The Science of Comfort Nursing

Badass Breastfeeding Podcast

Comfort nursing…what’s it all about?

Is it ok to comfort nurse? Is it a bad habit?

Tune in this week as Dianne and Abby talk about the science behind comfort nursing. Yes…the science.

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Things we talked about:

Should comfort nursing NOT happen? [4:51]

Why breastfeeding should NOT be called breastfeeding [6:38]

What is happening when they are latched on? [7:42]

Science is cool [10:28]

Physiological benefits of comfort nursing [12:15]

This doesn’t last forever [16:27]

Humans are immature [22:18]

Lack of access to breastfeeding and community [25:57]

Everything baby needs they get at the breast [30:40]

*This Episode is sponsored by LaVie

Links to information we discussed or episodes you should check out!

https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/breastsleeping/
Breastsleeping article by James McKenna referencing imprinting

https://louisegodincom.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/mckenna_et_al-2015-breastsleeping1.pdf

More about imprinting

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25919999/

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Music: "Levels of Greatness" from "We Used to Paint Stars in the Sky (2012)" courtesy of Scott Holmes at freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott Holmes