Dealing With Unsupportive Medical Professionals

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode!Have you ever been told something about breastfeeding that may not be true?Do you feel like you may have received breastfeeding information from someone who is not a lactation professional?Was this non-lactation professional your pediatrician?  Dentist? Pharmacist?Well, you are not alone. If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  Please consider leaving us a review on itunes or sending us an email with your suggestions and comments to [email protected] Things we talked about:·Examples of bad advice we have heard from professionals[4:35]oYour baby’s teeth are rotting because of breastfeedingoYour breastmilk is water now that your child is over a yearoYou have to dump your breastmilk if you take an aspirin·Lack of education for families [7:10]·What is the point of this episode? (other than dianne and abby bitching about stuff) [8:54]·Options~what do you do when you get bad information? [10:15]oGo to the pressoAsk for a manageroConfrontationoEducate themoSmile and nodoRoll your eyes·Who do they work for? [12:45]oWhen to smile and nod·Where did your health professional, friend, family member get their breastfeeding education from? [25:18]·How would you deal with Aunt Sally? [26:20]·How to prepare for an altercation JUST IN CASE[34:42] This episode is sponsored by Fairhaven Health **Look for the Fairhaven Health Giveaway on the Badass Breastfeeder Facebook and Instagram!**Breastfeeding Tip of the Week is courtesy of  @theblublonde from the Badass Community [19:19]Some other episodes you should check out or we mentioned in this episodehttps://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/026-misinformation-from-medical-professionals/https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/129-balancing-solids-with-breastfeeding/https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/075-breastfeeding-myths/https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/057-cavities/Follow our Podcast~·https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.comHere is how you can connect with Dianne and Abby~·Abby Theuring  https://www.thebadassbreastfeeder.com·Dianne Cassidy http://www.diannecassidyconsulting.com Music we use~Music: "Levels of Greatness" from "We Used to Paint Stars in the Sky (2012)" courtesy of Scott Holmes at freemusicarchive.org/music/ScottHolmes