Navigating the Early Days of Breastfeeding with Erin Moore

The Birth Experience with Labor Nurse Mama

Trish welcomes Erin Moore, a pediatric nurse practitioner, certified lactation counselor, and mom of two for a real conversation about the complexities of those early days of breastfeeding.

Trish shares her personal struggles in her breastfeeding journey while Erin provides shame-free, expert advice on handling unexpected challenges when it comes to baby feeding; including formula feeding, triple feeding, supplementing, and tongue ties.

Trish and Erin emphasize the importance of maternal mental health and support, along with versatile feeding approaches.

Whether you are breastfeeding, formula feeding, or transitioning to solids, this episode offers critical insights and reaffirms that the best choice is the one that works for you and your baby.

00:53 Special Guest: Erin Moore on Early Breastfeeding Challenges

02:09 Trish's Personal Breastfeeding Struggles

03:27 Navigating Feeding Choices and Social Media Pressure

04:13 Practical Tips for Supplementing and Combo Feeding

05:41 The Emotional Journey of Feeding Your Baby

12:50 Understanding Tongue Ties and Their Impact

24:21 Advice for Introducing Solids

28:55 Final Thoughts and Encouragement

32:31 Where to Find More Resources

More from Erin Moore:

Visit her website BabyFeedingCoach.com

Follow her on Instagram @babyfeeding.coach

Resources:

Join our 5 Days to A Fearless Birth Experience and watch 5 Online Birth Classes FOR FREE!!

Grab a Free Pregnancy/Postpartum Checklist Bundle

Connect w/ Trish:

On Instagram

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On YouTube

On Pinterest

On TikTok

For more pregnancy & birth education, subscribe to The Birth Experience on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Next Steps with LNM:

If you are ready to invest in your pregnancy & postpartum journey, you are in the right place. I would love to take your hand and support you in your virtual labor room!

If you are ready to dive into a birth class and have your best and most powerful birth story, then Calm Labor Confident Birth or The VBAC Lab is your next step.

If you have a scheduled cesarean, take our Belly Birth Masterclass and own that experience.

If you are a newly pregnant mama or just had the babe, you want to join our private pregnancy and postpartum membership, Calm Mama Society.

Remember, my advice is not medical advice. Always discuss what you learn with your team. See my Disclaimer here! Also, We make a small commission from some of the links (you don’t pay any more for using our links); however some of the recommendations, we do not earn anything; we love ’em and want you to know about them.