Meet Your Host
Samantha Radford has breastfed three kids through toddlerhood (and is currently nursing a fourth toddler now).
She has dealt with nursing through pregnancy, tandem nursing, nursing aversion, and other issues common breastfeeding into toddlerhood.
That’s why she’s put together Breastfeeding Beyond Babyhood, because she knows how hard it is to find support when you have an older nursling.
Samantha uses her science background (she has a PhD in chemistry and public health) to help parents and kids thrive at Evidence-based Mommy.
Meet Your Speakers
Meg Nagle
Why weaning is about more than just your toddler
Meg is the mother of three breastfed boys and lives with her husband and children in QLD, Australia. She is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) in private practice and works with parents to help them reach their breastfeeding goals. She has a BA in psychology and her prior work was in counselling and sexual health. She was a La Leche League Leader (breastfeeding counsellor) for seven years before becoming an IBCLC. Meg is the author of two books including, “All Tied Up! How To Keep On Boobin’ Through A Tongue Tie” and “Boobin’ All Day…Boobin’ All Night. A Gentle Approach To Sleep For Breastfeeding Families”.
Abby Theuring
How to reach your breastfeeding goals
Abby Theuring is a blogger, podcaster, public speaker, activist and parent of 2 boys. She writes and speaks about everything breastfeeding and parenting. Abby has a master’s degree in Social Work and worked with abused and neglected teenagers for 14 years before her son, Jack, was born. Upon the birth of her son she quit her job and refocused her passion for advocacy to breastfeeding. Abby hopes to empower parents through her blog, podcast and social media.
Laura Shaz
Breastfeeding and loving limits
Laura Shaz is a mother of two little ones (ages almost 6 & 3 years old), a certified yoga teacher, Aware Parenting (AwP) Instructor and Ayurvedic massage therapist. She holds a Master’s degree in Conflict Resolution and Mediation and lived in Israel, facilitating between youth in conflict.
Laura grew up in America and now lives in Australia. She is passionate about physical and emotional healing for families and about making mothers’ and families’ lives more joyful. She does online and in-person AwP consultations and leads mums and bubs, as well as pregnancy yoga classes.
Holly Milkowski
Natural-term breastfeeding and the continued bond
Holly Milkowski’s ongoing breastfeeding journey began in 2012, sparking a passion for advocacy and empowerment of families. She utilized her writing background to start a breastfeeding blog called Mama’s Milk, No Chaser; this serves as an inspiration for her upcoming book about full-term breastfeeding. Holly owns Your Labor Neighbor LLC, through which she offers holistic doula support, childbirth classes, placenta preparations, and shares resources as Director of Intact Houston and Intact Texas.
Zainab Yate
Does it cause harm? Addressing concerns about aversion and weaning
Zainab is clinical hypnotherapist and practitioner at No Milk Like Mamas, offering nursing aversion and weaning support. Zainab has been a breastfeeding peer supporter with the National Health Service (UK) and is the owner of the resource site for mothers and healthcare practitioners on aversion where she has helped tens of thousands of women and families when breastfeeding triggers negative emotions – both Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex and aversion, through her advocacy, free structured support course and peer-to-peer support groups.
Katie Clark
13 Myths about toddler breastfeeding
Katie is a mom of three boys who loves helping breastfeeding moms! She is a Certified Lactation Educator, Certified Breastfeeding Specialist, and runs some kick-butt online breastfeeding classes. She spends much of her time educating new parents about breastfeeding on Instagram and TikTok.
Allie Edwards
How to nourish your body to lose the baby weight while breastfeeding your toddler
Allie is first a wife, homeschool mom, and a mother of 3 little ladies. And she is also a Certified Health Coach and Personal Fitness Trainer specializing in prenatal and postpartum fitness. Allie is certified in Nutrition and Lifestyle During Pregnancy and Child Nutrition and Cooking.
Allie has been helping moms find their health and feel happy in their pregnant and postpartum bodies for over a decade. She is a busy mom with a vast health history that has allowed her to better assist her clients and audience each in their own health journey.
Laura Rafferty
Nursing, Nursing: Extended breastfeeding – Chapter reading from Rebel Mama
Getting pregnant and having a baby was nothing like Type-A Laura had planned. Tossed completely off balance, she went from rule follower and spreadsheet organizer to rebel mama by her son’s first birthday.
Laura’s first book, Rebel Mama, will be released for preorder on August 6. Join Laura in redefining motherhood norms by awakening your rebellious side and storming the gates of modern parenting practice.
Katie Bayer
Ergonomics of breastfeeding – Reduce the strain!
