Sam’s story - natural term feeding, tandem feeding and breastfeeding advocacy

This week, I’m talking to the brilliant Sam Kennedy Christian from Herne Bay, Kent, about her breastfeeding journey while 29 weeks pregnant and feeding her three-year-old. We discuss gentle night weaning using a clock and flexibility during illness or distress, co-sleeping changes ahead of a new baby, and Sam’s previous tandem feeding experience when her eldest breastfed until six years old, including boundaries and supporting sibling feelings about fairness. Sam talks about pelvic girdle pain and nipple sensitivity in pregnancy. We also cover Sam’s work with Save the Children on formula marketing, volunteering with the Association of Breastfeeding Mothers, and her coaching work helping parents navigate breastfeeding alongside returning to paid work, flexible working, and shared parental leave.
My picture book on how breastfeeding journeys end, The Story of Jessie’s Milkies, is available from Amazon here - The Story of Jessie's Milkies (amzn.eu/d/iI3pQGo). In the UK, you can also buy it fromThe Children’s Bookshop (childrensbookshoplondon.com/product-page/jessi…) in Muswell Hill, London. Other book shops and libraries can source a copy from Ingram Spark (ingramspark.com) publishing.
You can also get 10% off my books on supporting breastfeeding beyond six months and supporting the transition from breastfeeding at the Jessica Kingsley press website, by going to bit.ly/JKPbooks and using the code MMPE10 at checkout.

Follow me on Instagram @emmapickettibclc (instagram.com/emmapickettibclc) or find out more on my website emmapickettbreastfeedingsupport.com
You can follow Sam on Instagram @‌thefloat.space (thefloat.space/services)

Resources mentioned -
Breastfeeding at Work UK: Your Rights, Pumping Breaks & Employer Duties (thefloat.space/latest/breastfeeding-at-work-in…)The Float Space (thefloat.space) thefloat.space/latest/breastfeeding-at-work-in…
Tigers (2014 film) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigers_(2014_film) (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigers_(2014_film))
Baby Milk Action (babymilkaction.org) babymilkaction.org
AIMS aims.org.uk/journal/item/breastfeeding-politic…
Maternity Action (maternityaction.org.uk) maternityaction.org.uk

This podcast is presented by Emma Pickett IBCLC (emmapickettbreastfeedingsupport.com), and produced by Emily Crosby Media (emilycrosbymedia.com).