54 | Supporting your milk supply with proper postpartum care - with Brooke Harmer, The Well Nourished Mama
BREASTFEEDING WITH CONFIDENCE | Pregnancy Tips, Postpartum Wellness, Milk Supply, Tongue Tie, Latch PainShow Notes
Nourishing Postpartum: How Nutrition Impacts Breastfeeding and Recovery Struggling with low milk supply — and no one can tell you why?
Book a Breastfeeding Clarity Call Now! Here’s what no one is saying loud enough: Your milk supply is deeply connected to how you're nourishing your body. It's not just about calories… it’s about the right nutrients, at the right time, for your healing and lactation needs. In this powerful episode of Breastfeeding With Confidence, host Jaimie Zaki, IBCLC, doula, and mom of five, sits down with perinatal nutritionist Brooke to expose the missing piece of the milk supply puzzle: postpartum nutrition. They break down how your diet impacts your body’s ability to make milk, how stress and depletion sabotage your supply, and what to eat to truly support breastfeeding. If you’ve ever been told “you just don’t make enough milk” without anyone checking your nutrition or recovery, this episode will change everything.
Here’s what you’ll learn:
Why nutrition is foundational to healthy milk supply
How postpartum nutrient gaps can mimic low supply issues
The specific foods and nutrients that support lactation
The FLOWS Formula: a holistic lens for understanding supply struggles
What emotional stress and trauma have to do with milk production
Why your birth recovery and milk supply are more connected than you think
How to nourish yourself even when you're exhausted, busy, and overwhelmed
Using Brooke’s postpartum cookbook to fuel the first six weeks of lactation
Connect with Brooke: The Well Nourished Mama Podcast Nutrition Coaching Work with Jaimie: Breastfeeding Resource Library Book a consult
Timestamps for Quick Navigation: 00:00 – Episode Introduction00:17 – Welcome to the Podcast01:09 – Meet Brooke: Perinatal Nutritionist01:47 – What Postpartum Nutrition Has to Do With Milk Supply02:51 – Healing After Birth: The Overlooked Foundation07:50 – When It’s Not Your Hormones… It Might Be Nutrition14:58 – The FLOWS Framework29:22 – Real-World Nutrition Tips for Busy Moms29:56 – Final Thoughts + Where to Get More Support
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