Most Frequent Questions & Answers

  • A mind-body approach to less pain, less overwhelm and more milk.

    Mindful Breastfeeding is an evidence based, effective approach to breastfeeding preparation demonstrated to make starting breastfeeding less complicated and more comfortable. This is a truly holistic approach. No other class provides you with the emotional regulation skills to navigate one of the most stressful times of your life.

  • The Mindful Breastfeeding Program is a 4-Week empowering journey!

  • Whether you’re a first-time Mom or experienced in breastfeeding and hoping for better luck this time around (for your baby and your nipples!)

  • What’s Included in the Mindful Breastfeeding program?

    • Mindful Breastfeeding Book.


    • Mindfulness for Breastfeeding Masterclass.


    • 8 Mindful Breastfeeding practice meditations.

    • Natural Breastfeeding online class facilitated by Nancy Mohrbacher.

    • Ongoing support.

  • Traditional breastfeeding preparation hasn’t changed in many years - and it shows in the low breastfeeding rates in the western world. This lack of evidence based, ineffective teaching leaves parents with outdated information that can CAUSE breastfeeding challenges such as painful sore nipples.

    The emotional fallout experienced by almost every woman and derails breastfeeding is ignored in traditional breastfeeding prep.

    Mindfulness practices help parents to develop skills to manage this intense emotional state and make decisions about your breastfeeding journey from a place of clarity. Mindfulness practices are also protective of mental health.

  • Research recommends starting to prepare early in pregnancy. It’s likely that you have some negative expectations of breastfeeding (pain, discomfort, sacrifice, exhaustion) so the sooner you can ‘unlearn’ these the more confident you’ll feel.

  • You will learn:

    1. How to reduce nipple pain significantly – right from the start.

    2. How standard breastfeeding preparation inhibits and hinders your maternal instincts and your newborn baby's feeding reflexes.

    3. How to advocate confidently for evidence based breastfeeding support after birth.

    4. How to optimize postpartum recovery without compromising your comfort and ultimately reach your breastfeeding goals.

    5. How to navigate the intense emotions of this huge transition in early postpartum when you’re most likely to stop breastfeeding.

  • Yes absolutely (but you might be so comfortable with the laid back posture that you don’t bother).

    The optimal way to get baby latched comfortably is for your baby to self-latch. Yes newborns can crawl to the breast AND latch on themselves with minimal effort from you. You’ll be supporting your baby to latch in a way that’s not only comfortable, but also facilitates your postpartum recovery after birth in a way that traditional makes breastfeeding a LOT easier for you and your baby.

  • Yes you will have unlimited access to the program. Parents find reviewing the videos helpful in the brain fog filled first few days.

  • Meditation is not about emptying your mind or stopping thinking. It’s about about noticing that you’re thinking and what you’re thinking and choosing how you’ll respond to those thoughts (kindly). In the postpartum your mind can make you miserable.

    As you become more aware of the normal activity of your mind you’ll see that we allow these mental events to come and go rather than getting sucked into the drama inside our heads.

    It’s also not about acting happy, thinking positive and being all ‘Pollyanna’ about breastfeeding. The only relaxation in meditation occurs when we relax the urge to get involved in every thought. As you learn to recognize thoughts that are not supporting your breastfeeding goals you can unhook from them more quickly avoiding unnecessary stress.

  • Wondering if doing hypnobirthing is enough? Are they the same?

    A little - but just like prenatal pilates and prenatal yoga have similarities, both provide quite a different workout for your body. Hypnobirthing and mindfulness are different ‘workouts’ for your brain. Both are invaluable tools to help you prepare for your baby’s birth and work really well together.

    What’s equally fascinating is that different kinds of meditation impact your brain in different ways. Just like repeating specific exercises at the gym build muscle in different parts of your body.

    One of the key differences is that meditation requires concentration and focus unlike hypnobirthing - you play your audio and drift off to sleep. MBIs (Mindfulness Based Interventions) are demonstrated scientifically to improve mood while reducing anxiety, depression, stress and pain.

    Mindful meditation is associated with fewer preterm births and is an incredibly effective coping strategy for the challenges of parenting. It’s a life changing skill and one you weave throughout your day - not just during the time when you’re meditating.