Naomi's story - breastfeeding grief with a 2nd journey
About this episode
Naomi Cappallo shares her experiences with breastfeeding her two daughters, focusing on the grief associated with her second journey.
This week I’m speaking to Naomi Cappallo on Vancouver Island about feeding their two daughters, Clara (6) and Juniper (3), focusing on breastfeeding grief after a second journey that didn’t go as hoped. Naomi describes early pain with Clara, brief formula top-ups for early weight loss, and eventually breastfeeding through the pandemic until age two, using boundaries to reduce frequent toddler feeds. With Juniper, a very fast birth was followed by severe nipple pain, limited breastfeeding supp...
People in this episode
Host: Emma Pickett
Guest: Naomi Cappallo
Topics covered
- breastfeeding
- parenting
- grief
- childbirth
- toddler feeding
Keywords
- breastfeeding grief
- toddler feeds
- nipple pain
- formula top-ups
- pandemic breastfeeding
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Vancouver Island
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