EBB 360 - Overcoming Challenges with Low Milk Supply with Katie James, Midwife, IBCLC, and Host of the Midwives' Cauldron Podcast

Struggling with low milk supply can feel overwhelming, isolating, and confusing. In this episode, Dr. Rebecca Dekker talks with midwife and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant Katie James to demystify the realities of low milk supply. Together, they explore the hormonal, medical, and systemic factors that can affect lactation, as well as the critical importance of early postpartum support. Katie shares how birth interventions, lack of education, and misinformation can interfere with lactation—and how reclaiming knowledge, honoring instinct, and receiving timely help can make all the difference.

 

(07:21) How Birth Interventions Impact Breastfeeding

(09:30) Prolactin, Oxytocin, and the Critical First 3 Days

(11:18) What is Low Milk Supply—and Can it Be Prevented?

(14:58) Medical Conditions That Can Affect Milk Production

(19:27) Gestational Diabetes, Cesarean Birth, and Milk Supply

(23:42) The Trap of “Perceived” Low Supply

(28:48) Why Judgment-Free Support Matters

(36:56) When and How to Get Help from an IBCLC

(38:16) The Rule of 3s: Key Windows to Boost Milk Supply

(44:39) Why Partners Need Breastfeeding Education Too

 

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