breast pumping

Today, I’m interviewing a very dear friend and fellow mama, Andrea Purjue. She was a huge support to me during my pregnancy and first year with my daughter. In fact, Andrea, came down from Seattle to join me on my first cross-country flight with Luna when Luna was only 3 months old. She was and is amazing.

In this Episode, Andrea shares about the joys and challenges of being a single mom while pregnant and during postpartum.

Andrea had to go back to work just six weeks after having her son and she shares what it was like to have to pump in public 15 years ago.

Andrea also shares:

• The struggle with latching she faced at home
• How she set up her pumping station to best support her
• Figuring out slow flow bottles
• The weird sensation of pumping
• How she handled childcare as a single mom goin back to work after just 6 weeks
• Pumping while commuting an back at work
• Her experience exclusively pumping for 7 months
• What it was like to pump in public 15 years ago
• Her continued recommended resources - Boppy, nipple cream, and try different bottles!

You can find Andrea on LinkedIn at:

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-purjue-2694b67/

Resources:

• Boppy - https://amzn.to/3NYauyB
• Badger Balm - https://amzn.to/3SefLVv
• Glass Bottles - https://amzn.to/3TY8Fpu

Thank you so much for listening. If you enjoyed today's episode, it would mean the world to me if you'd be willing to take 30 seconds to rate and review the podcast.

And, if you're interested in coming on to share your own baby-feeding story, head to mollyrider.com and click on "Share Your Story."

Today, I’m interviewing, Kelila Green Siciliano. She is a mom, a surrogate, a pregnancy loss survivor, a speaker, the founder of OursAndYRS, and the host of the podcast, “Pushing Through Loss” where Kelila speaks about her experience with surrogacy, pregnancy loss, and creating a survival toolkit in order to help her audience feel empowered to use their own struggles to work with them and not push against them. 

Today, Kelila shares about:

• The challenges of trying to learn how to breastfeed with her first.
• How she used a washcloth to get her first baby on the breast.
• Her experience using a nipple shield and the MyBreastFriend Pillow
• How her nipples chapped even though there was only 6 months in between breastfeeding her first and her second.
• The multiple healing properties of breastmilk
• Weaning her third at 17 months in order to become a surrogate
• Why she hand expressed for the surrogate baby
• The difference between night milk and morning milk
• Nipple flange sizing and how your nipple size changes during breastfeeding
• Breastfeeding and pumping in public
• Becoming a doula
• Pregnancy Loss - Kelila lost her second surrogate baby at 16 weeks, 5 days. From this created a pregnancy loss workbook you can find on her website

You can find Kelila at: https://www.instagram.com/oursandyrs/ or https://www.kelilagreenspeaker.com/

Resources: 

• Nipple Shield: https://amzn.to/3vm5FZA
• My Breast Friend Nursing Pillow: https://amzn.to/48vgiro
• La Leche League: https://llli.org/

Thank you so much for listening. If you enjoyed today's episode, it would mean the world to me if you'd be willing to take 30 seconds to rate and review the podcast.

And, if you're interested in coming on to share your own baby-feeding story, head to mollyrider.com and click on "Share Your Story."

In today’s episode, I interviewed Lily Kendall Wood, the one woman who absolutely transformed my baby-feeding story. She believed in me when I didn’t believe in myself. She offered me her own baby-feeding stories so I felt normal and seen. In episode one, I talk about her endlessly because she shows up all over my baby-feeding journey.

Outside of supporting me, this fantastic woman, Lily Kendall Wood, is a Results Coach with Tony Robbins, a Mom of 2 boys, and absolutely passionate about lactation.

Today, Lily Shares about:

• Her two home births
• How her first son was born with a cleft palate, and that led her to decide to exclusively pump for two years.
• One of the most challenging moments of her 2-year pumping experience
• The SEVEN different pumps she used before falling in love with the Medela Symphony Plus
• How her second son had a tongue tie that wasn’t diagnosed for three days, so her milk supply struggled to come in
• How the milk pills from Canada doubled her milk supply within a day!
• Weaning Tips: What they did when her second didn’t want to wean (at 3yrs old)
• Her best recommendations to stay sane during the first few years

You can reach out to Lily at: kalily@hotmail.com or on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/lilykendallwood/

Thank you so much for listening. If you enjoyed today's episode, it would mean the world to me if you'd be willing to take 30 seconds to rate and review the podcast.

