Are you pregnant & nervous about breastfeeding because you’ve heard it can be painful or don’t know how to support milk supply? Are you a new mom dealing with sore nipples and painful breastfeeding but all the doctors & lactation consultants told you ”the latch looks fine” and didn’t give you any answers? Maybe you’re feeling anxious about low milk supply and you’re worried about being enough for your baby.
When breastfeeding is hard, it can steal the joy from postpartum, make it hard to bond with your baby, and leave you feeling lost, confused, and alone. But somewhere deep inside, you know it shouldn’t be this way. You want to enjoy breastfeeding, you want to bond with your baby, and you want to trust your God-given maternal instincts.
The Breastfeeding With Confidence Podcast is here with holistic breastfeeding tips to help you prevent & overcome unexpected breastfeeding challenges with confidence and peace. Hosted by Jaimie Zaki, IBCLC & mom of 5, this podcast will answer questions like ”what’s normal newborn behavior”, ”what do I do if breastfeeding hurts,” ”how do I support my milk supply” and so much more. Get expert latching tips, learn how to identify root causes of breastfeeding issues so you can find solutions that WORK, get holistic wellness guidance as you navigate pregnancy and postpartum, and feel confident breastfeeding your baby, even when breastfeeding isn’t perfect.
If you’re ready to shut out the toxic whispers of the world and embrace your God-given intuition for pregnancy, breastfeeding, and motherhood, this podcast will be your guide. Tune in every Tuesday and Friday for true breastfeeding stories, expert breastfeeding tips, and the wisdom most doctors and nurses won’t teach you in the hospital.
🎙️ Subscribe to the Breastfeeding With Confidence Podcast and visit www.littlebearlactation.com for more breastfeeding education and support so you can actually ENJOY your new baby instead of losing time feeling helpless, hopeless, and alone.
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Are you pregnant & nervous about breastfeeding because you’ve heard it can be painful or don’t know how to support milk supply? Are you a new mom dealing with sore nipples and painful breastfeeding but all the doctors & lactation consultants told you ”the latch looks fine” and didn’t give you any answers? Maybe you’re feeling anxious about low milk supply and you’re worried about being enough for your baby.
When breastfeeding is hard, it can steal the joy from postpartum, make it hard to bond with your baby, and leave you feeling lost, confused, and alone. But somewhere deep inside, you know it shouldn’t be this way. You want to enjoy breastfeeding, you want to bond with your baby, and you want to trust your God-given maternal instincts.
The Breastfeeding With Confidence Podcast is here with holistic breastfeeding tips to help you prevent & overcome unexpected breastfeeding challenges with confidence and peace. Hosted by Jaimie Zaki, IBCLC & mom of 5, this podcast will answer questions like ”what’s normal newborn behavior”, ”what do I do if breastfeeding hurts,” ”how do I support my milk supply” and so much more. Get expert latching tips, learn how to identify root causes of breastfeeding issues so you can find solutions that WORK, get holistic wellness guidance as you navigate pregnancy and postpartum, and feel confident breastfeeding your baby, even when breastfeeding isn’t perfect.
If you’re ready to shut out the toxic whispers of the world and embrace your God-given intuition for pregnancy, breastfeeding, and motherhood, this podcast will be your guide. Tune in every Tuesday and Friday for true breastfeeding stories, expert breastfeeding tips, and the wisdom most doctors and nurses won’t teach you in the hospital.
🎙️ Subscribe to the Breastfeeding With Confidence Podcast and visit www.littlebearlactation.com for more breastfeeding education and support so you can actually ENJOY your new baby instead of losing time feeling helpless, hopeless, and alone.
73 | Informed Consent in Pregnancy, Birth & Breastfeeding: Using the BRAIN Method with Doula Taylor Shaffer from Holistic Pregnancy Podcast
If you care about autonomy, informed consent, and saying no to pressure in pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding, this episode is for you.
In today’s conversation, I’m joined by doula and Holistic Pregnancy Podcast host, Taylor Shaffer, to unpack what real informed consent actually looks like (and why those hospital “consent forms” usually aren’t it).
