Amanda and Anna chat with Kelly about her experience learning to breastfeed her 34 week premature baby. They discuss preterm labor (2:30), hospital bedrest (5:00), making the most of preterm birth (8:00), preterm delivery (9:00), preparing for a NICU stay (14:20), the golden hour with a premature baby (16:20), lactation support in the hospital for a premature baby (17:30), initiating milk supply with a hospital grade pump (21:30), using donor milk in the NICU (23:20), visiting a NICU baby (25:30), first latch with a premature baby (28:00), discharge from the NICU (29:00), fortifying breastmilk (31:00), realizing that breastfeeding is not going well (36:00), lymphatic breast massage (37:15), private practice lactation support (39:00), triple feeding (45:00), tongue tie (49:00), recovering from tongue tie release (54:20), trusting the process (57:00), weaning off bottle feeding (59:00), breastfeeding beyond one year (1:00:00), and the importance of prenatal breastfeeding support (1:01:30).

Amanda and Anna discuss what to expect in the first 24 hours of breastfeeding. They discuss breastfeeding after hospital birth (3:30), the golden hour (4:30), the breast crawl (5:25), the importance of feeding within the first hour (8:30), skin-to-skin (11:30), newborn bathing (13:50), signs that baby is feeding well (16:15), the nipple sensations of breastfeeding (17:15), getting help with breastfeeding in the hospital (21:00), protecting the birth and breastfeeding space (22:30), breastfeeding after a difficult birth or delivery (26:15), the value of prenatal breastfeeding education (29:00), skin-to-skin after cesarean section (32:00), breastfeeding red flags (32:50), breastfeeding after home birth (39:00), breastfeeding after birth at a birth center (43:00), and a newborn feeding checklist (46:30).

Anna and Amanda host their first guest, Claire! They discuss working with a lactation consultant (3:00), infant weight loss (6:50), early nipple pain (11:00), tongue tie (12:00), perceptions of breastfeeding (13:00), prenatal breastfeeding education (14:40), tongue tie release (17:30), using donor milk (30:00), the importance of infant body work (31:00), the value of parenting in community with others (32:00), pumping to build milk supply (34:30), low milk supply (37:30), boosting milk supply (41:15), weaning off bottles (55:50), spitting up (1:00:00), breastfeeding a toddler (1:07:00), overcoming breastfeeding challenges (1:08:00), and breast cancer (1:11:00).