Episode 25 One Breastfeeding Experience Does Not Predict the Next with Erinn

Each person's pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding journey is unique. No two are ever the same. This also includes when an individual gives birth and lactates for multiple children. From how each child is planned and conceived to the ease or difficulty breastfeeding, each individual experience can vary drastically. Although it is important to educate yourself to be as prepared as possible, the variables that occur in each situation can contribute to things going the opposite way you would have hoped. This can lead to issues with mental health, thoughts of terminating breastfeeding early, or even losing trust in the healthcare system all together. This is why having trusted and supportive individuals that understand the nuances in each situation can help in ways that a doctor or hospital can’t.Erinn Tanguay, married for 20 years to her high school sweetheart and mother of four, joins on today’s episode to take us through her journey giving birth and breastfeeding her four children. Each child was a unique experience that came with their own sets of challenges that she was able to work through with trial and error where she learned what works and what doesn’t.Through this experience she became passionate about the breastfeeding experience which led her to a career in breastfeeding and is now a certified breastfeeding specialist. Erinn tells us about her battles with mental health issues and finding her strength when she felt the most weak. Her goal is to help other women so they don’t  have to suffer the way she did and have the tools they need to have a peaceful breastfeeding journey of their own.Listen in to hear an authentic story of perseverance and walk away with useful advice on steps you can take to prepare for a positive breastfeeding journey with your baby.Topics discussed in this episode:

• Erinn’s breastfeeding journey with her first born
• How preeclampsia affects breastfeeding
• Postpartum depression from hospital experience
• How Erinn learned about breastfeeding
• Erinn’s battle with postpartum depression after her hospital experience
• Transitioning from bottle to breast
• The importance of understanding your healthcare provider’s policy
• Erinn’s four year breastfeeding journey with second child
• Issues breastfeeding third child
• Breastfeeding during pregnancy
• Erinn’s difficulty bonding with her fourth child
• Erinn’s experience with agoraphobia
• How Erinn almost quit breastfeeding
• Importance of a support group

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