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Date created
2023/07/17
Latest episode
2026/11/10
Average duration
61 min.
Release period
8 days
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A companion to your infant feeding journey, this podcast explores how to get breastfeeding off to a good start (and how to end it) in a way that meets everyone's needs.Emma Pickett has been a Board Certified Lactation Consultant since 2011. As an author (of 5 books), trainer, volunteer and breastfeeding counsellor, she has supported thousands of families to reach their infant feeding goals.Breastfeeding/ chest feeding may be natural, but it isn't always easy for everyone. Hearing about other parent's experiences and getting information from lactation-obsessed experts can help.
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Dr Katrina Mitchell - a physician's guide to breastfeeding
2026/11/10
This week I’m joined by a real legend of the lactation world, breast surgeon, IBCLC and breastfeeding medicine specialist Dr. Katrina Mitchell. We’re talking about evidence-based lactation care and her book, Go With The Flow: The Physician’s Guide to Lactation. Lots to talk about! We unpack the 2022 revised mastitis protocol and why pain and inflammation was wrongly treated with heat and massage for so many years. We discuss why “thrush” is frequently misdiagnosed, why swabbing nipples is unhelpful, and practical nipple wound healing. We also cover concerns about triple feeding, gadget-driven feeding tech, breastfeeding beyond babyhood, and continuing breast imaging and biopsies during lactation without stopping breastfeeding.
My picture book on how breastfeeding journeys end, The Story of Jessie’s Milkies, is available from Amazon here - The Story of Jessie's Milkies. In the UK, you can also buy it from The Children’s Bookshop in Muswell Hill, London. Other book shops and libraries can source a copy from Ingram Spark publishing.
You can also get 10% off my books on supporting breastfeeding beyond six months and supporting the transition from breastfeeding at the Jessica Kingsley press website, by going to https://bit.ly/JKPbooks and using the code MMPE10 at checkout.
Follow me on Instagram @emmapickettibclc or find out more on my website www.emmapickettbreastfeedingsupport.com
Resources mentioned -
Find Katrina on her website https://physicianguidetobreastfeeding.org/
Go With the Flow - The Book https://physicianguidetobreastfeeding.org/go-with-the-flow-the-book/
Breast Cancer Screening During Pregnancy and Lactation https://physicianguidetobreastfeeding.org/breast-cancer-and-breastfeeding/breast-cancer-screening-during-pregnancy-and-lactation/
This podcast is presented by Emma Pickett IBCLC, and produced by Emily Crosby Media.
Kat's story - weaning a younger toddler and post-weaning 'blues'
2026/11/03
This week, I’m talking to Bedford-based breastfeeding peer supporter Kat Kennedy about breastfeeding her son Isaac and, in particular, the end of that journey and “weaning blues.” Kat describes early latch and nipple pain that improved with local support groups. Later she faced challenges like biting and disturbed nights which, alongside wanting to focus on her health, led her to the decision to wean gradually. She shares how she dropped feeds over time, used distraction and cuddles, introduced cow’s milk, and managed night waking with comfort and settling. About a week after her last feed, Kat experienced irritability, anger and sadness, which she connected to hormonal shifts, and which lasted around three to four months. She emphasises leaning on support networks, seeking help if needed, and prioritising oxytocin through continued closeness and cuddles.
My picture book on how breastfeeding journeys end, The Story of Jessie’s Milkies, is available from Amazon here - The Story of Jessie's Milkies. In the UK, you can also buy it from The Children’s Bookshop in Muswell Hill, London. Other book shops and libraries can source a copy from Ingram Spark publishing.
You can also get 10% off my books on supporting breastfeeding beyond six months and supporting the transition from breastfeeding at the Jessica Kingsley press website, by going to https://bit.ly/JKPbooks and using the code MMPE10 at checkout.
Follow me on Instagram @emmapickettibclc or find out more on my website www.emmapickettbreastfeedingsupport.com
Resources mentioned -
‘Breastfeeding is just like golf! A tiny adjustment makes all the difference’ — Emma Pickett IBCLC https://www.emmapickettbreastfeedingsupport.com/blog/breastfeeding-is-just-like-golf-a-tiny-adjustment-makes-all-the-difference
For mental health support: PANDAS Foundation UK https://pandasfoundation.org.uk/
This podcast is presented by Emma Pickett IBCLC, and produced by Emily Crosby Media.
