeding matters

Oct 26 2023 29 mins  
Our guest on this podcast episode is Karen Hall, who is a breastfeeding counsellor, writer and podcaster. Karen regularly discusses issues around pregnancy, birth and early parenthood and most recently she published her first book, ‘Why Mixed Feeding Matters’. We begin our conversation looking at what we mean by the term mixed feeding and how it can carry different meanings wi

Ep. 42: Breastfeeding my baby with Down syndrome

Aug 10 2023 43 mins  
Our guest on this episode is mother of two Charlotte Wayman. Charlotte speaks to us about her pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding journey with her one year old son Morris, who has Down Syndrome. During our conversation Charlotte openly discusses her difficult pregnancy with Morris as well as his birth story. She discusses her strong desire to breastfeed despite being told it may not

Ep. 41: When newborn babies lose too much weight

Jul 13 2023 25 mins  
In this episode we talk about what to do when newborn babies lose too much weight. Our special guests are Aimee Cestrone, mama of three and founder of the award-winning breast pump brand Pippeta, and Maria Myres, the lactation consultant from Pippeta. Together we talk about the important topic of newborn babies and weight loss. Aimee speaks with us from her perspective as a new ma

Ep. 40: The complexities of breastfeeding and returning to work with Prof. Sarah Jewell

Jun 22 2023 30 mins  
Our guest on the podcast this week is Professor Sarah Jewell from the University of Reading, who talks to us about the infant feeding project she is currently working on. Sarah is investigating the ‘Maternal Well-Being, Infant Feeding and Return to Work Decision‘. It is a project funded by the Nuffield Foundation and was inspired by Sarah’s own breastfeeding experience whilst