Body-Led Breastfeeding

Join Adina & Ellen as we discuss our philosophy of Body-Led Breastfeeding, a lactation lense that respects the baby's body as the #1 clue in understanding suck function and dysfunction. We'll chat about infant body alignment, suck mechanics, the wisdom of the human body, and all around lactation theory and geekery. We love to hear from you! Send us an email with any thoughts, reactions, or contributions to bodyledbreastfeeding@gmail.com or suggest a topic for a future episode!Thank you for being part of the conversation.

Body-Led Breastfeeding is a health podcast hosted by Adina Kopinsky and Ellen Chetwynd, with 21 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Adina Kopinsky and Ellen Chetwynd hosts Body-Led Breastfeeding, a health show with 21 episodes published.

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  Episode #21

  What happens at a Body-Led Breastfeeding workshop?

  Jul 29, 202614 min

  Take a peek into the 2-day Body-Led Breastfeeding workshop with Ellen and Adina. Find out what topics we cover, how we go deep, what structures we find important, and how resilient the breastfeeding relationship can be! Join us in 2026 and 2027 to dive deep into infant bodies and infant suck together! 2026: Chicago, IL on October 15-16 Want to join the workshop? Sign up here! 2027: locations TBA Portland, OR United Kingdom Follow us at BodyLedBreastfeeding.com to sign up for updates and learn more about our whole-body infant feeding approach. Instagram: @BodyLedBreastfeeding

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  Body-Led Breastfeeding

  Ep. 20: How Does Hyperextension Affect Feeding Patterns?

  Apr 28, 202632 minS0

  <p>How does neck and spinal positioning affect a baby's suck? Join Ellen and Adina as we discuss the idea of "hyperextension" and what it does to functional breastfeeding. </p><p><br></p><p>We're going to touch on tongue positioning, types of infant suck, vacuum extraction, and even mature straw sucking as we go along.</p><p><br></p><p>Get ready to question some long-held pillars of lactation theory with us as we hash out some clinical skepticism and hope for better research and physiologically appropriate consensus as the field of lactation grows!</p>

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  Ep. 19: Dissecting Two Articles About Tongue Anatomy (Or: What Does a Posterior Tongue Tie Even Mean?)

  Feb 2, 202634 minS0

  <p>BodyLedBreastfeeding.com</p><p><br /></p><p>Get a little geeky with Adina and Ellen as we break down two 2019 groundbreaking tongue dissection articles by Mills et al. We're going to talk all about the floor of the mouth anatomy, posterior tongue ties, fascia vs mucosa, and how does this become clinically relevant to lactation practices even before we have scientific consensus?</p><p><br /></p><p>Stay curious and keep changing your mind!</p><p><br /></p><p>Body-Led Breastfeeding Foundations Workshop starts February 11th! Sign up here</p><p><br /></p><p>Articles Cited:</p><p>Defining...

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  Body-Led Breastfeeding

  Ep. 18: The 3 Types of Infant Suck - Re-release with Extras!

  Jan 29, 202628 minS0

  <p>bodyledbreastfeeding.com⁠⁠ is launched! </p><p><br></p><p>Just in time for our next Foundations workshop season: this February 11th, 18th, and 25th of 2026.</p><p><br></p><p>The rules of BLB are simple, effective, and directly applicable to practice and the Foundations workshop is where it all begins.</p><p><br></p><p>Catch our socials to see a demo video of the suck supports during breastfeeding and bottle feeding we discuss in depth in this conversation:</p><p><br></p><p>⁠⁠Adina's Instagram⁠⁠</p><p>⁠⁠Ellen's Instagram⁠⁠</p><p><br></p><p>Here we go: a re-release of the...

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  Ep. 18: Eyes, Ears, and Eyebrows - Re-release with Extras!

  Jan 26, 202634 minS0

  <p>bodyledbreastfeeding.com⁠⁠ is launched! </p><p><br></p><p>Just in time for our next Foundations workshop season: this February 11th, 18th, and 25th of 2026.</p><p><br></p><p>The rules of BLB are simple, effective, and directly applicable to practice and the Foundations workshop is where it all begins.</p><p><br></p><p>Catch our socials to see a demo video of the facial softening and awareness exercises we discuss in depth in this conversation:</p><p><br></p><p>⁠⁠Adina's Instagram⁠⁠</p><p>⁠⁠Ellen's Instagram⁠⁠</p><p><br></p><p>Here we go: a re-release of the foundational...

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