The All Things Breastfeeding Podcast is for both lactation professionals and new and experienced parents. Barbara D. Robertson, MA, IBCLC, owner of professional lactation education company, LactaLearning, hosts the show. Barbara shares her thoughts and information on All Things Breastfeeding.
All Things Breastfeeding Episode 117: Milk Banking with Miena Hall
Oct 01, 2026
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The All Things Breastfeeding Podcast is for both lactation professionals and new and experienced parents. Barbara D. Robertson, MA, IBCLC, owner of professional lactation education company, LactaLearning, hosts the show. Barbara shares her thoughts and information on All Things Breastfeeding.
All Things Breastfeeding Episode 116: Live Study Discussion with Dr. Helen Ball
Sep 15, 2026
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The All Things Breastfeeding Podcast is for both lactation professionals and new and experienced parents. Barbara D. Robertson, MA, IBCLC, owner of professional lactation education company, LactaLearning, hosts the show. Barbara shares her thoughts and information on All Things Breastfeeding.
All Things Breastfeeding Episode 115: Interview with Lisa Anders
Jul 31, 2026
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The All Things Breastfeeding Podcast is for both lactation professionals and new and experienced parents. Barbara D. Robertson, MA, IBCLC, owner of professional lactation education company, LactaLearning, hosts the show. Barbara shares her thoughts and information on All Things Breastfeeding.
All Things Breastfeeding Episode 114: Interview with Miena Hall
Jul 03, 2026
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The All Things Breastfeeding Podcast is for both lactation professionals and new and experienced parents. Barbara D. Robertson, MA, IBCLC, owner of professional lactation education company, LactaLearning, hosts the show. Barbara shares her thoughts and information on All Things Breastfeeding.
All Things Breastfeeding Episode 113: Interview with Helen Ball
Jul 03, 2026
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The All Things Breastfeeding Podcast is for both lactation professionals and new and experienced parents. Barbara D. Robertson, MA, IBCLC, owner of professional lactation education company, LactaLearning, hosts the show. Barbara shares her thoughts and information on All Things Breastfeeding.
All Things Breastfeeding Episode 112: Interview with Catherine Watson Genna
Jun 18, 2026
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The All Things Breastfeeding Podcast is for both lactation professionals and new and experienced parents. Barbara D. Robertson, MA, IBCLC, owner of professional lactation education company, LactaLearning, hosts the show. Barbara shares her thoughts and information on All Things Breastfeeding.
All Things Breastfeeding Episode 111: The Art of Hand Expression
May 28, 2026
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The All Things Breastfeeding Podcast is a program for both lactation professionals and new and experienced parents. Barbara D. Robertson, MA, IBCLC, owner of LactaLearning and The Breastfeeding Center of Ann Arbor and Jessica Beemsterboer, MEd, IBCLC, who works with Barbara, host the show. Barbara and Jessica share their thoughts and information on All Things Breastfeeding.
All Things Breastfeeding Episode 110: Using Research in Clinical Practice
Mar 27, 2026
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The All Things Breastfeeding Podcast is a program for both lactation professionals and new and experienced parents. Barbara D. Robertson, MA, IBCLC, owner of LactaLearning and The Breastfeeding Center of Ann Arbor and Jessica Beemsterboer, MEd, IBCLC, who works with Barbara, host the show. Barbara and Jessica share their thoughts and information on All Things Breastfeeding.
All Things Breastfeeding Episode 108: Tongue Tie Update
Mar 03, 2026
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A tongue tie update? Barbara and Nancy discuss a 2026 research study on tongue ties by Raol et al. and a commentary response in this episode of All Things Breastfeeding. One of the goals of LactaLearning is to provide recent studies that have the potential to impact clinical lactation practices. The debate over whether tongue ties are being over- or under-treated has been ongoing for several years. After reviewing the latest research on tongue ties for the upcoming edition (this edition is still at least a year away from being released), the research conclusion seems to be that there are absolutely cases where a tongue tie release appeared to be critical for an infant to be able to nurse effectively and/or without pain for the parent. On the other hand, it appears that more babies are undergoing this procedure, even though this may not have been the core issue.
