The Feeding Couch
Welcome to The Feeding Couch podcast; a place where the real, uncensored, breastfeeding and postpartum stories are told. I am a midwife and Lactation Consultant and over the decades working with families I’ve seen a variety of feeding journeys and I can tell you that not one of them is the same. In our worId of perfect portrayal of postpartum on social media its time to shine a light on what's really going on in those first weeks, months and years when we set out to feed our babies.
The Feeding Couch
Latest Episodes
It's time to say goodbye
I am saying goodbye. Why?I started this podcast as at that time there wasn't really anyone in the podcast space focusing on the feeding stories. But now there is. Bigger podcasts have picked up on this important topic. Podcasts wh...
Nandi: midwife, doula, mother: what three births taught me about breastfeeding
In this episode I’m joined by Nandi—a midwife, doula, and Hypnobirthing educator based in Sweden. But beyond her professional expertise Nandi is also a mother of three—an 18-year-old daughter and two sons, aged 10 and 6—all of whom were ...
Bria: What if breastfeeding wasn’t just about nourishment, but about connection, resilience, and even defiance?
Today, I’m joined by Bria—a mother of two, living in Grenada in the West Indies—who has embraced breastfeeding as more than just feeding. From her first-ever public feed on the London Underground to nursing a four-year-old despite outside opini...
Claire: Feeding twins, raising 5 & training as a midwife: The journey through NICU, sepsis & postpartum exhaustion and depression
In this episode Claire joins me; a mum of five and midwife, whose feeding journeys have been anything but straightforward. After breastfeeding her first baby with ease for a year, she assumed it would be the same with the rest—but life ha...
Mel - Many off putting messages, yet breastfeeding and bed sharing for 18 months as she trusted herself deeply
I’m joined today by Mel, who takes us through how she navigated early struggles when her milk took almost a week to come in, and the overwhelming pressure from professionals to supplement with formula. A lactation consultant even told her she m...
Fan Mail
hi Katie, I’m Olympia Mama of twins 26.6 weekes’s who I breastfed, triple fed and still feed today at 3.5 yrs old…. Happy to share my story xx
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