Big Fat Positive: Pregnancy and Parenting (BFP)28 Jan 2019

Struggling to Breastfeed in the Early Weeks (Week 37 & 2 Weeks Postpartum) - Ep. 30

Shanna reports on her struggle to produce enough breastmilk to help her newborn gain weight, and Laura discusses decorating her baby’s nursery and sustaining an unexpected injury. In this week’s special segment, “What I Googled This Week,” the moms-to-be divulge the pregnancy-related topics they asked the Internet about recently, diving into the topics of using traditional Chinese medicine to try to turn a breech baby, experiencing discomfort while recovering from a c-section and more! Finally, they reveal their BFPs and BFNs for the week. Laura is 37 weeks pregnant, and Shanna is two weeks postpartum and her baby is two weeks old.

Topics discussed in this episode:

-Week 37 of pregnancy

-2 weeks postpartum

-2-week-old baby

-Newborn baby not gaining weight

-Breastfeeding struggles

-Using galactagogues to increase breastmilk

-Having a unicornuate uterus

-Wondering why your baby is stuck in the breech position

-Decorating your baby's nursery

-Moxibustion

-C-section recovery and c-section scars

-Great British Baking Show

-Happiest Baby on the Block streaming video about soothing your baby in the fourth trimester

This episode's full show notes can be found here.

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