Louise's story - induced lactation with twins
2026/10/27
This episode, I’m delighted to be joined by Louise Corden Burns, a London mum of identical twin girls, to talk about her induced lactation journey. Louise explains how she discovered induced lactation during her wife Meg’s pregnancy, and how hard it was to find relevant, reliable guidance. She describes using a shortened Newman-Goldfarb protocol with the combined pill and domperidone to induce lactation and pumping eight times daily while working. We discuss hospital and community feeding support, exclusionary experiences from professionals, early co-feeding and intense triple feeding with twins, weight-gain concerns prompting more measured bottle feeds and formula top-ups, and how breastfeeding supported bonding, confidence as a non-birthing parent, and eventually weaning as Louise’s medication tapered off.
My picture book on how breastfeeding journeys end, The Story of Jessie’s Milkies, is available from Amazon here - The Story of Jessie's Milkies. In the UK, you can also buy it from The Children’s Bookshop in Muswell Hill, London. Other book shops and libraries can source a copy from Ingram Spark publishing.
You can also get 10% off my books on supporting breastfeeding beyond six months and supporting the transition from breastfeeding at the Jessica Kingsley press website, by going to https://bit.ly/JKPbooks and using the code MMPE10 at checkout.
Follow me on Instagram @emmapickettibclc or find out more on my website www.emmapickettbreastfeedingsupport.com
Resources mentioned -
Breastfeeding Without Birthing Book https://www.alyssaschnellibclc.com/book
Introduction to the Protocols for Induced Lactation -Canadian Breastfeeding Foundation https://www.canadianbreastfeedingfoundation.org/induced/protocols_intro.shtml
Kathryn Stagg IBCLC https://kathrynstaggibclc.com/
We're Here! by B J Woodstein https://www.waterstones.com/book/were-here/b-j-woodstein/9781946665546
This podcast is presented by Emma Pickett IBCLC, and produced by Emily Crosby Media.
Hayley’s story - twin challenges after a Covid baby
2026/10/19
Today, I’m talking to Hayley, a midwife and IBCLC from Queensland’s Sunshine Coast in Australia. Hayley’s first baby, Isla was conceived in Scotland in March 2020. Her return to Australia at 30 weeks with her husband Rob involved costly flights, and a two week hotel quarantine stay. After having an induction at 42+2, Hayley describes returning to on-call night work when Isla was 14 months and how Rob settled their breastfeeding toddler without bottles. Breastfeeding Isla was smooth and she later weaned gradually around age three using boundaries like “booby when the sun’s up.” Hayley then recounts an unexpected twin pregnancy, induction at 38 weeks due to growth restriction and preeclampsia. Twins Magnus and Oscar had a difficult early feeding period with pain and weeks of triple feeding, until an IBCLC advised stopping pumping. Breastfeeding then settled, and she is now exclusively breastfeeding the seven-month-old twins alongside solids while balancing family life and planning a part-time return to work.
My picture book on how breastfeeding journeys end, The Story of Jessie’s Milkies, is available from Amazon here - The Story of Jessie's Milkies. In the UK, you can also buy it from The Children’s Bookshop in Muswell Hill, London. Other book shops and libraries can source a copy from Ingram Spark publishing.
You can also get 10% off my books on supporting breastfeeding beyond six months and supporting the transition from breastfeeding at the Jessica Kingsley press website, by going to https://bit.ly/JKPbooks and using the code MMPE10 at checkout.
Follow me on Instagram @emmapickettibclc or find out more on my website www.emmapickettbreastfeedingsupport.com
Resources mentioned -
Kathryn Stagg IBCLC https://kathrynstaggibclc.com/
Breastfeeding Twins and Triplets https://breastfeedingtwinsandtriplets.co.uk/
This podcast is presented by Emma Pickett IBCLC, and produced by Emily Crosby Media.
