<p>Is breastfeeding harder than you expected? You’re not alone.</p><p><br></p><p>I’m joined by Therese Dansby, a former NICU nurse and holistic lactation consultant, for a real, no-fluff convo on nursing struggles, nipple changes, tandem feeding, and how your cycle might mess with letdown. </p><p><br></p><p>Raw, honest, and full of support—this is the breastfeeding chat every mom deserves 🍼</p><p><br></p><p>Thank you to our sponsors!</p><p><a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">CROWDHEALTH</a><strong>:</strong> Get started today for just $99 per month for your first three months using code <strong>"CULTURE"</strong><br><a href="https://harvestright.com/product/sampler-pack" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">HARVEST RIGHT</a><strong>:</strong> Try their freeze-dried sampler pack<br><a href="https://adelnaturalcosmetics.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">A'DEL</a><strong>:</strong> Use code <strong>"ALEX"</strong> for 25% OFF<br><a href="https://www.utzy.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">UTZY</a><strong>:</strong> Use code <strong>"ALEX"</strong> for 20% OFF<br><a href="https://yayzebra.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">ZEBRA</a><strong>:</strong> Use code <strong>"ALEX"</strong> for 10% OFF any order<br><a href="https://lovebirdfoods.com/collections/lovebird-cereal-variety-pack" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">LOVEBIRD FOODS</a><strong>:</strong> Use code <strong>"ALEX20"</strong> for 20% off</p><p><br></p><p>Our Guest: </p><p>Therese Dansby, RN, IBCLC</p><p><br></p><p>Therese's Links: </p><p><a href="https://theresedansby.wixsite.com/therese" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Therese's Website</a><br><a href="https://www.instagram.com/happy.mama.healthy.baby/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a><br><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0bZdEwtkT96shfLpeKKzGN?si=8DbY8tmcTquwRoXIQTmCcA" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Podcast – Happy Mama, Healthy Baby</a><br><a href="https://www.patreon.com/happymamahealthybaby?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Patreon – Earbud IBCLC</a></p><p><br></p><p>Her Breastfeeding Courses:<br><a href="https://happymamahealthybaby.freshlearn.com/nourished-beginnings" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Nourished Beginnings Breastfeeding Course</a><br><a href="https://happymamahealthybaby.freshlearn.com/my-downloadable-41616" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Postpartum Cookbook</a><br><a href="https://happymamahealthybaby.freshlearn.com/10729" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Food Allergy Cookbook</a><strong></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>USE the code 'ALEX' to get 20% off my breastfeeding course or postpartum cookbooks</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong></strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01H2AQVJE?ref=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_apin_dp_35A4G8QSH2BYA3N2YCYJ" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Therese's Favorite Book</a><strong>:</strong> <em>The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding</em><br><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1982167262?ref=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_apin_dp_59DDNS2DQA083SDWPVXM" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Therese's Favorite Recipes</a><strong>:</strong> <em>The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother</em></p><p><br></p><p>🌿 Top Tip: Taking ownership of your parenting decisions, because the health of the mother/baby dyad is the health of the nation. Ask questions, learn, research, observe, and be willing to pivot. Intuition and discernment from the Holy Spirit are more important than groupthink or crowdsourcing. </p><p><br></p><p>FOLLOW ALEX:</p><p>Instagram |<a href="https://www.instagram.com/realalexclark" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@realalexclark⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Instagram |<a href="https://www.instagram.com/poplitics" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@cultureapothecary⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Facebook |<a href="https://www.facebook.com/realalexclark" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@realalexclark⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>X |<a href="https://x.com/yoalexrapz" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@yoalexrapz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>YouTube |<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@RealAlexClark" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@RealAlexClark⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Spotify |<a href="https://open.spotif