Breastfeeding Preparation with Midwife, Shaheda Khan

If you are hoping to breastfeed your baby, it's really important to prepare yourself for what to expect. In this episode I am joined by Breastfeeding Specialist Midwife, Shaheda Khan. Shaheda provides one to one support in person and online and offers tons of free support via her website and social media ‘Mother Shaheda’. In this episode, Shaheda and I explore:What can you do to prepare for breastfeeding?How can you get breastfeeding off to a good start?The politics, culture and systems that undermine breastfeeding in a modern world.Normal infant feeding behaviourHow birth impacts the feeding journey.Whilst there are many ways you may choose to or need to feed your baby, for the sake of being able to provide focusses info, this episode makes the assumption you are exploring the idea of or hoping to breastfeed your baby.Worth listening to ahead of or during pregnancy or to find answers to your feeding difficulties further along the line._____________________________________Shaheda LinksWebsite https://www.mothershaheda.co.uk/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mother.shaheda/Global Health Media: Breastfeeding videoshttps://globalhealthmedia.org/topic/breastfeeding/______________________________________________SPONSORSThis episode is sponsored by Hot Tea Mama and The Night Owl, Music and Lullabies for Babies and ChildrenUse code HOTTEA10 for 10% off Hot Tea MamaListen to The Night Owl Sings Nursery Rhymes on Spotify or Apple MusicMusic Playing: 'Teddy Bear's Picnic (Instrumental)' from The Night Owl Sings LullabiesJoin the Birth-ed Online CourseJoin the BUMP CLUB FREEFollow us on Instagram_____________________________Sign up to The Birth-ed MethodSupport the show