Ep. 49 - Can You Spoil a Baby? Spoiler Alert: Nope.

The Milk Minute- A Lactation Podcast

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Table of Contents

0:30 Welcome to the sensitive topic of “spoiling your baby”

1:25 Thank you to our sponsor Liquid IV

2:10 Listener question answered

6:10 Now the episode: first, what shaming can look like

8:15 “Spoiled” defined (hint: it doesn’t apply to babies)

9:20 Babies are primal: they’re wired only for hunger, safety, uncomfortable

11:00 Wants vs. needs: babies have needs only

11:35 Culture and how we handle babies

12:45 You’re body has needs and you also have wants

12:55 How your baby and your body function together (it’s amazing!)

15:22 The first few (~6) weeks of life: not a time to “train” your baby

21:00 Listening to your body: you are the best judge of the best thing to do

22:08 It doesn’t always have to be you: partners and friends can help!

23:00 Baby needing you so much isn’t forever!

24:25 Children and abstract thought

25:35 A helpful book, science behind brain development: The Toddler Brain

27:00 Trusting your gut, worrying less is helpful

29:40 Heather shares a thought that brings her comfort

31:00 Don’t listen to people who are trying to shame you!

31:45 Thank you to our sponsor Happi Tummi

32:55 The Milk award in the alcove!!

33:45 Thank you for listening!

Resources
The Toddler Brain: The Surprising Science Behind Your Child’s Development from Birth to Age 5 by Dr. Laura Jana: http://www.drlaurajana.com/books/the-toddler-brain/

Credits and contact

Thanks to Cherie Louise Turner for editing and production and to Lindsay Brett Carothers for her musical stylings of our intro and outro.

Additional music credits, thank you Wataboi and Mazzaccaro from Pixabay.

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