We walk through the BRAIN method—Benefits, Risks, Alternatives, Intuition, and doing Nothing—so you can use it to make confident decisions about:
Prenatal tests
Inductions (especially in the busy holiday season)
Epidurals and birth interventions
Newborn procedures
Tongue tie releases
Formula “top offs” and early breastfeeding decisions
Whether you’re still pregnant or already holding your baby, this episode will help you recognize coercive language, spot red flags, and stand firm in your right to say no—in the hospital, at home, and in the postpartum/breastfeeding trenches.
You are not a “difficult patient.” You are a mother making informed, intentional choices for your body and your baby.
In This Episode, We Talk About:
What informed consent really means (and why signing a hospital form is not the same thing)
The difference between liability-focused consent forms and true autonomy-centered informed consent
How to use the BRAIN method in real conversations with providers:
Benefits
Risks
Alternatives
Intuition
doing Nothing / waiting
Red flags that your provider is not giving you full informed consent:
How to tell the difference between a real emergency and “manufactured urgency”
Why it is never too late to switch providers—even late in pregnancy
How informed consent continues into postpartum and breastfeeding, not just birth
What informed consent looks like when:
Nurses are “helping” with latch in the hospital
You’re being pressured to supplement with formula
Someone says your baby is tongue tied and you “need a release”
Why you need a breastfeeding plan (not just a birth plan)
The role of doulas, IBCLCs, and holistic practitioners in supporting autonomy-centered care
Resources Mentioned
FREE Breastfeeding Mistakes Guide - DOWNLOAD NOW
Access the Confident Mama Breastfeeding Academy for step-by-step guidance on protecting your milk supply, managing common breastfeeding struggles, and getting a pain-free latch: littlebearlactation.com/library (use code PODCAST50for a discount)
Work with Taylor: Nested and Nourished
Topics Covered in this episode:
informed consent pregnancy, informed consent birth, informed consent breastfeeding, BRAIN method birth, birth autonomy, pregnancy autonomy, natural birth informed consent, physiologic birth support, how to say no to interventions in labor, induction pressure holidays, informed consent tongue tie, tongue tie release informed consent, breastfeeding informed consent hospital, breastfeeding plan vs birth plan, advocacy in pregnancy and birth, holistic pregnancy podcast
Are you pregnant & nervous about breastfeeding because you’ve heard it can be painful or don’t know how to support milk supply? Are you a new mom dealing with sore nipples and painful breastfeeding but all the doctors & lactation consultants told you ”the latch looks fine” and didn’t give you any answers? Maybe you’re feeling anxious about low milk supply and you’re worried about being enough for your baby.
When breastfeeding is hard, it can steal the joy from postpartum, make it hard to bond with your baby, and leave you feeling lost, confused, and alone. But somewhere deep inside, you know it shouldn’t be this way. You want to enjoy breastfeeding, you want to bond with your baby, and you want to trust your God-given maternal instincts.
The Breastfeeding With Confidence Podcast is here with holistic breastfeeding tips to help you prevent & overcome unexpected breastfeeding challenges with confidence and peace. Hosted by Jaimie Zaki, IBCLC & mom of 5, this podcast will answer questions like ”what’s normal newborn behavior”, ”what do I do if breastfeeding hurts,” ”how do I support my milk supply” and so much more. Get expert latching tips, learn how to identify root causes of breastfeeding issues so you can find solutions that WORK, get holistic wellness guidance as you navigate pregnancy and postpartum, and feel confident breastfeeding your baby, even when breastfeeding isn’t perfect.
If you’re ready to shut out the toxic whispers of the world and embrace your God-given intuition for pregnancy, breastfeeding, and motherhood, this podcast will be your guide. Tune in every Tuesday and Friday for true breastfeeding stories, expert breastfeeding tips, and the wisdom most doctors and nurses won’t teach you in the hospital.
🎙️ Subscribe to the Breastfeeding With Confidence Podcast and visit www.littlebearlactation.com for more breastfeeding education and support so you can actually ENJOY your new baby instead of losing time feeling helpless, hopeless, and alone.
