Have your attitudes about birth and breastfeeding changed over the years? Have you ever wondered why it feels like an uphill battle to feed your baby in the way that feels right for you? Does it sometimes feel like you are bracing yourself for conversations about birth or breastfeeding when you are headed to appointments with your providers or those of your children?My guest Lisa Paladino was a Labor and Delivery Nurse before she ever became a mom, and said she didn’t know what she didn’t know about breastfeeding before she had her own baby. After her first experiences giving birth in the early and mid 1990s, a fire was ignited in her to learn more so she could have better experiences and so she could do better for her patients. She went to conferences and then went back to school, eventually becoming a Certified Nurse Midwife and an IBCLC.When she had her 3rd biological baby (but 5th baby altogether, listen to hear how that happened!) she was finally able to have a satisfying breastfeeding experience, even though that baby was born with a cleft lip. In the decade that Lisa was having her own babies, she saw a huge difference in her own family’s attitude toward breastfeeding, and in the public attitude in general.Working as an IBCLC she also realized she didn’t know what she didn’t know when she wasn’t able to help several people in her clinic in the same week and felt very defeated. She went to a conference on Tongue Tie, not really understanding how it could be possible that so many babies could be impacted, and it changed the course of her whole career. She is now a Tongue Tie expert who brings other experts together, and teaches courses on tongue tie too!To learn more about all the services Lisa offers, including her courses for professionals (not just IBCLCs) go to her website!To listen to my tongue tie story on Lisa’s Tongue Tie Experts Podcast, go here!Follow Lisa on Instagram @tonguetieexpertsHead to Apple Podcasts or Spotify for more episodes!Join The Milk Making Minutes Facebook Group to talk about the structural barriers that make breastfeeding so difficult and work together to chip away at each one.To get individualized lactation support from me, Lo, go here.To buy books about pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and parenting, and to support the show while doing it, go to my bookshop!Follow me on IG @milkmakingminutespodcast to laugh about breastfeeding and to see photos of guests!