Hannah's story - breastfeeding as a comfort through grief, gentle weaning
2026/10/12
I’m delighted to be joined by a fellow ABMer today - Hannah Shaw from Morecambe. She’s a peer supporter and newly qualified probationary breastfeeding counsellor. We talk about ABM training and about Hannah’s two breastfeeding journeys. Hannah describes early struggles feeding her first child, Holly, including sore bleeding nipples, positioning issues and six months of rugby hold, then breastfeeding into toddlerhood despite family comments, bedsharing after a near-miss falling asleep while feeding, episodes of breastfeeding aversion, and postnatal depression treated with talking therapy and antidepressants compatible with breastfeeding. Weaning happened gently as work routines changed. With her second child, Imogen, breastfeeding began easily after an emergency C-section but sleep was difficult, and after the traumatic death of Hannah’s six-year-old niece Millie and a later trial, breastfeeding provided comfort and oxytocin through grief. Imogen, now four, mostly feeds briefly at bedtime from one side, with Hannah emphasising that breastfeeding must work for both parent and child.
My picture book on how breastfeeding journeys end, The Story of Jessie’s Milkies, is available from Amazon here - The Story of Jessie's Milkies. In the UK, you can also buy it from The Children’s Bookshop in Muswell Hill, London. Other book shops and libraries can source a copy from Ingram Spark publishing.
You can also get 10% off my books on supporting breastfeeding beyond six months and supporting the transition from breastfeeding at the Jessica Kingsley press website, by going to https://bit.ly/JKPbooks and using the code MMPE10 at checkout.
Follow me on Instagram @emmapickettibclc or find out more on my website www.emmapickettbreastfeedingsupport.com
Resources mentioned -
ABM Breastfeeding Training https://abm.me.uk/breastfeeding-training/
Milk and Cookies, by Emma Rosen https://emmarosenbooks.co.uk/collections/breastfeeding-books
BASIS https://www.basisonline.org.uk/
This podcast is presented by Emma Pickett IBCLC, and produced by Emily Crosby Media.
Jo's story - neurodivergent, taking 5 weeks to transfer milk, feeding at 2
2026/10/05
This week, the brilliant Jo from Cheshire, mum to two-year-old Cecilia, is here to talk about breastfeeding beyond infancy alongside Jo’s neurodivergence. Jo shares her long conception journey, pregnancy complicated by preeclampsia, a five-day induction ending in an emergency C-section, and subsequent PTSD. Ceci struggled to latch and transfer milk in the early weeks. We discuss how Jo overcame those challenges. We also touch on toddler feeding patterns, co-sleeping, sensory factors, and using boundaries to reduce overwhelm and sustain breastfeeding.
My picture book on how breastfeeding journeys end, The Story of Jessie’s Milkies, is available from Amazon here - The Story of Jessie's Milkies. In the UK, you can also buy it from The Children’s Bookshop in Muswell Hill, London. Other book shops and libraries can source a copy from Ingram Spark publishing.
You can also get 10% off my books on supporting breastfeeding beyond six months and supporting the transition from breastfeeding at the Jessica Kingsley press website, by going to https://bit.ly/JKPbooks and using the code MMPE10 at checkout.
Follow me on Instagram @emmapickettibclc or find out more on my website www.emmapickettbreastfeedingsupport.com
You can follow Jo on Instagram @cecilias_mama
This podcast is presented by Emma Pickett IBCLC, and produced by Emily Crosby Media.
Becky's story - twins from NICU to exclusive breastfeeding
2026/09/28
I’m joined this week by the lovely Becky from Southampton to talk about breastfeeding her identical twins, Sully and Knox. Becky shares the shock she and her wife Sarah felt when discovering they were expecting twins. The pregnancy was monitored closely due to a shared placenta, and then growth restriction led to a 35-week C-section in Bournemouth because Southampton lacked NICU space. Her babies needed CPAP and NICU care, and Becky started pumping within hours and maintained three-hourly pumping while navigating inconsistent feeding support. After discharge, with crucial IBCLC support from Polly Smith, the twins gained strength and transitioned to mostly breastfeeding. Now nearly aged one they feed less, with a recent nursing strike linked to illness and teething, but Becky is determined to breastfeed them for as long as they need.
