Spill the Milk with Nicola
By: Nicola O'Byrne
Language: en
Categories: Kids, Family, Parenting
Spill the Milk with Nicola is a podcast about breastfeeding, feeding babies, and the messy reality of early parenthood. Hosted by Nicola O’Byrne, an experienced lactation consultant and paediatric nurse, each episode blends real parent stories with clear, evidence-based insight. You’ll hear about what actually happens when feeding doesn’t go to plan, what helps, what doesn’t, and why “just trust your body” is often not enough.For anyone who is pregnant, feeding a baby, supporting new parents or wants to know more - this is for you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
Spill The Milk With Nicola
Jan 09, 2026In this episode of Spill the Milk with Nicola, I’m joined by Dr Jennifer Hogan, consultant obstetrician in Dublin and mum of two boys.
Jennifer was diagnosed with breast cancer in her 30s and underwent radiotherapy on one breast, meaning she knew from the outset that breastfeeding would only be possible from one side. In this real conversation, Jennifer shares what feeding actually looked like from antenatal expressing and early supplementation, to nipple pain, reflux, and the realities of feeding a late-preterm baby.
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Breastfeeding from one breast when it can wo... Duration: 00:49:20Spill The Milk with Nicola _ Induced lactation.
Jan 02, 2026Episode 2 of Spill the Milk features Sarah, mum to Caelan.
Sarah induced lactation after Caelan was carried by her friend, who generously offered to be her surrogate. In this episode, Sarah shares her experience of induced lactation, what it involved, the realities behind the process, and what breastfeeding her baby meant to her.
Her story offers rare insight into a pathway to parenthood that’s still not widely understood, and I was very grateful she chose to speak so openly.
Further reading on induced lactation:
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Duration: 00:38:48Spill The Milk With Nicola
Dec 27, 2025Spill the Milk with Nicola – Jen Hogan
Journalist and podcast host Jen Hogan joins Nicola for an honest conversation about breastfeeding in Ireland — as a mother of seven and as someone who has written extensively about parenting and family life.
Jen shares her journey from not breastfeeding her first baby, to secretly breastfeeding her second, to feeding her youngest until he was three and a half. Together, they talk about postnatal depression, taking antidepressant medication while breastfeeding, feeding toddlers, judgement and secrecy, and how breastfeeding is still framed in the media.
Nicola also incl...
Duration: 00:50:18Trailer – Spill the Milk with Nicola
Dec 18, 2025Spill the Milk with Nicola is a podcast about breastfeeding, feeding babies, and the real, often messy reality of early parenthood.
Hosted by lactation consultant and paediatric nurse Nicola O'Byrne, each episode blends honest parent stories with calm, evidence-based insight — for anyone feeding a baby, supporting new parents, or simply human.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Duration: 00:00:59