Summary: Our sixtieth show! Ep. 60: Breastfeeding & Weaning In this episode, Stacy and Sarah tackle a number of breastfeeding questions from the queue, chat about the safety of kombucha while pregnant and breastfeeding, and share many tips that range from supply increasing to pump session eliminations.The Paleo View (TPV), Episode 60: Breastfeeding & Weaning 0:00 - Introduction 0:52 - News & Views Last week's micronurtrient show was a lot of fun with the Caltons - check it out if you haven't yet! Stacy is getting ready to do Barbells for Boobs, and you can find information here if you want to donate towards this great cause that provides free mammograms for those who can't afford them The Paleo Parents also recently launched a newsletter - subscribe if you haven't yet! Sarah recently posted two amazing recipes - Maple-Walnut Dark Chocolate Chunk Cookies and Bacon-Apple Chicken Burgers with Maple Cranberry Sauce Stacy and Sarah have some serious love for cranberries and Stacy recommends that folks check out her pork stuffing recipe from Beyond Bacon, which happens to feature cranberries Sarah gives a Happy Thanksgiving shout out to her fellow Canadians The Paleo Approach Cookbook is up on Amazon and available for pre-order; the announcement includes five awesome giveaways! This week's show is about boobs, breastfeeding and weaning Stacy is a breastfeeding advocate with a wealth of information from being a very active member of La Leche League Sarah also has a lot of experience from her years of breastfeeding her daughters, her aunt was also a lactation consultant (12:52) Science with Sarah - The Health Benefits of Kombucha Most of the health claims about kombucha have little to no evidence to support the claims However, since kombucha is a fermented beverage with probiotics there are health benefits from the beneficial yeast and bacteria strains You will also get a wide variety of unique strains of good bacterias, which benefit your overall health The only metabolite of kombucha that may be of concern to a pregnant woman is the alcohol content, which a serving on average has between 0.5% to 2/3% A non-alcoholic beer has 0.5% alcohol, so if you are having half a glass a day you are within your daily safety limits - but you have to make that personal conscious decision on what feels right for you As a breastfeeding woman that level of alcohol is considered to be a non-issue because the alcohol content is diluted It would take some work to get drunk off of the alcohol content in kombucha, and the trace amount in breastmilk is considered to be safe If you are buying your kombucha from stores those are quality controlled and you are not being exposed to bad bacteria If you are making your own kombucha it is important to check home-brew resources to understand how a SCOBY would mildew and how to prevent it from happening (21:14) Questions & Answers Jessica - What are alternative options to formula when one is dealing with low supply? Please be sure to listen to previous podcasts where this topic is also discussed: episode 4, episode 33 Stacy notes that breastfeeding is very personalized and is driven by society and what medical experts can help you with, please be sure to surround yourself with supportive people both in a professional capacity and in your friends and family circles Stacy's common suggestions regarding supply would be stress management, adequate sleep, increased fat consumption, omega 3 rich foods, teas like Mother's Milk, grain-free lactation cookies It sounds like Jessica did all of these things, but it sounds like there was a genuine medical situation in this case that may be impacting her ability to increase supply The only medical condition that Stacy is familiar with that impacts milk supply is thyroid conditions, and Stacy suggests looking to Practical Paleo on how to address thyroid issues Stacy notes that if your baby has a latch issue tha
