Katie The Traveling Lactation Consultant
Welcome to the podcast. I am your host, Katie Oshita, BSN, RN, IBCLC and infant feeding specialist. Quench your thirst for knowledge and travel with me across the nation to discover, learn, collaborate and better serve clients from all over the globe. Let’s ride and thrive together.
Episodes
117 episodes
Ep 117 Lactation in Brisbane w/Vijaya Hunt
Once you see dysfunction, once you know it’s there, you can’t go back. That was the case for Vijaya Hunt, who learned about tongue tie from a parent perspective with her first child and made it her mission to learn more about how to suppo...
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Season 6
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Episode 117
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53:01
Ep 116 Lactation in England w/Sarah Oakley
The placebo effect is a real thing. Our minds are so powerful that if we really believe in something, it makes it more likely to be true. In lactation, parental confidence is of extreme importance. If the parent believes they ...
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Season 6
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Episode 116
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58:23
Ep 115 Weight Matters with Hope Lima
Weight is an important metric for growth and development with infants, but it is not as simple as it seems. There are different growth charts and metrics to decide if growth is adequate. In this episode Katie Oshita and Hope Lima di...
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Season 6
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Episode 115
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59:14
Ep 114 Airway Health in Norway w/Hans Erling Skallevold
Norway has universal healthcare, but it doesn’t cover tongue ties. That means families in Norway struggling with infant feeding, airway and sleep issues need to pay out of pocket for functional releases. Dr Skallevold is not just a dentis...
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Season 5
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Episode 114
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1:03:18
Ep 113 Early Childhood Development w/Ashley Griffin
Development of the craniofacial bones impacts more than just face shape, but airway growth, nervous system regulation, and more. Chiropractic care can have a profound effect on the baby’s ability to have growth that supports their nervous...
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Season 5
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Episode 113
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58:01
Ep 112 Optimizing Growth & Development
Slow gaining, faltering growth, failure to thrive- all of these are babies that are not getting optimal growth and development during the crucial early years. When you add in babies not stooling regularly and the effect of the microbiome,...
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Season 5
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Episode 112
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28:18
Ep 111 Tongue Tie in India w/Dr Shivika Agarwal
Birth and babies are a family affair in India. Families are large and support is deeply tied to the culture. Dr Shivika Agarwal and Katie Oshita discuss how family support impacts breastfeeding, what it’s like to be a release provid...
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Season 5
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Episode 111
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1:00:10
Ep 110 Breastfeeding in India w/Dr Manisha Gogri
Maternal and child health thrive with the right support. For over two decades, Dr. Manisha Gogri has combined her expertise as a medical doctor and IBCLC to guide families through pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding. She pioneered on...
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Season 5
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Episode 110
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48:11
Ep 109 Tongue Tie in Ireland w/Dr Roche
Airway health is absolutely critical to growth and development. When our brain isn’t getting enough oxygen, we don’t sleep, grow or feel as good. Dr Roche and his wife Kate started the National Tongue Tie Center in Ireland 8 years a...
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Season 5
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Episode 109
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1:05:43
Ep 108 Breastfeeding in Philippines w/Marj Sibayan
Breastfeeding in the Philippines is commonplace, yet lactation support is not. For 116 million people there are only 29 IBCLC's! Yet the breastfeeding rates are more than double compared to the US. In this episode Katie Oshita...
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Season 5
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Episode 108
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1:02:50
Ep 107 Bodywork with Dr Rosen & Dr Watson
Bodywork is an essential part of supporting dyads, and in this episode you will hear Katie Oshita discuss the how this works with Dr Martin Rosen and Dr Nancy Watson. Together they share what effective bodywork does, how this supports not...
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Season 5
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Episode 107
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1:06:25
Ep 106 Starting a Private Practice
Starting a private practice is hard. While it's amazing to have so much control and autonomy, it can also be overwhelming to figgie out all the things that need to be done. In this episode Katie Oshita discusses starting a private p...
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Season 5
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Episode 106
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37:15
Ep 105 Osteopathy & Lactation w/ Emily Jones
Babies may be super new humans but that doesn't mean they don't have tension and body restrictions. When there is a feeding difficulty, skilled bodywork combined with lactation support can be instrumental in achieving feeding function.&nb...
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Season 5
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Episode 105
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1:01:18
Ep 104 Four Years of Podcasting
Four years ago this journey started as Katie Oshita, RN, BSN, IBCLC sold her house and started traveling the country in an RV. Now Katie is settled in western Washington but still "travels" virtually to meet with providers all over the wo...
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Season 5
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Episode 104
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36:07
Ep 103 Marketing for IBCLC's with Katie Bridgewater
Owning a small business often means wearing every hat, trying to do all the things. Marketing is especially tough if you don't know how to do it, or maybe it's hard to market it without feeling slimy as a healthcare provider. Howeve...
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Season 4
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Episode 103
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1:03:36
Ep 102 Indigenous Lactation with Elizabeth Montez
Lactation support should not be based on income bracket, however it frequently is. In this episode Katie Oshita and Elizabeth Montez-Garcia discuss how non-profit programs, such as Open Arms in Washington, can support indigenous families ...
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Season 4
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Episode 102
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59:56
Ep 101 Pumping with Nichelle Clark
Most parents in America are doing combination infant feeding- some direct breastfeeding, some pumped milk. Insurance covers breast pumps yet there isn't any consistency between pumps and flanges that come with pumps are grossly oversized ...
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Season 4
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Episode 101
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50:58
Ep 100 Amazing Episodes!
It's amazing how fast time goes. This podcast started as Katie Oshita began her traveling journey in an RV summer 2021. Katie traveled to 40 states, 3 Canadian provinces and met with many wonderful providers along the way. The...
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Season 4
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Episode 100
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30:46
Ep 99 Pelvic Floor PT with Rachel Doza
Spoiler alert‼️ It's NOT normal to pee when you sneeze, or when you jump or when you exercise! Not even after having babies. So many people are told that this is normal and just something they will have to live with. Thankfull...
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Season 4
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Episode 99
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56:20
Ep 98 Private Practice in AU with Kellie Eason
Historically, having a baby was not a solitary endeavor. The partner was involved of course, but the parent's family, friends and whole community would come together to support not just the gestating parent but the whole family during this tran...
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Season 4
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Episode 98
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57:58
Ep 97 Breastfeeding and Osteopathy in AU w/Kirsten Hannah
Breastfeeding is universal, however the options for support are not. In the US an Osteopath has very different training than in Australia, where all Osteopaths are trained in Osteopathic Manual manipulation (OMM) unlike in the US where it...
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Season 4
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Episode 97
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1:01:53
Ep 96 Diet & Breastfeeding with Allegra Gast
Pregnancy and postpartum nutrition are not just helpful but essential to milk supply. Thyroid issues, PCOs, insulin resistance, gut microbiome dysfunction all cause problems in milk supply and nutritional status. Learn how working w...
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Season 4
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Episode 96
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59:37
Ep 95 My Airway Journey- Update
Learning about oral ties and airway dysfunction hasn't only helped Katie's clients and practice. Along the way Katie and her family have benefited from this knowledge. Since learning more about lip and buccal ties, Katie and her Kid...
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Season 4
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Episode 95
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25:28