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Katie The Traveling Lactation Consultant

Katie

110 episodes

2 days ago

Maternal and child health thrive with the right support. For over two decades, Dr. Manisha Gogri has combined her expertise as a medical doctor and IBCLC to guide families through pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding. She pioneered one of Mumbai’s first pregnancy fitness programs and led lactation initiatives across India. She approaches care with a whole-person perspective. In this episode, Katie Oshita talks with Dr. Gogri about her journey and passion for empowering mothers and babies.&nb...

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Maternal and child health thrive with the right support. For over two decades, Dr. Manisha Gogri has combined her expertise as a medical doctor and IBCLC to guide families through pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding. She pioneered one of Mumbai’s first pregnancy fitness programs and led lactation initiatives across India. She approaches care with a whole-person perspective. In this episode, Katie Oshita talks with Dr. Gogri about her journey and passion for empowering mothers and babies.&nb...

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Health & Fitness,

Alternative Health

Episodes (20/110)

Katie The Traveling Lactation Consultant

Ep 111 Tongue Tie in India w/Dr Shivika Agarwal

Birth and babies are a family affair in India. Families are large and support is deeply tied to the culture. Dr Shivika Agarwal and Katie Oshita discuss how family support impacts breastfeeding, what it’s like to be a release provider and an IBCLC, and how bias affects medicine. Listen here. Podcast Guest: Dr. Shivika Agarwal is a Senior Dental Consultant and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) with over 15 years of experience in pediatric dentistry and lact...

2 days ago

1 hour

Katie The Traveling Lactation Consultant

Ep 110 Breastfeeding in India w/Dr Manisha Gogri

Maternal and child health thrive with the right support. For over two decades, Dr. Manisha Gogri has combined her expertise as a medical doctor and IBCLC to guide families through pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding. She pioneered one of Mumbai’s first pregnancy fitness programs and led lactation initiatives across India. She approaches care with a whole-person perspective. In this episode, Katie Oshita talks with Dr. Gogri about her journey and passion for empowering mothers and babies.&nb...

2 weeks ago

48 minutes

Katie The Traveling Lactation Consultant

Ep 109 Tongue Tie in Ireland w/Dr Roche

Airway health is absolutely critical to growth and development. When our brain isn’t getting enough oxygen, we don’t sleep, grow or feel as good. Dr Roche and his wife Kate started the National Tongue Tie Center in Ireland 8 years ago to address this integral part of health. Now they see patients as a whole person, not just a part of their body. In this episode Katie Oshita discusses with Dr Roche and Kate why they saw the need for the Center, and how it has changed.&n...

1 month ago

1 hour 5 minutes

Katie The Traveling Lactation Consultant

Ep 108 Breastfeeding in Philippines w/Marj Sibayan

Breastfeeding in the Philippines is commonplace, yet lactation support is not. For 116 million people there are only 29 IBCLC's! Yet the breastfeeding rates are more than double compared to the US. In this episode Katie Oshita and Marj Sibayan discuss how breastfeeding and lactation care is in the Philippines and US. Podcast Guest: Dr. Maria Julita SJ. Sibayan, PhD, MAN, IBCLC, RN is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, nurse, and seasoned academic with ove...

1 month ago

1 hour 2 minutes

Katie The Traveling Lactation Consultant

Ep 107 Bodywork with Dr Rosen & Dr Watson

Bodywork is an essential part of supporting dyads, and in this episode you will hear Katie Oshita discuss the how this works with Dr Martin Rosen and Dr Nancy Watson. Together they share what effective bodywork does, how this supports not just feeding but neurological development in infancy and early childhood. Podcast Guest: Dr. Martin Rosen and Dr. Nancy Watson are internationally respected chiropractors, educators, and founders of the Peak Potential Institute. With over 80 years of c...