And, if you're interested in coming on to share your own baby-feeding story, head to mollyrider.com and click on "Share Your Story."

In today’s episode, I interview, Dr. Andrea Wadley. The owner of 127 Pediatrics in Colleyville, TX. As a pediatrician and lactation consultant she also provides lactation medical care in the comfort of her patients home, as well as online breastfeeding education. You can find 127Pediatrics on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Youtube. 

I am excited today to have Dr. Andrea Wadley share her own baby-feeding story.

In this episode you will hear:

• How and Why Dr. Wadley Used a Nipple Shield
• How She Survived Mastitis
• The Unspoken Superpower of Breastfeeding
• Her Breast Pumping Experience
• Her Weaning Experience
• Tips for Using the Haakaa
• 3 Truths and 1 Lie about Clogged Ducks
• Why Breastfeeding is Hard, Even for a Pediatrician

Links:

• Nipple Shield: https://amzn.to/3t5IQsh
• Haakaa: https://amzn.to/3t5IQsh
• More Milk Please FB Group for Strong Supportive Mamas+ https://www.facebook.com/groups/moremilkplease
• Molly's 10 Game-Changing Milk Production Tips: https://www.mollyrider.com/top10milktips
• Breastfeeding Education by 127 Pediatrics: https://www.youtube.com/@breastfeeding127pediatrics
• 127 Pediatrics on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onetwentysevenpediatrics/

Thank you so much for listening. If you enjoyed today’s episode, it would mean the world to me if you’d be willing to take 30 seconds to rate and review the podcast.

And, if you’re interested in coming on to share your own baby-feeding story, head to mollyrider.com and click on “Share Your Story.”

Hi Molly,

In today's episode, I interviewed a very dear friend and fellow mama, Carla Barnes. She and I met way back, during our freshman year in College. We lived in the same dorm. Being first-time moms together now is so exciting, especially since we’re older mamas.

Today, Carla opens up about the placental abruption she had at 34 weeks. She shares how she spent almost a week in the hospital before giving birth to her determined little girl, Ariana, at 35 weeks. And why it was so important that they hit the 35-week mark! 

We Also Hear:

• What it was Like to Try to Feed a NICU Baby
• Breastfeeding and Pumping Challenges when Ariana came home
• Ariana's Milk Protein Intolerance and the Emotional Turmoil Carla Felt at the Subsequent Early Weaning it Caused (as would any mom!)
• Finding the Right Formula
• The Importance of Local Support

Links: 

• Pink Stork No Flow Tea - https://amzn.to/3FQDAvG
• Medela Soothing Gel Pads - https://amzn.to/3u2LnUh
• Coconut oil - https://amzn.to/3MyxSlU
• More Milk Please FB Group for Strong Supportive Mamas+ https://www.facebook.com/groups/moremilkplease
• Molly's 10 Game-Changing Milk Production Tips: https://www.mollyrider.com/top10milktips

Thank you so much for listening. If you enjoyed today’s episode, it would mean the world to me if you’d be willing to take 30 seconds to rate and review the podcast. 

And, if you’re interested in coming on to share your own baby-feeding story, head to mollyrider.com and click on “Share Your Story.”

This first episode will be a little different, as I’m kicking things off by sharing my own baby-feeding story. Why? If I’m asking moms+ to come on and share some of their most vulnerable and honest moments, it’s only fair that I go first and give you the dirt on my baby-feeding experience.

So, in this episode, you will hear how my daughter was born with a tongue tie that left bruises on my areola. This caused me to have to use a breast pump right away, supplement with formula, and even experiment with syringe feeding. This was not the breastfeeding experience I dreamed of having. 

Additionally, I share my struggles with being an under-producer, getting carpal tunnel and Mommy's thumb, and that time I thought I had spoiled breastmilk. And so much more! 

Links:

• My Breast Friend Pillow - https://amzn.to/46ST65L
• Renting the Medela Hospital Grade Pump: https://www.mybreastpumprental.com/
• Pumping Bra (hands free): https://amzn.to/3tV3hbI
• Sunflower Lecithin - https://amzn.to/46XMKCu
• Generic Motilium Prices (Domperidone) https://www.pharmacychecker.com/domperidone/#prices
• Flange Sizing Measurement Tool - https://amzn.to/3FISLaa
• Quinoa - https://amzn.to/3QotarI