Breast & Nipples Through Pregnancy, Postpartum & Beyond

Nipples and breasts go through a vast array of changes through pregnancy, breastfeeding and beyond. This week on The Expert Guide to Parenthood Podcast we welcome back our Lactation expert Rowena Gray to talk about Breasts and Nipples. From breastfeeding challenges to understanding nipple and breast anatomy we cover it.Rowena Gray is a nurse, midwife, author and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. She is passionate about supporting mothers to have a better breastfeeding experience.We discuss:- Shapes and sizes of nipples and breasts- What happens to our nipples in pregnancy- Nipple anatomy with breastfeeding - how do they work- Does size and shape of nipples matter for breastfeeding- Nipple damage in breastfeeding- Cracked Nipples- Inverted nipples- Nipple shields- Nipple changes after breastfeeding- Why men have nipples- Changes in breasts through pregnancy, postpartum and beyond.- Bras for the different stages of pregnancy, postpartum and breastfeeding- Do breasts ever go back to the way they were?The Expert Guide to Parenthood Podcast is produced and hosted by Parents You've Got This.The Expert Guide To Parenthood Podcast is proudly supported by Mustela natural origin skincare, by parents' side since 1950.Follow us Social:Instagram: @parentsyouvegotthis_auThreads @parentsyouvegotthis_auTikTok: @partentsyouvegotthis_auFacebook:@parentsyouvegotthis__________________________________Parents You've Got This offers antenatal and postnatal parenting education and Masterclasses from the planning phase to early preschool.Learn more: ⁠https://www.parentsyouvegotthis.com.au/Credits⁠:Hosts and Podcast content writers Christy Hopwood & Freya Owen Parents You've Got This, Producer Dean Thomas, Camera person Tim Hehir