My picture book on how breastfeeding journeys end, The Story of Jessie’s Milkies, is available from Amazon here - The Story of Jessie's Milkies. In the UK, you can also buy it from The Children’s Bookshop in Muswell Hill, London. Other book shops and libraries can source a copy from Ingram Spark publishing.
You can also get 10% off my books on supporting breastfeeding beyond six months and supporting the transition from breastfeeding at the Jessica Kingsley press website, by going to https://bit.ly/JKPbooks and using the code MMPE10 at checkout.
Follow me on Instagram @emmapickettibclc or find out more on my website www.emmapickettbreastfeedingsupport.com
Resources mentioned -
Breastfeeding Twins and Triplets https://breastfeedingtwinsandtriplets.co.uk/
Polly Smith IBCLC https://www.pollysmithibclc.co.uk/
This podcast is presented by Emma Pickett IBCLC, and produced by Emily Crosby Media.
Sharnaé's story - nipples shields, hospitalization and a weaning journey
2026/09/21
This week, I’m delighted to be joined by listener Sharnaé Storm from New Zealand. We’re talking about breastfeeding her three-year-old son Enzo. Sharnaé shares how night weaning and ending the bedtime feed happened gently through repeated “cuddles for sleep” affirmations, with breastfeeding temporarily increasing during illness (recent RSV). She describes early breastfeeding challenges, flat nipples, mixed opinions about possible tongue tie, and choosing to persevere with a nipple shield. Sharnaé also recounts Enzo’s hospitalisations for complex febrile seizures starting at 11 months, including ICU and a drug-induced coma, later seizures managed with medication, and how this shaped their vigilance and childcare choices.
My picture book on how breastfeeding journeys end, The Story of Jessie’s Milkies, is available from Amazon here - The Story of Jessie's Milkies. In the UK, you can also buy it from The Children’s Bookshop in Muswell Hill, London. Other book shops and libraries can source a copy from Ingram Spark publishing.
You can also get 10% off my books on supporting breastfeeding beyond six months and supporting the transition from breastfeeding at the Jessica Kingsley press website, by going to https://bit.ly/JKPbooks and using the code MMPE10 at checkout.
Follow me on Instagram @emmapickettibclc or find out more on my website www.emmapickettbreastfeedingsupport.com
This podcast is presented by Emma Pickett IBCLC, and produced by Emily Crosby Media.
Clarisse's story - tandem feeding but only a year apart
2026/09/14
This week I’m talking to brilliant mum of two Clarisse Allen, from South London, about tandem feeding with a small age gap after Clarisse became pregnant when her first baby was six months old. Clarisse describes a four-hour first labour with a birth-before-arrival home birth, early breastfeeding that looked good on paper but felt hard due to worry about weight gain and latch pain, mastitis, and mixed advice about frequent feeding and bottles. Pregnancy brought nipple soreness and later reduced supply, but her daughter, Talia, continued nursing. Clarisse’s son, Zayn was born at home with a doula. His was a longer early labour, as a back-to-back baby, and his first newborn feed became an immediate tandem feed. We explore the realities of tandem feeding, co-sleeping, reflux, boundaries, night challenges, and the importance of intuition, selective information, and supportive help.
My picture book on how breastfeeding journeys end, The Story of Jessie’s Milkies, is available from Amazon here - The Story of Jessie's Milkies. In the UK, you can also buy it from The Children’s Bookshop in Muswell Hill, London. Other book shops and libraries can source a copy from Ingram Spark publishing.
You can also get 10% off my books on supporting breastfeeding beyond six months and supporting the transition from breastfeeding at the Jessica Kingsley press website, by going to https://bit.ly/JKPbooks and using the code MMPE10 at checkout.
Follow me on Instagram @emmapickettibclc or find out more on my website www.emmapickettbreastfeedingsupport.com
Resources mentioned -
You can follow Clarisse on Instagram @the_sacral_moon
Breastfeeding: The dangerous obsession with the infant feeding interval https://www.unicef.org.uk/babyfriendly/breastfeeding-the-dangerous-obsession-with-the-infant-feeding-interval/
This podcast is presented by Emma Pickett IBCLC, and produced by Emily Crosby Media.
