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Nov 19, 2025 32 min

Primary and Secondary Engorgement

from Badass Breastfeeding Podcast Hosted by Dianne Cassidy & Abby Theuring

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Join our Patreon Community! https://www.patreon.com/badassbreastfeedingpodcast This week’s episode is also brought to you by Nursing Queen; stylish nursing clothes that will make your life easier and that you’ll want to wear long after your nursing days are over. Do you know the difference between primary and secondary engorgement? This week’s episode is all about engorgement – what it is and how to manage it, regardless if it is primary or secondary. Don’t miss out on this valuable information! 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]. You can also add your email to our list and have episodes sent right to your inbox! Things we talked about: What is secondary engorgement? [6:46] Delay in milk coming in [10:00] Things that add to engorgement [12:20] What to do about it [14:56] Secondary engorgement [20:20] Engorgement and mastitis [23:50] Pumping extra and oversupply [30 :00] Links to information we discussed or episodes you should check out! https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/preventing-mastitis/ https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/breastfeeding-102/ Set up your consultation with Dianne https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/consultations/ Check out Dianne’s blog here: https://diannecassidyconsulting.com/milklytheblog/ Follow our Podcast: https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com Here is how you can connect with Dianne and Abby: AbbyTheuring ,https://www.thebadassbreastfeeder.com Dianne Cassidy @diannecassidyibclc, 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/Scott_Holmes

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Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Join our Patreon Community! https://www.patreon.com/badassbreastfeedingpodcast This week’s episode is also brought to you by Nursing Queen; stylish nursing clothes that will make your life easier and that you’ll want to wear long after your nursing days are over. Do you know the difference between primary and secondary engorgement? This week’s episode is all a...

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