Katie Bayer, PT, DPT is a therapist with a focus in manual work and functional strengthening. She has a special interest in spine issues, women’s pelvic floor dysfunction and treating pregnant and postpartum women, utilizing an array of hands-on techniques including soft tissue mobilization, myofascial release, cupping, craniosacral therapy, visceral manipulation and dry needling, along with Spinning Babies© techniques. She also focuses on ergonomics with caring for and feeding babies, along with strengthening to return to regular life and exercise without pain.
After experiencing a C-section with twins, and several years later a VBAC, (vaginal birth after C-section), she experienced the need for help both during pregnancy and with the recovery process after birth. This set her on a path to help others going through the same.
Katie lives in Vienna, VA with her husband, three energetic young daughters and dog, Liam.
Melissa Morns
Using naturopathy to treat nursing aversion
Melissa Morns is presently a doctoral candidate at the Australian Centre for Public and Population Health Research (UTS) investigating breastfeeding aversion. Melissa created online community support spaces for tandem breastfeeders and the first support group for those who experience aversion while breastfeeding. Melissa is the world-leading researcher on this topic and is passionate about researching this phenomenon; why it happens for some who choose to breastfeed, and what health professionals can do to help.
Pinky Mckay
He’s too big for that! Facing the flak of breastfeeding beyond babyhood
Pinky Mckay is a mum of five who all breastfed beyond babyhood – for a total of 20 years! She’s a Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), and best-selling author of 4 titles published by Penguin Random House, including Parenting By Heart.
Pinky specializes in gentle parenting styles that honour mothers’ natural instincts. Her ‘get real’, no-nonsense, approach, along with a blend of humour, sharp wit and wisdom, make her a popular source for major network TV and various publications internationally.
Dairian Roberts
Solids and breastfeeding toddlers: Balancing food and boob
Dairian is an Occupation Therapist, Postpartum Doula, Newborn Care Specialist, and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant.
After becoming a mom, Dairian shifted gears into early intervention and postpartum care. She currently owns and operates a private practice that specializes in infant feeding and development as well as holistic perinatal care. She supports families through community workshops, in-home consultations, low-cost clinics, and community events.
Hilary Flower
Trying to conceive while breastfeeding: It can be done!
Hilary Flower, Ph.D., is the author of Adventures in Tandem Nursing: Breastfeeding During Pregnancy and Beyond (2nd Edition 2019), and Adventures in Gentle Discipline.
In addition to her writing, Hilary serves as an Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at Eckerd College in Florida, and holds a Ph.D. in Ecohydrology. She lives in Florida with her youngest child (16 yrs), and her once-upon-a-time tandem nurslings are now adults in the wide world.
Alison Keating
Beautiful endings: How to gently and respectfully wean
Alison received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Pennsylvania and became an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant in 2006.
She has been a lactation consultant with UPMC Altoona since 2012, rounding on inpatient maternity mother/baby units, providing staff education, prenatal family education, and outpatient consultations.
In addition, Alison has made a huge impact as a La Leche League Leader since 1999, and is currently the Professional Liaison for La Leche League of Western PA.
Leah Barto
Returning to fitness while breastfeeding
Leah is a gym owner and coach in Katy/Cypress Texas as well as the Programming Director for BIRTHFIT.
Using over a decade of experience and continued research and education, Leah helps women and mothers navigate prenatal and postpartum rehab and fitness as well as offering support as a birth doula.
Megan MacCutcheon
Breastfeeding Choices: Empower yourself by managing your mindset
Megan MacCutcheon is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Perinatal Mental Health practitioner who helps overwhelmed moms find a sense of balance while raising young children so they can enjoy their kids more.
As a busy mom of three, Megan knows that motherhood is a juggling act. She loves teaching strategies to help moms de-stress and embrace self-care so they can better navigate the complexities of being a mom.
Andrea Tran
Breastfeeding during pregnancy: The facts and tips
Andrea is the creator and owner of Breastfeeding Confidential, including a blog, YouTube channel, and Facebook group. She has worked with new families for over 39 years and has been a lactation consultant for over 27 years.
Andrea supports moms’ breastfeeding journey for as long as they want it to last.
Autumn Smith
My journey in tandem nursing
Autumn has two children, with another on they way. She has been breastfeeding for over three years now and tandem nursing since her younger child was born.
Throughout her journey, Autumn has developed a passion to normalize toddler and tandem nursing. She is a lactation counselor so she can help moms throughout their own journey even more.
Sharon Green
Using mindfulness to calm nursing aversion
Sharon has been practicing and teaching yoga for over twenty years. She is a certified 500 hour Professional Kripalu Yoga teacher and licensed massage therapist as well as the owner and Director of Bloom Yoga & Wellness, LLC.
Sharon’s training and decades of teaching, including work in recovery and mental health, allow her to teach yoga to combat depression and anxiety. Sharon is certified for prenatal yoga and loves helping new mothers transform into their new role.