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Have you experienced someone “pushing” formula on you? Maybe it was the hospital, or maybe a family member.  What happened?  Listen in today as Dianne and Abby talk about formula pushing, why it happens and how you can avoid it.

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Things we talked about:

Dianne and the formula rep [7:46 ]

Breastfeeding does work [10:54 ]

Doulas [13:33 ]

When should a baby be back to birth weight? [19:58 ]

Breastfeeding as a normal process [21:20 ]

Specific hospital reasons why formula might be pushed [23:20 ]

Formula is not as necessary as people think [27:44 ]

Dianne’s client story [28:48 ]

Family might be the biggest formula pushers [33:50 ]

Set your boundaries, everyone else will adjust [36:08 ]

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Links to information we discussed or episodes you should check out!

https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/antenatal-hand-expression-of-colostrum/

https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/the-first-days-of-nursing/

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Abby Theuring  https://www.thebadassbreastfeeder.com
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 Music we use:

Music: "Levels of Greatness" from "We Used to Paint Stars in the Sky (2012)" courtesy of Scott Holmes at freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott Holmes