1 month ago

1 hour 6 minutes

Katie The Traveling Lactation Consultant

Ep 106 Starting a Private Practice

Starting a private practice is hard. While it's amazing to have so much control and autonomy, it can also be overwhelming to figgie out all the things that need to be done. In this episode Katie Oshita discusses starting a private practice, income, education and growth. If you are thinking about starting your own lactation private practice, this is a great starting place. Podcast Host: Katie Oshita, RN, BSN, IBCLC has over 25 years of experience working in Maternal-Infant ...

2 months ago

37 minutes

Katie The Traveling Lactation Consultant

Ep 105 Osteopathy & Lactation w/ Emily Jones

Babies may be super new humans but that doesn't mean they don't have tension and body restrictions. When there is a feeding difficulty, skilled bodywork combined with lactation support can be instrumental in achieving feeding function. For most families that means two appointments, yet those lucky enough to be working with Dr Emily Jones get both in one long appointment. Dr Jones is skilled in both fields and how they interact for feeding function. Listen here as Dr Jo...

2 months ago

1 hour 1 minute

Katie The Traveling Lactation Consultant

Ep 104 Four Years of Podcasting

Four years ago this journey started as Katie Oshita, RN, BSN, IBCLC sold her house and started traveling the country in an RV. Now Katie is settled in western Washington but still "travels" virtually to meet with providers all over the world. This started as a way to get providers who are all supporting new families communicating and working together. Listen here as Katie discusses some of her travels, what she has learned and why opening communication with providers still m...

3 months ago

36 minutes

Katie The Traveling Lactation Consultant

Ep 103 Marketing for IBCLC's with Katie Bridgewater

Owning a small business often means wearing every hat, trying to do all the things. Marketing is especially tough if you don't know how to do it, or maybe it's hard to market it without feeling slimy as a healthcare provider. However in this episode Katie Oshita IBCLC and Katie Bridgewater, marketing expert for Perinatal professionals, discuss how this is possible. How you can use some basic tools to make marketing easier and grow your business. Podcast Guest: Katie Br...

3 months ago

1 hour 3 minutes

Katie The Traveling Lactation Consultant

Ep 102 Indigenous Lactation with Elizabeth Montez

Lactation support should not be based on income bracket, however it frequently is. In this episode Katie Oshita and Elizabeth Montez-Garcia discuss how non-profit programs, such as Open Arms in Washington, can support indigenous families with lactation support. Podcast Guest: Elizabeth Montez (ILC, IBCLC) is an Anishinaabe and Latine lactation consultant, educator, and community organizer working at the intersection of Indigenous perinatal health, family wellness, and systems cha...

4 months ago

59 minutes

Katie The Traveling Lactation Consultant

Ep 101 Pumping with Nichelle Clark

Most parents in America are doing combination infant feeding- some direct breastfeeding, some pumped milk. Insurance covers breast pumps yet there isn't any consistency between pumps and flanges that come with pumps are grossly oversized for almost all parents. Listen here as Katie Oshita and Nichelle Clark discuss pumping in America. Podcast Guest: Nichelle Clark is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), Infant Feeding Counselor (IFC), Holistic Sleep Coach...

4 months ago

50 minutes

Katie The Traveling Lactation Consultant

Ep 100 Amazing Episodes!

It's amazing how fast time goes. This podcast started as Katie Oshita began her traveling journey in an RV summer 2021. Katie traveled to 40 states, 3 Canadian provinces and met with many wonderful providers along the way. Then in 2023 Katie sold the RV and settled down in western WA. With this podcast Katie is still able to travel, tho most is virtually now, and meet with skilled providers all over the world. Listen here as Katie recaps the last 4 years, 100 epi...

5 months ago

30 minutes

Katie The Traveling Lactation Consultant

Ep 99 Pelvic Floor PT with Rachel Doza

Spoiler alert‼️ It's NOT normal to pee when you sneeze, or when you jump or when you exercise! Not even after having babies. So many people are told that this is normal and just something they will have to live with. Thankfully there are knowledgeable PT's out there focusing on exactly this issue and more. Pelvic floor physical therapy is a specialized field, not something that should be preformed by any physical therapist. In this episode Katie Oshita and Rachel...