The Raol study looked at 476 infants and found “Conclusions: Although ankyloglossia may affect breastfeeding experiences, ankyloglossia alone does not appear to affect breastfeeding maintenance or infant weight gain. Improving breastfeeding outcomes should include multidisciplinary management to focus on all potential causes and not only ankyloglossia.” What was so different about this recent study? “Their study is unique in that none of the infants had a frenotomy or other surgical treatment of their ankyloglossia, and exclusive breastfeeding was assessed at 2–4 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months after delivery. Surprisingly, there were no differences in rates of exclusive breastfeeding at any time point, including at 6 months (82.3% [no ankyloglossia] vs 73.5% [assessed with ankyloglossia]; P?=?.25), and no differences in infant growth velocity at any time point.” Dr. Ann Will and Dr. Lydia Furman reported.
What was also unique was that, instead of releasing the tongues, they provided great lactation support and were grounded in a community that valued breastfeeding. Could this be enough for many babies?
There are flaws to the study as well. One issue was the way the authors identified tongue ties. It is not clear how many of the babies had more serious ties.
Again, this is food for thought.
If you work with breastfeeding/chestfeeding families and are passionate about lactation support, or you want to turn your passion for nursing into professional practice, visit LactaLearning.com and consider following us on social media!
Raol, N., Silamkoti, B., Syed, S. M., Hosek, K., Theetla, P., & Madireddy, A. (2026). Ankyloglossia, breastfeeding, and infant weight gain: a mixed-methods study. Pediatrics, 157(1), e2024070531. Witt, A., & Furman, L. (2026). Untreated Ankyloglossia: A Broader Perspective. Pediatrics, 157(1), e2025073238. Bristol Tongue Assessment Tool Martinelli Tongue Tie Assessment Lingual Frenulum Protocol for Infants Thomas, K., Kliff, S., & Silver-Greenberg, J. (2023). Inside the booming business of cutting babies’ tongues. New York Times, 18. LeFort, Y., Evans, A., Livingstone, V., Douglas, P., Dahlquist, N., Donnelly, B., Leeper, K., Harley, E., Lappin, S., and Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine. (2021). Academy of breastfeeding medicine position statement on ankyloglossia in breastfeeding dyads. Breastfeeding Medicine, 16(4), 278-281. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/18/health/tongue-tie-release-breastfeeding.html
All Things Breastfeeding Episode 107: Why Early Breastfeeding Positions Matter
Feb 17, 2026
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Why does early breastfeeding position matter? Nancy and Barbara discuss one of their favorite topics with friend and colleague, IBCLC Rene Fisher. Whether you are talking about the starter position, laid back breastfeeding, or biological nurturing from Suzanne Colson, they all mean the same thing. Relax, lean back at a comfortable angle (not flat on your back), and place the baby tummy-to-tummy on the parent’s body.
When this is done suddenly, the baby can move their body more easily, and many infant feeding reflexes are triggered, ensuring that at least one person knows what they are doing.
Nancy discusses her experience improving breastfeeding practices at a Chicago-area hospital, and Rene shares her experiences with her own grandson, which made her a firm believer. Rene took this simple, time-saving technique back to her hospital on the East Coast, where it was a great success. Nancy’s ideas of adjusting your body, adjusting the baby, and adjusting the breast make it even easier to help families nurse easily and comfortably.
As is known, changing hospital practice is not easy. Nancy and Rene share their wins and hurdles. There are three studies discussed in detail, which are listed below. Enjoy!
Milinco 2020 (RCT): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32248838/
Yin 2021 (RCT): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33913745/
Wang 2021 (Meta-analysis): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33761882/
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