Today, I am really honored to interview an incredible woman, Barb Higgins. I’ve known Barb since I was in 4th grade and ran track and field with the local Parks and Rec community. In high school, she was my cross-country coach, and she led us to win our local Division, then State, and then The New England Championship. I have such incredible memories with this woman.Barb is now 60 and on the show today because she gave birth to her fourth child at 57.In today’s episode, Barb shares about her four pregnancies, starting with the miscarriage of baby Gordy at 25 weeks and the surprise milk let-down experience she had afterward.She also shares what it was like to breastfeed in public with her second, Gracie, and then what it was like to get caught on a day trip without a breast pump while nursing her third, Molly. And having Jack, her  IVF baby after menopause.Note: If you don’t know Barb’s story, Barb has lost two children. In addition to the miscarriage of baby Gordy, she also lost her daughter Molly at age 13. We don't go into the details of Molly’s death in the podcast, but you can learn more about her at the MollyB Foundation: https://mollybfoundation.org/ or by reading Barb’s book, Motherland: https://amzn.to/3vEIg5NShe also shares: 8mins - 25-week miscarriage of baby Gordy 13:30 - Gracie’s Birth & Latching 15:25 - Breastfeeding Gracie in public 17:15 - The Difficulty of Pumping and What Worked 17:45 - Co-sleeping & ‘Self-Serve’ Breastfeeding at night 19:45 - Natural Weaning - Being Pregnant with Molly, Gracie no longer liked the taste 20:05 - Molly’s Birth & Initial Latching 22:15 -Forgetting the breast pump on a trip from NH to Connecticut 25:20 - Advocate, Advocate, Advocate - Your Boobs, Your Baby! 28:10 - Jack’s Story as an IVF Baby after menopause 37:00 - Developing Preeclampsia at 35 weeks 41:00 - Suction challenges with a 35 wk old 42:39 - When a nurse tells Barb she’s too old to breastfeed 43:25 - The baby-feeding regime (Breastfeed, Bottle, Then Pump) 47:00 - The Ridiculousness of the ‘Failure to Thrive’ label when Jack was slow to gain weight 48:00 - Advocating for yourself in the hospital 50:00mins - Nurse provides game-changing support on breastfeeding 50:30 - Getting donated breastmilk 52:30 - Spilt milk story and the frustration 54:20 - Still breastfeeding at 2.5yrs old 56:00 - A culture that thinks it’s okay to tell women what to do 57:30 - Introduction of Book, Motherland 60:00 - What Child-loss feels like daily 61:15 - Postpartum Anger after Jack 64:15 - Always listen to your instincts 65:30 - Rapid Fire RoundRecommendations: The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding: https://amzn.to/3U3qGm0 Human Milk for Human Babies - FB Group NH Breastfeeding Moms - FB GroupYou can find Barb on Facebook and Instagram: FB: https://www.facebook.com/barb.higgins.96 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/barb_444/ Website: https://athousandtinysteps.com/

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