ADHD and breastfeeding with Kathryn Stagg IBCLC
2026/09/07
This week, I’m delighted to be joined by returning guest, the fabulous Kathryn Stagg IBCLC—also a musician, parent, and qualified neurodiversity coach—to discuss ADHD and breastfeeding. Kathryn explains ADHD subtypes, why the label can be misleading, common overlap with autism and other neurodivergences, and how diagnosis often follows identification in a child. She shares about her own assessment and how diagnosis improved self-awareness and self-forgiveness, alongside mixed experiences with medication. We explore how ADHD can help breastfeeding through antenatal hyperfocus and responsiveness, but can make difficulties like triple feeding, planning, and accessing support harder due to executive function challenges and rejection sensitivity dysphoria. Kathryn shares some practical support strategies, and discusses some challenges with sensory sensitivities, breastfeeding aversion, app-related anxiety, and perimenopause effects.
My picture book on how breastfeeding journeys end, The Story of Jessie’s Milkies, is available from Amazon here - The Story of Jessie's Milkies. In the UK, you can also buy it from The Children’s Bookshop in Muswell Hill, London. Other book shops and libraries can source a copy from Ingram Spark publishing.
You can also get 10% off my books on supporting breastfeeding beyond six months and supporting the transition from breastfeeding at the Jessica Kingsley press website, by going to https://bit.ly/JKPbooks and using the code MMPE10 at checkout.
Follow me on Instagram @emmapickettibclc or find out more on my website www.emmapickettbreastfeedingsupport.com
Resources mentioned -
ADHD and Breastfeeding - The Breastfeeding Network https://www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/factsheet/adhd-and-breastfeeding/
You can follow Kathryn Stagg on her website https://kathrynstaggibclc.com/ or @kathrynstaggibclc on instagram
And thank you to FeedSpot for listing me as #7 in the top breastfeeding podcasts list https://podcast.feedspot.com/breastfeeding_podcasts/
This podcast is presented by Emma Pickett IBCLC, and produced by Emily Crosby Media.
Hannah's story - being an older mum, an IVF story
2026/08/31
This week, I’m welcoming Hannah Norris all the way from Melbourne, Australia, to talk about becoming a mother through IVF in her 40s and breastfeeding both her daughters. Hannah describes giving birth to her first baby, Twyla, in London during COVID: plans for a home birth changed, she advocated for herself when her platelets dropped, and she had a positive hospital birth despite limited access for her partner postnatally. Breastfeeding began smoothly but became difficult with engorgement, and Zoom support and education helped her push through, despite a stressful encounter with a midwife. Hannah later sought my help to gently wean Twyla around age three, ahead of long-haul travel where she used to rely on feeding. After Twyla was hospitalised with bacterial meningitis, Hannah decided to have a second child, using a remaining frozen embryo for an unmedicated transfer. She moved to Australia before the birth, but successfully negotiated a low intervention hospital birth for Maeve. SVT episodes led to a longer hospital stay, but they established breastfeeding well, and Maeve is thriving at four months.
My picture book on how breastfeeding journeys end, The Story of Jessie’s Milkies, is available from Amazon here - The Story of Jessie's Milkies. In the UK, you can also buy it from The Children’s Bookshop in Muswell Hill, London. Other book shops and libraries can source a copy from Ingram Spark publishing.
You can also get 10% off my books on supporting breastfeeding beyond six months and supporting the transition from breastfeeding at the Jessica Kingsley press website, by going to https://bit.ly/JKPbooks and using the code MMPE10 at checkout.
Follow me on Instagram @emmapickettibclc or find out more on my website www.emmapickettbreastfeedingsupport.com
Resources mentioned -
Cordelia Uys https://www.cordeliauys.co.uk/
This podcast is presented by Emma Pickett IBCLC, and produced by Emily Crosby Media.
