The Next Feed: A Breastfeeding Podcast

Can you take those antibiotics? What about antihistamines to manage your hay fever symptoms? And x-rays - are they safe for you if you’re breastfeeding? Trying to feed your baby whilst looking after …

A breastfeeding book you can dip in and out of as you please? Something to read if you're a mum-to-be or establishing breastfeeding with a newborn?
IBCLC and midwife Olivia Hinge joins us this episode…

When breastfeeding doesn't go to plan you can be left feeling like you failed.
You haven't.
If you're feeling let-down, angry, guilty, even emotionally crushed by your experience, it may be that you'…

Should you express colostrum? If you need help and support in the early days, will you know where to turn? How will you handle those well-meaning family and friends who tell you that you don't have t…

Have you heard of Raynaud’s Phenomenon of the Nipple?
This episode we hear from Sally, who suffered incredible pain when nursing. It continued until she got a diagnosis for the condition and started o…

Reflux, silent reflux, spitting up, posseting, colic - these words get used a lot to explain baby behaviour, but what do they mean what can we do to help our babies feel more settled?
In this episode …

How has breastfeeding been viewed over the centuries? Why has there sometimes been suspicion about breastmilk? And how much does society shape the baby-feeding experience for women?
Joanna Wolfarth, …

Baby getting distracted when you’re trying to feed? Stuck in a reverse cycling loop? Or maybe you need help navigating conversations with friends and family when they’re sharing their own breastfeedi…

Finalist of the BBC New Comedy Awards 2023 Chantel Nash joins us this episode to share her experiences of breastfeeding, and the humorous moments she’s found in her parenting journey.

The mum of two …

Join us for the second part of our conversation with Professor Amy Brown. We talk about the ways the UK could drive up its breastfeeding rates, media coverage of  breastfeeding stories, and her inter…

The first part of our conversation with Amy Brown, Professor of Maternal and Child Public Health at Swansea University (and author of many many books which you'll find listed below!)

We look at how A…

Melissa from A Whole New Build is known for her very colourful home interiors which she shares on her popular social media accounts, but not many people know how much she struggled seven years ago wh…

Have you ever been to a breastfeeding cafe or drop-in? We chat with Rebecca from The Nest, a fabulous parenting venue in West Yorkshire. She talks us through what we can expect if we're hesitant abou…

Struggling with breastfeeding? Do you know where to turn to for support? In this week's episode we welcome CEO of The Breastfeeding Network, Catherine Hine. She talks about how the charity supports m…

When a mother doesn't get to breastfeed in the way she set out to, who let her down? IBCLC Lucy Ruddle joins the podcast to talk about why breastfeeding can be complicated for some parents.

We talk a…

No one really talks about breastfeeding, but if they did would that make things easier for parents? Is our reluctance to talk about the realities of nursing our babies actually HARMING our chances of…

Why do we need to talk about Breastfeeding? Isn’t it simply something you choose to do, or you don’t? The Next Feed is the breastfeeding podcast for you if you're nursing, expressing, mixed feeding, …