Show Notes
Our special guest for this episode is Dr Sharon Silberstein - medical doctor, IBCLC and Tongue tie specialist. Known as The Breastfeeding Doctor, Sharon has been working in the field of Breastfeeding Medicine for the last 10 years. She runs the Dr Silberstein Clinic in London, which is dedicated to delivering a holistic approach to Infant Feeding.
Sharon is the only doctor who practices breastfeeding medicine full time in the UK and she runs the only UK clinic that offers breastfeeding medicine as its speciality. As she explains in the podcast, she takes a holistic approach to breastfeeding and her clinic offers the services of an Osteopath, Speech and Language Therapist, Child Psychiatrist and Gynaecologist.
In this episode Sharon talk to us about induced lactation for same sex and adoptive couples - what exactly it involves and how best to go about it. Sharon works with a variety of same sex couples, couples who choose surrogacy and even transgender couples. She shares the advice she gives her perspective parents about lactation and how best they can physically and mentally prepare for the journey.
“Anyone who wants to induce lactation needs to know that this is a process and it’s quite time-consuming and laborious. They need to be prepared to do the work as it isn’t always very easy.”
Our podcast sponsors for this episode are Fraupow. They are an award-winning breastfeeding brand offering a selection of breast pumps and exclusive midwife support for breastfeeding mothers.
Fraupow was founded by Sunita Boyes, a passionate breastfeeding mama, who is on a mission to support all mothers on their breastfeeding and pumping journey.
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