Alexandra's story - breastfeeding after reduction
2026/08/24
This week’s guest is the inspiring Alexandra Baskerville, who is talking about breastfeeding after breast reduction surgery aged 19. Alexandra describes having very large breasts as a teen, choosing reduction surgery in 2010, and later becoming a mother at 34. Her daughter Connie’s birth was a home birth, and early feeding was complicated by Connie’s small size, slow weight gain, nipple pain, suspected tongue-tie, and the extra uncertainty of reduced milk-making capacity. An NHS lactation appointment left Alexandra feeling she had been told to stop, despite only giving small top-ups, so she sought private help from IBCLC and tongue-tie practitioner Polly Powell, who improved her pumping setup, offered support, and eventually arranged a tongue-tie procedure at around 10 weeks. Alexandra triple fed and pumped for months, and although it took longer than expected for her full supply to come in, she stopped pumping around 10 months, and is continuing breastfeeding at nearly 14 months.
My picture book on how breastfeeding journeys end, The Story of Jessie’s Milkies, is available from Amazon here - The Story of Jessie's Milkies. In the UK, you can also buy it from The Children’s Bookshop in Muswell Hill, London. Other book shops and libraries can source a copy from Ingram Spark publishing.
You can also get 10% off my books on supporting breastfeeding beyond six months and supporting the transition from breastfeeding at the Jessica Kingsley press website, by going to https://bit.ly/JKPbooks and using the code MMPE10 at checkout.
Follow me on Instagram @emmapickettibclc or find out more on my website www.emmapickettbreastfeedingsupport.com
Resources mentioned -
BFAR - Breastfeeding After Breast and Nipple Surgeries https://www.bfar.org/index.shtml
IBCLC Polly Powell is @pollythemidwife on Instagram and https://www.polly-powell.co.uk/
Plastic Surgery and Breastfeeding - Physician Guide to Breastfeeding https://physicianguidetobreastfeeding.org/surgery-and-breastfeeding/plastic-surgery/#breast-reductions
Guidance on goats’ milk formula https://infantmilkinfo.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Cows-and-goats-milk-protein-based-infant-formula_February-2025-1.pdf
This podcast is presented by Emma Pickett IBCLC, and produced by Emily Crosby Media.
Natalie's story - a tandem feeding journey and feeding through aversion
2026/08/17
This week, I’m talking to Dr Natalie Ashburner, a Bedford-based child and adolescent psychiatrist, about breastfeeding her three-year-old Ruben and seven-month-old Dylan.. Natalie describes night weaning Ruben during her second trimester using a gradual approach with a weaning book, flexible boundaries, and partner support, and explains how bedtime and sleeping arrangements shifted, including moving Ruben to a new dinosaur-themed room. After Dylan’s birth and a hospital stay for heart-rate monitoring, Ruben’s feeding increased and Natalie’s aversion intensified. She managed through distraction and limiting feeds, before settling back to one morning feed. Natalie continues to feed both boys and will be returning to work later this year. She is a member of MiLC (Medics in Lactation Community) and a peer supporter.
My picture book on how breastfeeding journeys end, The Story of Jessie’s Milkies, is available from Amazon here - The Story of Jessie's Milkies. In the UK, you can also buy it from The Children’s Bookshop in Muswell Hill, London. Other book shops and libraries can source a copy from Ingram Spark publishing.
You can also get 10% off my books on supporting breastfeeding beyond six months and supporting the transition from breastfeeding at the Jessica Kingsley press website, by going to https://bit.ly/JKPbooks and using the code MMPE10 at checkout.
Follow me on Instagram @emmapickettibclc or find out more on my website www.emmapickettbreastfeedingsupport.com
Resources mentioned -
Facebook group for the peer support arm of MiLC (for breastfeeding doctors): https://www.facebook.com/groups/480916214609440/
This podcast is presented by Emma Pickett IBCLC, and produced by Emily Crosby Media.
Sophie's story - aversion and a natural term journey
2026/08/10
This week, I’m talking to the lovely Sophie from North London about feeding her two children, Sadie (7) and Zach (4½), and what aversion and older child weaning can look like. Sophie describes training with the Breastfeeding Network, from an in-person 12-week helper course to a rigorous six-month supporter course, and her plans for helpline and drop-in support. She shares Sadie’s breech birth by C-section, pain that began at six weeks, later support with latch and a posterior tongue-tie division, and a long period of feeding on one side. During pregnancy with Zach, Sophie developed intense breastfeeding aversion and emergency-weaned Sadie. Zach’s VBAC attempt ended in a C-section with some complications and COVID-related separation, but breastfeeding went smoothly. Zach’s feeding tapered gradually with the help of some boundaries set by Sophie. His last feed was just three weeks before our conversation.
