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In this episode Katie takes Rachel into a conversation about why the nipple shield topic gets Katie’s knickers in a Twist.

We discuss:

• The history of their use from1500s to present day
• How the research might not be telling the right story?
• Why are they so controversial?
• We ask do nipple shields affect how much milk the baby can take out of the breast?
• When might be a good reason to use a nipple shield – way more reasons than you probably think!
• How do you get the right fit, and who are we fitting the shield for, the baby’s mouth or the mum’s nip?
• Do babies attach differently when they use one?
• And we discuss how to wean off from using a nipple shield.

All this and tons more packed in to one episode for your eager lug’ols.

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In this episode Rachel takes me on the path to enlightenment about the topic of the occipito posterior (OP) position in pregnancy, labour and birth!

I ask Rachel why she’s always been reluctant to cover this topic on the podcast!
And sit down to discuss:

• What exactly is an OP position?
• Why it is considered a problem in our current maternity systems
• Are there any problems caused by a baby in an OP position?
• Some really interesting facts about the normal labour pattern with an OP position
• And we tackle the subject of the interventions to rotate baby’s and whether they work?

All this and lots more as usual. And find all the links Rachel has provided below.

LINKS:
Blog post with links to the research and movie demo

How the uterus transforms in labour movie

Lesson on OP available in the Reclaiming Childbirth Collective

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In this episode it’s us together again in the cauldron and Katie chats with Rachel about all things early weight loss… and gain in babies.

We look at:

· Why do babies lose weight?

· What is normal weight loss?

· Are there some babies who are more likely to lose more weight than others?

· What’s with the panic once we hit the (not so magical) number of 10% weight loss?

· And how can we best support mums and babies through this period of feeding difficulty, before we jump straight into the bottles of formula top-ups.

· What about IV fluids given to labouring women and the effect on a baby’s weight straight after birth? We know there’s been talk of a correlation right, but why do we not have any standardised guidelines for this yet?

· We try to straighten out the facts on one of those common anxiety causing parts of breastfeeding.

All this and the usual banter when us two get together.

LINKS:
Breastfeeding & lactation: the fundamentals course
BJM paper: Maternal intrapartrum fluids and neonatal weight loss in the breastfed infant. 2023

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