Spill the Milk with Nicola

Spill the Milk with Nicola – Jen HoganJournalist and podcast host Jen Hogan joins Nicola for an honest conversation about breastfeeding in Ireland — as a mother of seven and as someone who has written extensively about parenting and family life.Jen shares her journey from not breastfeeding her first baby, to secretly breastfeeding her second, to feeding her youngest until he was three and a half. Together, they talk about postnatal depression, taking antidepressant medication while breastfeeding, feeding toddlers, judgement and secrecy, and how breastfeeding is still framed in the media.Nicola also includes short, evidence-based explanations on postnatal depression, medication safety while breastfeeding, and feeding beyond infancy.This episode is for anyone feeding a baby, recovering after birth, or supporting someone who is.Support note: This episode includes discussion of postnatal depression. If you need support, speak with your GP, public health nurse or perinatal mental health team in the Maternity Hospital you attended. . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Spill the Milk with Nicola is a podcast about breastfeeding, feeding babies, and the real, often messy reality of early parenthood. Hosted by lactation consultant and paediatric nurse Nicola O'Byrne, each episode blends honest parent stories with calm, evidence-based insight — for anyone feeding a baby, supporting new parents, or simply human. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.