Episode 17: What Happens When Excruciating Pain During Breastfeeding Leads to Severe Postpartum Depression With Jess, a Mental Health Profes

Jess is a mental health counselor who focused perinatal mental health for women trying to conceive even before she herself had children. Hear what happens when she herself struggled to breastfeed her first and ended up exclusively pumping for three months, until one day, her baby was able to latch. It was a friend and fellow counselor who told her the symptoms she was experiencing were beyond typical postpartum blues, and she should get help. Listen to hear how the fog finally lifted, as a breastfeeding advocate it was shocking (in a good way) even to me!In this episode Jess discusses:

• severe pain and how she dealth with it
• how a friend helped her see she was suffering from postpartum depression
• tongue ties
• sidelying position
• triple feeding
• the impact of not latching on her mental health

If you are experiencing symptoms of postpartum depression or anxiety, you can find help and resources by visiting Postpartum Support International. If you want to reach out to Jess you can reach her at: jessicapetitlmhc@gmail.comTo be among the first to join our growing group of people talking about the podcast and supporting one another's baby feeding journeys, join our FB group. And to get personalized lactation help, reach out to me, I would love to make breastfeeding easier for you.  

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