5 months ago

56 minutes

Katie The Traveling Lactation Consultant

Ep 98 Private Practice in AU with Kellie Eason

Historically, having a baby was not a solitary endeavor. The partner was involved of course, but the parent's family, friends and whole community would come together to support not just the gestating parent but the whole family during this transition. As a midwife and IBCLC in Australia, Kellie Eason sees the consequences of lack of support for families. In this episode Katie Oshita and Kellie Eason discuss strategies of supporting families and finding ways to decrease isolation f...

6 months ago

57 minutes

Katie The Traveling Lactation Consultant

Ep 97 Breastfeeding and Osteopathy in AU w/Kirsten Hannah

Breastfeeding is universal, however the options for support are not. In the US an Osteopath has very different training than in Australia, where all Osteopaths are trained in Osteopathic Manual manipulation (OMM) unlike in the US where it's difficult to find an Osteopath with any manual training at all. In Australia there's also no prescribing from an Osteopath. Kirsten Hannah is not only an IBCLC but also an Osteopath supporting families in the AU with her immense knowledge...

6 months ago

1 hour 1 minute

Katie The Traveling Lactation Consultant

Ep 96 Diet & Breastfeeding with Allegra Gast

Pregnancy and postpartum nutrition are not just helpful but essential to milk supply. Thyroid issues, PCOs, insulin resistance, gut microbiome dysfunction all cause problems in milk supply and nutritional status. Learn how working with an IBCLC RD can help to uncover those issues and get parental health, nutrition and milk supply on the right track. Podcast Guest: Allegra Gast is a functional registered dietitian and international board certified lactation consultant passionate ab...

7 months ago

59 minutes

Katie The Traveling Lactation Consultant

Ep 95 My Airway Journey- Update

Learning about oral ties and airway dysfunction hasn't only helped Katie's clients and practice. Along the way Katie and her family have benefited from this knowledge. Since learning more about lip and buccal ties, Katie and her Kidds all had these released. Listen for details on why and the results. Podcast Host: Katie Oshita, RN, BSN, IBCLC has over 25 years of experience working in Maternal-Infant Medicine. While Katie sees clients locally in western WA, Katie is al...

7 months ago

25 minutes

Katie The Traveling Lactation Consultant

Ep 94 CST with Meaghan Beames

Craniosacral therapy (CST) is something that few people understand. CST comes from Osteopathy and is a gentle, rhythmic movement to support bones and the cerebrospinal fluid moving within us. CST is gentle and focuses heavily on the head. Meaghan Beames is not just a practitioner of CST, but a leader and teacher, who wants to help many more providers learn this gentle bodywork to support babies. Katie Oshita and Meaghan Beames discuss how this gentle therapy helps with...

8 months ago

59 minutes

Katie The Traveling Lactation Consultant

Ep 93 BF in AU w/Kyrie Hickey

Breastfeeding is universal and lactation support is needed everywhere. Katie Oshita and Kyrie Hickey discuss pumps, providers and paid time off in Australia and how those things differ with what's offered in the US. Listen here for more. Pocast Guest: Kyrie Hickey is an RN, RM and IBCLC from Brisbane, Australia. She has worked as a pediatric Burns-Surgical Nurse, hospital-based midwife and provided nursing care in a Tongue Tie Clinic. Kyrie now provides Home Visit and Telehealth b...

8 months ago

1 hour 2 minutes

Katie The Traveling Lactation Consultant

Ep 92 Guided Releases w/Dr Kundel

Frenectomies are much more common now, there are more providers learning and doing releases. Rarely though does anyone discuss or offer a guided release, many don't even know what it is or how it's different. Dr Kundel has been doing guided releases with Dr Geis (Ep 79) for years, they have learned together how to feel and listen to each other to get the most profound result for clients. Katie and Dr Kundel discuss how guided releases work, anatomy vs function, how to ...

8 months ago

55 minutes