My picture book on how breastfeeding journeys end, The Story of Jessie’s Milkies, is available from Amazon here - The Story of Jessie's Milkies. In the UK, you can also buy it from The Children’s Bookshop in Muswell Hill, London. Other book shops and libraries can source a copy from Ingram Spark publishing.
You can also get 10% off my books on supporting breastfeeding beyond six months and supporting the transition from breastfeeding at the Jessica Kingsley press website, by going to https://bit.ly/JKPbooks and using the code MMPE10 at checkout.
Follow me on Instagram @emmapickettibclc or find out more on my website www.emmapickettbreastfeedingsupport.com
Resources mentioned -
Breastfeeding Network https://www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/get-involved/train-to-be-a-registered-volunteer/
This podcast is presented by Emma Pickett IBCLC, and produced by Emily Crosby Media.
Using an SNS with Johanna Sargeant IBCLC
2026/08/03
I’m so pleased to be joined by the brilliant Joanna Sargent IBCLC this week. Johanna will bring her expertise on using a supplemental nursing system (SNS), also called at-breast supplementation or supply line feeding. Joanna shares her personal experience of low supply and using an SNS from 10 days to six months, and we explore how an SNS can support milk production, avoid bottle preference, and reduce the unsustainable burden of triple feeding. Johanna describes how an SNS works, cleaning and flushing tubes, and practical troubleshooting such as managing flow rate, positioning the “straw,” and using a necklace to stop babies pulling tubing. We compare products and discuss using NG tubes and syringes as a low-cost trial option. This is a great episode for both parents who might need to try an SNS, but also listeners who work in infant feeding.
My picture book on how breastfeeding journeys end, The Story of Jessie’s Milkies, is available from Amazon here - The Story of Jessie's Milkies. In the UK, you can also buy it from The Children’s Bookshop in Muswell Hill, London. Other book shops and libraries can source a copy from Ingram Spark publishing.
You can also get 10% off my books on supporting breastfeeding beyond six months and supporting the transition from breastfeeding at the Jessica Kingsley press website, by going to https://bit.ly/JKPbooks and using the code MMPE10 at checkout.
Follow me on Instagram @emmapickettibclc or find out more on my website www.emmapickettbreastfeedingsupport.com
Resources mentioned -
You can find Johanna at
https://www.instagram.com/milkandmotherhood?igsh=MTNxaGJqYjJ1ZmZ3ZQ==
And
https://milkandmotherhood.com
Her podcast is https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-latch-revolution/id1841874307
Her presentations are available at https://www.goldlearning.com/ce-library/all-lectures/at-breast-supplementation-devices-detail and https://www.babiesincommon.com/forprofessionals/exploring-supplemental-feeders-workshop (20th August 2026 workshop)
The Ardo SNS is available here https://www.ardomedical.co.uk/shop/p,233,supplemental-nursing-system-sns.html?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=19267684314&gbraid=0AAAAAD-Zrl7Ucv7LJJ7zq85tUN30amSFD&gclid=CjwKCAjwq6DQBhBVEiwA4ZD5XCuFaFZ5s8p1vyJPbdmJIcbc1Ywmcx98-PFRSPHv9W_iAT6cGzcFaxoCLrIQAvD_BwE
This podcast is presented by Emma Pickett IBCLC, and produced by Emily Crosby Media.
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LJ4445 2026/02/19
Excellent practical advice and support for older nurslings
This podcast is gold for a variety of breastfeeding topics. I have found particular value in the stories of mothers who have breastfed during pregnanc...
UA_LRod 2025/10/06
Mamas need to listen!
I’m so happy I found this podcast. There are so many stories and so much advice for all stages. I’m currently wanting to wean and I am listening to so...
Amber Richard Bauer 2024/09/12
Lovely host and useful information
I started listening to this podcast as a new mom who really struggled with breastfeeding pain the first three months of my baby’s life and I wish I ha...
aaaacp 2024/04/15
Great listen!
I am coming to the end of my journey so I will probably be unsubscribing until I decide to have another, but I really value the information that I’ve ...
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